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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
The fifty-two paintings gathered here reveal as never before the
wild beauty of Little St. Simons, an undeveloped barrier island on
the Georgia coast. In showing us the island's marshes and tidal
creeks, shrub lands and forests, and dunes and beaches, artist
Philip Juras helps us understand the natural and historical forces
continually at work on this unique place. The Wild Treasury of
Nature continues Juras's exploration of the presettlement
wilderness of the American South as the earliest naturalists would
have encountered it. Strikingly composed and executed, Juras's
island paintings are based on extensive research and many hours
spent at the sites he documents. From the contours of a pristine
landscape down to the shape and colour of its smallest plant, each
scene is a historically and ecologically credible rendering of a
place that has remained miraculously unspoiled. The writings that
accompany Juras's paintings describe the natural history and unique
cultural past of Little St. Simons in particular and the southern
barrier islands in general, place the artwork within the American
landscape painting tradition, and underscore the importance of
vigilant stewardship for the island and the few remaining American
places like it.
Whether planning a vacation, moving, or a resident of the Granite
State, this book provides a compact view of lush landscapes, annual
events, and outdoor activities across all seasons. From sea level
to some of the state's highest points, enjoy village scenes,
covered bridges, mountain views, and more. Journey through time as
New Hampshire's rich heritage is displayed in preserved barns,
restored churches, and examples of past road, water, and rail forms
of transportation. Move from summer's sand sculpting competitions
to winter's ski slopes, spring's purple lilac blooms to autumn's
deep reds and golds. Eighty full-page color photos from all corners
of New Hampshire highlight why it has one of the top Quality of
Life ratings in the country. This book serves as a thoughtful gift,
a striking souvenir, or simply as an ode to New Hampshire's many
treasures.
For Kurt Jackson (b.1961), 'Painting the sea could become an
obsession, an entire oeuvre in its own right, an endless life
absorbing task.' And, as this book attests, Jackson's dedication to
capturing its constant shape shifting - stillness to thundering
force, shallows to mysterious depths - have brought forth paintings
that communicate the sea's ebb and flow, its magic and elusiveness.
Kurt Jackson's Sea captures the beauty of the artist's constantly
evolving relationship with one of nature's most challenging
subjects. Two hundred colour images complement Jackson's
reflections on his interactions with inspirational coastal
landscapes - largely experienced in his native Cornwall, but
stretching way beyond the county too.
Award-winning animal photographer Traer Scott traces the stages of
puppy development of five litters of puppies across breeds from
birth through eight weeks through full-color photographs and text.
In Traer Scott's newest book, she photographs five litters of
puppies from birth to approximately three months, providing a
visual diary of how dogs mature and grow as well as information
about each of the different stages a puppy goes through before
going to it's forever home. Each of the litters will represent a
different breed/size/group of dog. Intro texts to each litter
explain the breed and its characteristics and where the puppies
were born. The book includes five different dog breeds: *English
Setters *Great Pyrenees *Cavalier King Charles Spaniels *Labradors
*and mixed breed
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.
Chickadees amid cherry blossoms, peacocks nestled in wisteria
branches, sleeping owls against a moonlit night sky and majestic
cranes diving in the ocean waves-these are some of the transcendent
pleasures offered in this exquisite collection of plates bound in
an accordion style format that honors the Japanese bookbinding
tradition. Every major artist of this genre is included-from
Keisai, Keibun and Hokusai to Hiroshige and Koson-as the history of
Japanese printmaking unfolds in stunning detail. An introductory
booklet explores the centuries long role that nature has played in
Japanese art, from Chinese influenced works of the Kano school,
which depicted the bird as a Buddhist symbol, through to the
ukiyo-e, when artists strove to capture fleeting moments of pure
joy. Fans of Japanese art, lovers of birds, and anyone who enjoys
beautiful depictions of the natural world will cherish this
sumptuous, satisfying volume of earthly delights.
A Sparrow's Life's as Sweet as Ours is a collection based on the
Bird of the Month column in The Oldie, which is written by an
instigator of the magazine, John McEwen and illustrated by renowned
wildlife artist Carry Akroyd. In this beautiful new book, painter
and printmaker Carry Akroyd presents a sequence of her small
screenprints, full of variety and colour, that illustrate British
birds in all four seasons of the year. These stunning prints give
full rein to her extensive knowledge of the British landscape, and
what shines out of these dynamic designs is Carry's deft capturing
of each bird's characteristics set beautifully in relation to its
habitat. Her consideration of each species combines accuracy with
elegant simplicity. John McEwen's accompanying text is written with
charm and concision, and his original columns have been updated for
this new collection. John's light, eclectic approach connects
snippets of ornithology, history, etymology and cookery, all
expressed with wit and knowledge. His writing is spiced with poetry
- from Chaucer to the present - as well as facts and stories, while
personal and other anecdotes are included to inform and, above all,
entertain.
The human history of depicting birds dates to as many as 40,000
years ago, when Paleolithic artists took to cave walls to capture
winged and other beasts. But the art form has reached its peak in
the last four hundred years. In The Art of the Bird, devout birder
and ornithologist Roger J. Lederer celebrates this heyday of avian
illustration in forty artists' profiles, beginning with the work of
Flemish painter Frans Snyders in the early 1600s and continuing
through to contemporary artists like Elizabeth Butterworth, famed
for her portraits of macaws. Stretching its wings across time,
taxa, geography, and artistic style--from the celebrated realism of
American conservation icon John James Audubon, to Elizabeth Gould's
nineteenth-century renderings of museum specimens from the
Himalayas, to Swedish artist and ornithologist Lars Jonsson's
ethereal watercolors--this book is feathered with art and artists
as diverse and beautiful as their subjects. A soaring exploration
of our fascination with the avian form, The Art of the Bird is a
testament to the ways in which the intense observation inherent in
both art and science reveals the mysteries of the natural world.
Jan Hendrix is a Dutch-born, Mexico-based contemporary artist. His
work is all about observation and analysis; nature and its diff
erent ways of representing and telling extended stories, often in a
non- linear narrative. Based on an exhibition at Kew Gardens, this
book is a visual report of Hendrix's multiple visits to the Kamay
Botany Bay Area of New South Wales, Australia, made over a 20-year
period. Beautiful and thought-provoking works convey his response
to the fragile, changing landscape, under constant threat of fi re
and destruction. His work also draws on first collections of plants
at Kamay Botany Bay documented by botanists Joseph Banks, Daniel
Solander and Sydney Parkinson as part of the HMS Endeavour
expedition in 1770. Supporting texts by Art Historian Dawn Ades,
CEO of the Bundanon Trust Deborah Ely, and filmmaker Michael
Leggett contextualise the work of the artist. With a foreword by
Kew Director Richard Deverell.
A glorious new volume of Sartore's signature animal portraits, this
time highlighting the fascinating shapes, patterns, and expressions
of animals both familiar and little known. Joel Sartore, on a
mission to photograph all the animal species in human care, now
delights us with more photographs, this time selected to represent
the amazing diversity of the world's animals. The book's four
chapters -- Pattern, Shape, Extra, and Personality -- invite us to
revel in these photographs, many cleverly paired into amusing and
often surprising comparisons, like the catfish and the mouse with
the same stripes down their backs, the tarantula and the poison
dart frog both cobalt blue, or the tiny lizard and the weighty ox
both sporting pointed horns. Each photograph gets its own page or
two-page spread. Scientifically accurate captions highlight
distinctive features. Throughout, Sartore recalls telling moments
from his photographic adventures. With all new image selections,
this book expands the best-selling Photo Ark series, sure to be a
hit with those who already treasure National Geographic Photo Ark,
Birds of the Photo Ark, and Photo Ark Vanishing. Animal lovers
young and old will get lost in the pages of this book, delighted by
the spectacular diversity among these creatures and the wit of the
photographer chronicling them.
The photographs in Home Fires, Volume I: The Past were taken during
the height of a crippling drought in the state of California. Bruce
Haley, known for his hard-hitting war and documentary work, turns
his camera homeward, to the agriculture-rich San Joaquin Valley
where he spent his childhood. The resulting images, haunting and
melancholy, play out against the larger framework of contentious
water politics and land use issues. The writer Kirsten Rian
provides the accompanying text.
"Nature and Its Symbols is the fifth volume in the series A Guide
to Imagery, reference guides whose goal is to explain the symbols
used in art. This volume includes chapters on plants, flowers,
fruits, and animals of the earth, air, and water, as well as
fantastical creatures such as centaurs, griffons, and dragons. The
vivid illustrations, which include paintings and tapestries from
some of the world's premier museums, are accompanied by texts that
offer careful analyses of the artists' depictions of the natural
world. Each entry discusses the symbolic significance of the
particular plant, fruit, or animal portrayed, its mythic or
literary origins, and the episodes or individuals associated with
it. These salient points are also called out in summary form within
each entry, making the information easily accessible. The reader
discovers, for example, that the iris can represent Jesus or the
purity of the Virgin Mary as well as the kings of France or the
city of Florence. The monkey, which can be symbolic of the devil,
heresy, or bad temper, is also associated with the three wise men
who traveled to Bethlehem to pay homage to the infant Jesus. By
bringing to life the natural world as portrayed in art, this book
will surely be an indispensable resource for museum visitors, art
lovers, and students.
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