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Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Art treatments & subjects > Iconography, subjects depicted in art > Nature in art, still life, landscapes & seascapes > General
Amanda Hislop's Seascapes is a wonderful reference tool for all
textile artists, whatever their skills level. Amanda puts
particular emphasis on taking your work from initial inspiration
through to the design stage. Her advice and guidance is all clearly
explained through practical exercises and inspirational examples
that then lead to projects which build upon and consolidate the
lessons learned. Textile artists, embroiders, painters and quilters
- whatever their skill level - will be inspired by Amanda's deep
love for and fascination with the varied moods of the sea and
coastal landscapes. Exploration - both of technique and design - is
at the heart of this book. Amanda reveals the skills and processes
she uses to make her incredible textile seascapes. Featuring
original projects, practical and enjoyable design exercises, and
extensive sections on composition and mark-making, this
instructional guide is brimming over with fabulous ideas for a
stunning selection of fabric and stitch scenes.
"Swiss explorer and photographer Stefan Forster admits that he is
no stranger to dodging alligators and hiking for weeks in pursuit
of the perfect photo. And an impressive new photobook shows that
his efforts pay off handsomely." - Sarah Holt, Mail Online "This
tome is a potential classic in the making and a masterclass in how
straightforward landscape imagery should be done." - Amateur
Photographer "Stunning pictures...luminous images..." - Examiner
"Unbelievable...just amazing..." - WGN TV Chicago Captured in vivid
colour and magnificent quality, the unique moments that
photographer Stefan Forster discovers in out-of-the-way places in
nature take place on adventurous backcountry trips far from
civilisation, with Forster lugging up to 80 pounds in camera gear
and camping equipment. With enormous enthusiasm and prepared for
anything, he often hikes through remote areas for weeks at a time
on his search for the extraordinary. He has taken long solo kayak
expeditions along Greenland's west coast, hopped from island to
island in Micronesia, and slogged through the swamps of Louisiana
and Texas to find the area's most beautiful cypress trees, dodging
alligators all the while. The results are unique and fascinating
photos. This book presents this young photographer's most beautiful
experiences to date, including everything from rare rainstorms in
the world's driest desert and the Northern Lights shimmering
through icebergs to spectacular shots of the Rocky Mountains.
Forster was one of the first photographers to use state-of-the-art
quadcopter drones, giving his pictures fresh, new perspectives.
Stefan Forster published some of these aerial shots for the first
time in Above the World - Earth Through a Drone's Eye, released by
teNeues in September 2016. The following locations are included in
the book: Switzerland Iceland Greenland Antarctica Peninsula Utah
Colorado South Dakota Louisiana Washington Namibia Westcoast,
Scotland Uganda New Zealand Seychelles La Gomera Tasmania
Philippines Australia Indonesia Text in English, French and German.
A lavish volume in celebration of the astonishing fossils uncovered
in Abu Dhabi's deserts, a region once lush, green, and teeming with
now-extinct animals This lavish volume celebrates the astonishing
wealth of fossils uncovered in recent decades in Abu Dhabi's
desert. These prehistoric findings, around seven million years in
age, record a period when the region was lush, green, and teeming
with diverse mammals, all now extinct. With more than one hundred
full-color photographs, including reconstructions of extinct
animals, this book is both a visual delight and a unique glimpse
into Arabia's ancient past. All text in the book is presented in
both English and Arabic. Distributed for the Yale Peabody Museum of
Natural History
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Birds
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Mavis Pilbeam
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The British Museum's vast collections include wonderful images of
birds from all over the world. Some are primarily decorative,
whereas Thomas Bewick and the Japanese artist Kitagawa Utamaro
chose to show birds in realistic detail, going about their daily
lives. Other artists concentrate on scientific accuracy. The
endless variety of birds, their freedom of sky, land and water, and
especially their song have also inspired writers through the ages.
Each striking image in this beautiful anthology is matched with a
poem about the same species. Some were composed by our best-loved
writers - including Shakespeare, Chaucer and Tennyson - and others
have been selected from less familiar or even anonymous voices
around the world. Now in a fresh new paperback format, this is an
irresistible gift for anyone who loves birds.
Discover a new approach to oil painting that takes the stuffiness
out and puts the fun back in. Learn how to paint vibrant florals,
landscapes, seascapes, portraits, and more, and see your skills
improve. Oil Painting Every Day shows you how to translate what you
see into captivating paintings. Begin with a solid understanding of
oil paint and essential supplies, then try easy exercises that will
train your eye to see the world like an artist. From there, you'll
learn how to capture beautiful details in landscapes and still
lifes and create shadows and depth to make your work come alive.
Refine those details to paint waves, clouds, and floral scenes, and
get all the tips, tricks, and techniques you need for a doable
portrait to get you started in figurative work. Get great ideas for
creating engaging compositions while capturing the world around
you, and discover how a variety of simple brushstrokes add energy
and life to a piece. In this book you'll find: How drawings and
underpaintings can give your paintings a boost How to care for your
tools and materials Tips and techniques for working in sketchbooks
and on canvas The benefits of maintaining a consistent art practice
How to paint from life and photographs Ways to build cohesive
compositions that tell a story Oil Painting Every Day is your
all-access pass to oil painting.
This beautiful book is a celebration of the mighty oak, through the
passion and vision of artist Mark Frith. Mark has drawn large scale
portraits of 22 of Britain's oldest living oaks, with exceptional
detail conveyed in these intricate graphite works, bringing the
ancient features of these majestic individuals to life on the page.
Growing up in the Gloucestershire countryside, Mark enjoyed a
childhood experiencing the natural world and in particular
developed a huge closeness to a local ancient character - the Great
Oak at Nibley Green. Mark would return to this tree in 2010 as the
first of his series of oak drawings, commissioned by the publisher,
poet, philanthropist and planter of trees Felix Dennis. These
large-scale drawings measuring 1.7 m wide took Mark three and a
half years to complete and were finished just before Felix Dennis's
death in 2014. Following Felix Dennis's wishes, his estate
bequeathed 10 of the drawings to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
This stunning book is the ideal gift for art and tree lovers alike,
and a fitting dedication to these ancient individuals. I hope that
in some modest way these drawings express man's profound
relationship with the natural world, and, if it has one, something
of the soul of the ancient oak tree. Mark Frith
An unprecedented and eye-opening examination of the early career of
one of America's most celebrated photographers One of the most
influential photographers of his generation, Ansel Adams
(1902-1984) is famous for his dramatic photographs of the American
West. Although many of Adams's images are now iconic, his early
work has remained largely unknown. In this first monograph
dedicated to the beginnings of Adams's career, Rebecca A. Senf
argues that these early photographs are crucial to understanding
Adams's artistic development and offer new insights into many
aspects of the artist's mature oeuvre. Drawing on copious archival
research, Senf traces the first three decades of Adams's
photographic practice-beginning with an amateur album made during
his childhood and culminating with his Guggenheim-supported
National Parks photography of the 1940s. Highlighting the artist's
persistence in forging a career path and his remarkable ability to
learn from experience as he sharpened his image-making skills, this
beautifully illustrated volume also looks at the significance of
the artist's environmentalism, including his involvement with the
Sierra Club. Published in association with the Center for Creative
Photography at the University of Arizona
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Loon Summer
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Yvona Fast; Photographs by Nina Schoch
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'This is, I think, the best book on drawing animals I've seen. The
sheer breadth of the coverage and the amount of detail that Tim
goes into is breathtaking.' Henry Malt, Artbookreview.net 'Tim is a
genius in every respect and this really could be the only book on
animal drawing you'll ever need.' Paint Magazine Artist Tim Pond's
lively and engaging book fuses science with art, providing you with
the skills, techniques and knowledge you need to create sketches of
animals filled with life and movement. Tim shows you how to observe
and draw animals in zoos, farms, wildlife parks and aquariums,
teaching you some fascinating facts about the animals along the way
and ultimately bringing you closer to nature. One of the challenges
with sketching wildlife is that animals are constantly moving.
However, having some basic understanding of biology can help you
capture the form, movement and ultimately the spirit of the animal
in question. This combination of scientific knowledge and practical
guidance is key to creating lively drawings and Tim's ability to
convey this in an accessible and engaging way makes this a unique
and inspiring guide.
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Mum
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Dale Kentwell; Edited by David P. Reiter
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Our relationship with trees is a lengthy, complex one. Since we
first walked the earth we have, at various times, worshiped them,
felled them and even talked to them. For many of us, though, our
first memories of interacting with trees will be of climbing them.
Exploring how tree climbers have been represented in literature and
art in Europe and North America over the ages, The Tree Climbing
Cure unpacks the curative value of tree climbing, examining when
and why tree climbers climb, and what tree climbing can do for (and
say about) the climber's mental health and wellbeing. Bringing
together research into poetry, novels, and paintings with the
science of wellbeing and mental health and engaging with myth,
folklore, psychology and storytelling, Tree Climber also examines
the close relationship between tree climbing and imagination, and
questions some longstanding, problematic gendered injunctions about
women climbing trees. Discussing, among others, the literary works
of Margaret Atwood; Charlotte Bronte; Geoffrey Chaucer; Angela
Carter; Kiran Desai; and J.R.R. Tolkien, as well as work by artists
such as Peter Doig; Paula Rego; and Goya, this book stands out as
an almost encyclopedic examination of cultural representations of
this quirky and ultimately restorative pastime.
Painting Landscapes in Watercolour is an ideal resource for the
artist with a limited experience of using watercolours, who wants
to develop their confidence and stretch their skills a little
further. The author guides the reader through every aspect of
producing a polished watercolour, from choosing the correct brushes
and paper, through structure and composition, to completing the
finished work.
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