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Book SynopsisCCTV for Wildlife Monitoring is a handbook on the use of CCTV in nature watching, conservation and ecological research. CCTV offers a unique ability to monitor wildlife in real time, stream video to the web, capture imagery of fast-moving species or cold animals such as wet otters or fish and maintain monitoring over long periods of time in a diverse array of habitats. Wildlife watchers can take advantage of a huge range of CCTV cameras, recording devices and accessories developed for use in non-wildlife applications. CCTV allows intimate study of animal behaviour not possible with other technologies. With expert experience in engineering, photography and wildlife, Susan Young describes CCTV equipment and techniques, giving readers the confidence to tackle what initially may seem technically challenging. The book enables the reader to navigate the technical aspects of recording: basic analogue, high definition HD-TVI and IP cameras, portable CCTV, digital video recorders (DVR) and video processing by focusing on practical applications. No prior knowledge of CCTV is required – step-by-step information is provided to get anyone started recording wildlife. In-depth methods for recording foxes, badger, deer, otters, small mammals and fish are also included, and the book makes comparisons with trail cameras where appropriate. Examples of recorded footage illustrate the book along with detailed diagrams on camera set-ups and links to accompanying videos on YouTube. Case-studies show real projects, both the equipment used and the results. This book will be of interest to amateur naturalists wishing to have a window into the private world of wildlife, ecological consultants monitoring protected species and research scientists studying animal behaviour.Trade ReviewThis book is a rare combination of two things: it is useful and it is interesting. It helps to open the door to CCTV monitoring for the amateur, an endeavour that will seem intimidating to anyone but an expert. The instructive sections are laid out logically with informative diagrams and photographs to assist you along the way (very useful). Instructions are straightforward and avoid jargon, making this an exceptionally accessible guide. -- Steph Maher * Mammal News *Table of ContentsCCTV for Wildlife Monitoring – an overview Why CCTV? How the book is designed. Chapter 1 Analogue CCTV 1.1 Analogue CCTV quick start 1.2 Basics of Analogue CCTV Chapter 2 Advanced CCTV details 2.1 Analogue CCTV in depth Chapter 3 HD-TVI CCTV 3.1 HD-TVI Quick Start 3.2 HD-TVI CCTV Chapter 4 IP cameras 4.1 IP camera Quick Start 4.2 IP cameras (Advanced CCTV) 4.3 IP cameras in depth Chapter 5 Portable CCTV 5.1 Portable CCTV Quick Start 5.2 Portable CCTV Chapter 6 Videos 6.1 Video processing Chapter 7 Technical case studies 7.1 In pursuit of image quality 7.2 Setting up portable CCTV 7.3 Setting up an IP camera 7.4 Making a lightweight mammal box 7.5 Connecting a lead-acid battery Chapter 8 Wildlife case studies 8.1 Clean pond dipping 8.2 Catching the frog catchers 8.3 Rock pool surveying 8.4 Badger activity - a life story 8.5 Bird feeders and bird baths 8.6 Tawny owl Chapter 9. Scientific case studies 9.1 Fish monitoring using a submersible camera –a pilot study 9.2 Monitoring bats in woodland – a pilot study Chapter 10 Suggestions for CCTV monitoring subjects 10.1 Birds 10.2 Reptiles 10.3 Insects 10.4 Aquatic mammals Chapter 11 Comparison of portable CCTV with trail cameras 11.1 Introduction 11.2 Trail camera details Chapter 12 Comparison of CCTV with remote triggered DSLR 12.1 Introduction 12.2 Triggered camera system details Appendix Comparison table for CCTV and trail cameras Equipment used Equipment suppliers References Index

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Book SynopsisJoin us as we walk through fields dotted with sheep and divided by dry-stone walls. Celebrate the rolling slopes, rugged valleys and patchwork meadows that make this ancient land so beautiful.

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Book SynopsisOver the course of a long and very successful career spanning the first half of the 20th century, Lucy Kemp-Welch established herself as one of the leading equestrian painters at work in the UK and one of the country’s best-known women artists. David Boyd Haycock’s new, extensively illustrated biography of Kemp-Welch brings this remarkable artist and her work back into sharp focus. Born in 1869, Kemp-Welch first came to the art establishment’s attention in 1897 when her immense painting, Colt Hunting in the New Forest, caused a sensation at the Royal Academy’s Summer Exhibition; the work was bought for the Nation by the Chantry Bequest in the year of exhibition. In 1915, she illustrated Anna Sewell’s Black Beauty, and was commissioned to paint images for the Government during the First World War. Later, the mural Women’s Work in the Great War, was placed in the Royal Exchange in London, where it remains to this day. Respected art writer and curator Boyd-Haycock shines new light on Kemp-Welch’s life, writing from a 21st-century perspective and reflecting on her as a female painter in a male-dominated environment. Alongside Kemp-Welch’s paintings, the book will feature exclusive period photographs of the artist herself, shown at work and in her studio.Table of ContentsForeword by Sir John Kemp-Welch 7 Introduction by David Messum 9 Preface 11 Chapter 1 Origins 21 Chapter 2 The Herkomer School 43 Chapter 3 Colt Hunting 61 Chapter 4 Love and Life 87 Chapter 5 In Open Country 105 Chapter 6 Serious Understanding 123 Chapter 7 War 139 Chapter 8 Days of Crowded Life 173 Epilogue 201 Interview with Lucy Kemp-Welch 1910 205 Endnotes 210 Bibliography 219 List of Works 220 Index 221 Acknowledgements 224

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Book SynopsisAn enlightening, entertaining look at that most peculiar bird, the cuckoo.

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Book SynopsisThis is leading British sporting and wildlife artist Rodger McPhail’s retrospective collection of his most accomplished paintings and portraits of the last 20 years. As a keen naturalist who has spent countless hours tracking and observing his wildlife subjects, Rodger has selected these works on the basis that they truly capture his fondness and enthusiasm for the natural world. With an extraordinary versatility, Rodger is equally at home in watercolours as he is in oils — a master of the finest detail, his remarkably fluid and evocative paintings pay homage to his impressive and multifaceted career. This sumptuous, hardbound coffee table book seeks to shed a light on how his genius works, and Rodger has concluded the book with a chapter that addresses the questions he’s most frequently asked, such as how long it takes him to paint an average picture, or whether he can only paint when the mood strikes — featured alongside plenty of other stories about his life and his art. Appreciated and sought after from all corners of the globe, his paintings and portraits are to be found in some of the most important collections worldwide.Trade ReviewThe detail is stunning. This sumptuous, hardbound coffee table book seeks to shed a light on how his genius works.This elegant coffee-table book relates the life and times of one of our foremost wildlife and sporting artists, whose talents stretch to many other subjects, too. Rodger McPhail’s eye for detail is simply astounding.You could call this volume a ‘coffee table book’ but I have little doubt that when you start to read it you will become so engrossed in both the art and the narrative that your coffee will be cold before the cup is finished.

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Book SynopsisDogs have been the animal companion of choice for millenia. For just as long artists have been capturing their position as hunter, signifier of status or fidelity, religious image of purity and above all, loyal friend. From pampered pooches to working dogs, moping mutts to stately hounds, this delightful book brings together a selection of endearing, thoughtful and amusing images of dogs. Including a wide variety of work from artists including Edwin Henry Landseer, Sidney Nolan, Chris Killip, Giacomo Amiconi, Hamo Thornycroft, William Hogarth, Joshua Reynolds, Cedric Morris, Peter Doig and Edward Ruscha, images of compassion, bravery, loyalty and joy accompanied by short, insightful texts, track how the dog has influenced artists around the world, and shed light on our relationship with these sentient, emotional creatures. Featuring images that are sometimes traditional, sometimes contemporary, often touching and occasionally telling, this book is a joyful visual journey through the portrayal of canines in Western art, and is the perfect homage to man’s best friend.

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Book SynopsisLandscape is probably the most popular type of painting, but anyone who has ever been disappointed by vacation photographs knows how difficult it is to turn a view into a picture. This book shows how artists in past centuries translated outdoor space and light into paint, and how landscape imagery evolved from mere ornament into a visual metaphor of the human condition. The story is told from its beginnings in Roman mural decoration, through the Renaissance transformation of landscape into a vehicle for feelings and ideas, to the Impressionist revolution and beyond. The continuing relevance of art to how we see the world, and our place in it, is demonstrated through a practical discussion of optics of real and painted landscape, illustrated with works from the National Gallery, London. Published by National Gallery, London/Distributed by Yale University Press

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Book SynopsisAn exploration of Turner as an artist-traveler, in relation to two important European harbor scenes This publication marks the return to the United Kingdom, for the first time in over a century, of two groundbreaking oil paintings by J. M. W. Turner (1775–1851), on loan from The Frick Collection in New York: Harbour of Dieppe: Changement de Domicile and Cologne, the Arrival of a Packet-Boat: Evening. They were acquired by wealthy American industrialist Henry Clay Frick in 1914 and have remained in the USA ever since. Painted in the mid-1820s, Dieppe and Cologne exemplify Turner’s lifelong fascination with the subject of ports and harbors⁠—past and present⁠—as dynamic, transitional places. Exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1825 and 1826 respectively, they represent in powerfully visual terms the outcomes of Turner’s regular sketching tours within Europe that were central to his fame as an artist-traveler, as well as his radical approach to color, light, and brushwork. This sumptuously illustrated publication examines Turner’s creative process, and his use of sketchbooks and watercolors to capture his ideas as he traveled. Published by National Gallery Global/Distributed by Yale University Press

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Book SynopsisKURT JACKSONBy Jeremy Mark RobinsonA new book about the British landscape painter Kurt Jackson (b. 1961). This new edition includes a text which has been completely updated. There are also many new illustrations. including photographs taken for this new edition.  EXTRACT FROM CHAPTER 4: One of Kurt Jackson''s appealing concepts is that the ocean is one of the last true wildernesses left on the planet. It''s an idea that I found very interesting when he explained it to me when we first met in St Just. I took it that he meant a spiritual as well as an ecological or natural wilderness. Jackson''s art can thus be seen as an art that is the border region between humanity and nature, between culture and nature, as well as literally tackling that area - the coast - which is neither land nor sea. <Note that Kurt Jackson is always facing outwards from the land, and looking towards the ocean, not painting with his back to the sea, and looking towards the land (and notice that the many boats and helicopters and such in this area are left out of the paintings, too). So Kurt Jackson''s Porth series, about Priest Cove, and all of his sea paintings, are very important in his art in articulating this idea of the ocean as the last wilderness. ''Have you ever wondered what''s out there?'' is a question that Jackson asks (it''s the title of one of his major paintings, too - the centrepiece of the Porth series). Kurt Jackson has repeated the question over a number of related works: the title of two 2004 pieces is The Last Wilderness In Western Europe? This was painted on Jura (in Scotland), and both pictures are consciously emptied of human marks - just empty moorland and a delicate blue sky. An earlier picture, part of the Cape series, was entitled Do You Ever Wonder What''s Out There? (1999) - an unusual composition in the Jackson oeuvre which puts the horizon very high, and focusses on the dark blue ocean ?ecked with white spray. Kurt Jackson isn''t that interested in many of the connotations of the ocean - the moon, time, goddesses, rebirth (though moons do appear in his art from time to time). He''s not really interested in religious or pagan or magical symbols in that way. And he''s not that interested in shipping, fishing, and all things maritime, like J.M.W. Turner was. REVISED AND UPDATED, WITH NEW ILLUSTRATIONSFully illustrated, with a revised text. Bibliography and notes. Hardcover. Also available in hardback. www.crmoon.comREVIEWS ON AMAZON:A well- written and thoughtful book. Quite academic and appropriate really for careful reading. REVIEW ON AMAZON:Very pleased with all aspects of my purchase: the book itself - so useful to gain such insight into an artist''s life and inspirations. Also, prompt delivery, well packaged and arrived in good condition.

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Book SynopsisCollection of Tessa Newcomb's paintings

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Book SynopsisSecretive Snuffler features Jo Cox''s beautiful lino print of a badger, above a passage of text about this enchanting creature from Tom Cox''s book 21st Century Yokel, the latest title by the Sunday Times bestselling author and social media sensation.

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Book SynopsisAn epic visual story of wildlife photography's pioneers and world firsts. From some of the very first pictures of wild lions and tigers on record and the first-ever underwater colour photograph, right up to the spectacular images from the wildest corners of the earth that modern-day technology allows, Into the Wild is an extraordinary collection of over 250 images and 150 years of our efforts to document the natural world. Now, more than ever, these are the photographs and stories that matter."Gemma Padley takes us on a fascinating journey through 150 years of the wildlife photography that has informed and delighted us. The text tells us not only about the images themselves, but describes how cameras gradually got faster shutter speeds, longer lenses, greater resolution and are now mostly digital. But it is the patience and endurance of the photographer who waits for hours or even days in tropical heat or arctic freeze to capture these special shots: taken at just the right moment in just the right light and from just the right angle. Into the Wild is a must-have coffee table book."Dr. Jane Goodall, DBEFounder of the Jane Goodall Institute& U.N. Messenger of Peace

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Book SynopsisThe volcanoes on the Alaska Peninsula and the fifty-seven volcanoes that project into the Aleutian Islands form the northern rim of the Pacific Ring of Fire. Many are in Alaska's national parks, monuments, and preserves. They continue to erupt, creating new Earth surfaces, and the deposits of lava, pumice, and ash ejected by these volcanoes create primeval ground: a true wilderness where few people on Earth other than volcanologists have traversed. Gary Freeburg has wandered and lived among Alaska's volcanoes for regular periods during the last twenty years. The volcanoes he visits are alive and in some cases still steaming, and its lands are coarse and free of distraction: a vacuum of emptiness that embraces solitude and silence stirred only by the winds that blow and the rains that fall. The Earth surfaces that he walks are hard and largely barren of plant life, except where surfaces are shielded by the wind or are near water sources. There, new life returns in the form of lichen and

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Book SynopsisReframing American Landscape: Women, Land, + Art illuminates the accomplishments of Susie Barstow and her circle, who painted the landscape in the nineteenth century and places them in conversation with women-identifying artists working today who expand and challenge how we think about “land” and “landscape” in our contemporary moment. Engaging diverse multigenerational perspectives and creative practices, this publication launches an expanded narrative around land and art that strongly positions women in the canon of American landscape art. It includes a deep look at the nineteenth-century landscape painter conversation with artists working today. For the first time, the nineteenth-century landscape painter Susie Barstow is given a solo exhibition and an in-depth publication. Well known during her lifetime, Barstow was written out of art history, but this book, which accompanies an exhibition of the same name, illuminates the significant accomplishments of the artist, and in doing so redefines the history of the Hudson River School. This book further explores how artists working today continue to engage landscape using multi-disciplinary artistic practices and diverse critical perspectives, that at times challenge art and historical narratives. Artists such as Ebony G. Patterson, Mary Mattingly, Tanya Marcuse, Anna Plesset, Wendy Red Star, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Kay WalkingStick, Saya Woolfalk, Cecilia Vicuña, and others, complicate and redefine how we now understand land through art.

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Book SynopsisThis photo- and information-packed deck of 63 cards is an inspirational and informative bucket list showcasing each of America s national parks.

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Book SynopsisNew foiled Flame Tree Notebook combines beautiful art with high-quality production. Features lined pages, pocket at the back, two ribbon bookmarks and a solid magnetic side flap. A perfect gift, and an essential personal choice for writers, notetakers, travellers, students.A FLAME TREE NOTEBOOK. Beautiful and luxurious the journals combine high-quality production with magnificent art. Perfect as a gift, and an essential personal choice for writers, notetakers, travellers, students, poets and diarists. Features a wide range of well-known and modern artists, with new artworks published throughout the year.BEAUTIFULLY DESIGNED. The highly crafted covers are printed on foil paper, embossed then foil stamped, complemented by the luxury binding and rose red end-papers. The covers are created by our artists and designers who spend many hours transforming original artwork into gorgeous 3d masterpieces that feel good in the hand, and look wonderful on a desk or table.

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Book SynopsisA new title in the Flame Tree Slimline Journal collection, combining beautiful art with high-quality production, and featuring lined pages, a pocket at the back and two ribbon bookmarks. Perfect as a gift, or an essential personal choice for writers, notetakers, travellers, students, and poets.A FLAME TREE NOTEBOOK. Beautiful and luxurious, the Slimline Journals combine high-quality production with magnificent art. Perfect as a gift, and an essential personal choice for writers, notetakers, travellers, students, poets and diarists. Features a wide range of well-known and modern artists, with new artworks published throughout the year. BEAUTIFULLY DESIGNED. The highly crafted covers are printed on foil paper, embossed then foil stamped, complemented by the luxury binding and rose red end-papers. The covers are created by our artists and designers who spend many hours transforming original artwork into gorgeous 3d masterpieces that feel good in the hand, and look wonderful on a desk or table.PRACTICAL, EASY TO USE. Flame Tree Notebooks come with practical features too: a pocket at the back for scraps and receipts; two ribbon markers to help keep track of more than just a to-do list and robust ivory text paper, printed with lines.THE ARTIST. Kate Heiss is a contemporary British Printmaker who creates limited edition screen prints and linocuts on paper. She draws inspiration from the flowers and birds in her garden, the landscapes of East Anglia and her love of bold, colourful floral patterns found in textiles.THE FINAL WORD. As William Morris said, Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.

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Book SynopsisIn James Clarke Hook Juliet McMaster tracks the life and career of the brilliant yet underappreciated Victorian painter, from his rigorous training at the Royal Academy Schools, his travelling studentship in Florence and Venice, and his work as a historical painter, to the discovery of his métier as an inspired painter of contemporary rural and coastal scenes.Trade Review"Juliet McMaster convincingly blends biography with discussion of art works and references to contemporary literature (Thackeray and Dickens) and art criticism (Ruskin) in this first comprehensive study of the life and art of Hook, an outstanding colourist and imaginative creator of engaging compositions, most highly regarded for his empathetic portrayal of life by the sea." Judith Nasby, author of The Making of a Museum

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Book SynopsisA beautiful bookthat argues artists were fascinated by still life painting considerably earlier than previously thought This eloquent and generously illustrated book asserts that artists were fascinated by and extremely skilled at still life significantly earlier than previously thought. Instead of the genrebeginning in the early 17th century, noted scholar David Ekserdjian explores its origins in classical antiquity and the gradual re-emergence of still life in Renaissance painting. The author presents a visual anthology of finely executed flowers, fruit, food, household objects, and furnishings seen in the background of paintings. Paintings are reproduced in full and paired with detailed close-ups of still-life elements within the work. Ekserdjian further examines both the artistic and symbolic significance of a chosen detail, as well as information about each artist's career. Featured works include radiant paintings from Renaissance greatssuch as Da Vinci, Dürer, Holbein, Michelangelo, Raphael, and Van Eyck, as well as the work of less-celebrated masters Barthélemy d'Eyck and Ortolano.Trade Review“[A] lovely and enlightening book” – Susan Owens, Literary Review“A beautiful visual anthology of painters from Holbein and Leonardo to Raphael and Van Eyck who delighted in the depiction of things.” — Michael Prodger, The Sunday Times (Books of the Year 2018)

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Book SynopsisA lavishly illustrated celebration of each of the world's sixty-eight currently recognized eagle species in all their magnificence and beguiling diversityTrade Review“The Empire of the Eagle is an impressive, comprehensive volume that deserves a place on the bookshelf of any nature lover.” —Outdoor Photography (Book of The Month)“The term Eagle brings with it a certain majesty and respect, an allure that the authors have captured through amazing pictures and illustrative anecdotes and historical reverence…It brings to light the need for awareness and education if we hope to continue to appreciate the species we have.”—Brett Ewald, Program Director, Cape May Bird Observatory“A delightful book, full of amazing photographs and interesting new information on taxonomy and behavior”—Stephen Bodio, author of An Eternity of Eagles: The Human History of the Most Fascinating Bird in the World“A singular effort. Unwin and Tipling have assembled a spectacular account of the eagles of the world. The vitality and beauty of these species are powerfully conveyed in the photographs with narrative accounts celebrating their irreplaceable presence throughout the natural world.”—Tony Angell, author of The House of Owls and co-author of In the Company of Crows and Ravens

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Book SynopsisAn investigation into how landscape drawing informed a new Dutch identity in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries

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Book SynopsisExplores the life and work of the little-known photographer Alexander Henderson, whose work laid the foundations of the Canadian romantic landscape

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Book SynopsisThis book presents the life and work of the Victorian landscape painter Alfred Augustus Glendening (1840-1921). With beautiful illustrations of his pictures, showing a timeless countryside, it explores Glendening’s rapid rise from railway clerk to acclaimed artist.Whilst critics often reviewed his exhibited works, very little has been written about the artist himself. Here, new and extensive research removes layers of mystery and misinformation about his life, family and career, accurately placing him in the midst of the British art world during much of the nineteenth and into the twentieth century. Glendening was a man from humble origins, working fulltime as a railway clerk, yet was able to make his London exhibition debut at the age of twenty. This would have been almost impossible before the Victorian era, an extraordinary period when social mobility was a real possibility. Although his paintings show a tranquil and unspoiled landscape, his environment was rapidly being transformed by social, scientific and industrial developments, while advances in transport, photography and other technical discoveries undoubtedly influenced him and his fellow painters.Celebrating his uniquely Victorian story, the book places Glendening within his historical context. Running alongside the main text is a timeline outlining significant landmarks, from political and social events to artistic and technical innovations. Thoroughly researched over many years, the narrative explores why and for whom he painted, his artistic training and inspirations. Painting at Hampton and Greenwich, beside the River Thames, Glendening soon discovered the Welsh hills and became a member of the Bettws-y-Coed Artists' Colony, founded by David Cox. His masterful landscapes also include views of the Scottish Highlands, the Lake District, the Norfolk Broads, the South Downs and the Isle of Wight.The book uncovers new information about the Victorian art world and embraces such aspects as Royal Academy prejudices, the popularity of Glendening's work at home and abroad, especially Australia and America, his use of photography, and the sourcing of his art materials. Family trees are included, and other artistic family members discussed, notably his son and pupil Alfred Illman Glendening (1861-1907). There is a comprehensive list of their exhibited works at the Royal Academy and other major institutions, and details of their paintings in public collections.Trade Review[L]avish and deeply researched volume. * Country Life *Aside from the glorious reproductions of his magnificent landscapes, this is both biography and social history – the strands adroitly woven together by Alice Munro-Faure. * The Field *[M]ore than a monograph on a single artist, this is a book about the rapidly changing Britain of the late Victorian era, with cogent analyses of diverse topics such as industrial development, domestic service, and the art world of the era. The countless reproductions of Glendening’s pastoral idylls are a bonus. * The New Criterion *

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Book SynopsisA year of stunning dog photography - plus breed facts, quotes, and more - paired with high-quality printing and a sleek easel frame.  CELEBRATE MAN’S BEST FRIEND: This calendar captures that lovable canine essence with hundreds of beautiful photos of adorable pups panting, playing, and posing. GORGEOUS GIFT: Any dog person will enjoy a year of energy, charisma, and cuteness with this calendar full of lush photos with witty captions, trivia, and quotes in the elegant gallery format. EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY: With beautiful full-color photography, coated paper, and exacting standards of color printing, this calendar offers the quality and feel of an art book. NOW PLASTIC FREE!: Each calendar is now packaged in a glossy, sturdy (and recyclable!) cardboard frame that opens into a desktop easel for elegant, inspiring display. No more acrylic, and no more shrink-wrap!

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Book SynopsisLearn how to paint beautiful botanical watercolors using 16 easy-to-follow lessons that also introduce the modern incorporation of gouache and ink! Enjoy hours of creative engagement as you learn how to paint eucalyptus wreaths, shape olive branches, detailed wildflowers, shade tropical leaves, and more. Lessons in Modern Watercolor Botanicals include: - Detailed instructions for 3 skill levels: beginner, intermediate, and advanced - Over 100 pieces of traceable artwork, so no drawing experience is required - Easy-to-understand diagrams, pictures, and instructions - Each lesson builds upon skills learned in the previous lessons - "Why Art?" essays exploring the joys, challenges, and inherent value in artistic pursuitTrade Review"If you're thinking about experimenting with watercolor and/or gouache, look no further. Sarah's stunning imagery paired with thorough and extensive direction will bring you back again and again. It's a must-have staple for both beginners, hobbyists, and professional creatives." -Peggy Dean, Best-selling Author, Illustrator, Designer, Founder of The Pigeon Letters "Sarah has penned (and painted) the complete book of watercolor & gouache for anyoneready to dive into the wonderful world of painting. From mindfulness to technique, thisbook is not only an introduction to painting but a complete guide to the skilled art ofcolor movement and blending. Sarah's botanical imagery is captivating and herdescriptive instructions dance across the page as fluidly as her art. What a wonderfulway to spend a season immersed in watercolor, what an incredibly inspiring how-to book." -The Crafter's Box

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Book SynopsisFrom a lonely mountain highway bathed in midday sun and glittering city lights reflecting off a calm ocean, to a haunted house peeking out of early morning mist and a winter sunset illuminating a snowy forest, this brilliant collection of watercolour masterpieces is an essential primer on representing light in all its varied forms. Artist and author Kolbie Blume breaks complex concepts into easily grasped steps, so that anyone - even beginners - can paint vibrant scenes full of light and luminance. Paintings like Ancient Glow, Twilight Seas and Magic in the Fields allow you to master everything from bright afternoon sunlight and glowing golden hour beams to shimmering starlight and magical misty dawn. Each gorgeous painting teaches you new tricks and techniques to beautifully represent outdoor scenes during any time of the day. Kolbie’s thoughtful, easy-to-follow instructions make it simple to harness colour and light in watercolour paintings transforming everyday scenes into something extraordinary.

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Book SynopsisFrom striking desert sunsets to misty mountains to fields of gorgeous wildflowers, Kolbie Blume's projects help you learn basic watercolour skills and techniques with the added bonus of resulting in beautiful paintings worthy of prominent display in your home. Each chapter teaches progressively more advanced techniques and subjects, allowing you to build upon your skills as you work through the projects. The final paintings Kolbie teaches show you how to combine all the skills you've developed in a variety of unique, exciting ways - the sky's the limit! With all the tips, tricks and techniques you need to dive into watercolor painting, this collection of brilliant watercolor projects is the perfect guide for the beginner painter and any artist looking to improve their landscape skills. This book contains 30 projects.

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Book SynopsisNothing makes a fantasy fan's imagination catch fire like the dragon, one of the most enduringly popular beasts of legend. Now, with DragonArt, readers can learn how to bring these mythical creatures to life, with: More than 30 lessons broken down into simple colour-coded steps, from basic shapes, to details including claws and wings, to spectacular finished dragons and beasts Full-coloured illustrations to captivate and inspire readers A playful, engaging text that includes "historical facts about dragons" Additional step-by-step demonstrations covering other fantasy creatures, such as wyverns, basilisks and gargoyles Extra hints, tips & tricks provided by DragonArt's dragon mascot, Dolosus With the tips and suggestions in DragonArt, fantasy lovers can let their imaginations soar.

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Book SynopsisAllen W. Seaby's life has been described as "a classic tale of Victorian self-improvement." But there is more to the tale than just upward mobility. A. W. Seaby was a pioneering, innovative and inspirational man who rose to become a prominent print-maker, teacher, author and illustrator. Best-known for his colour woodcut printing using traditional Japanese methods, and as a prominent wildlife artist, the story of Seaby's many accomplishments is recounted by his grandson, who inherited Seaby's love of birds and became internationally renowned in his own right, Robert Gillmor. Alongside this personal recount, Martin Andrews (Seaby's successor as President of the Reading Guild of Artists) selects aspects of his career and expands upon his techniques, his illustrative methods, his circle of fellow artists and the books he published to give a full and rounded account of a man whose work is currently enjoying a well-deserved renaissance.

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Book SynopsisPhotographer Seth Casteel''s underwater photographs of dogs and babies have captivated an international audience. Now, Seth has found the perfect way to capture our other best friends: cats!A beautiful, funny gift book with more than 80 previously unpublished photographs, Pounce reveals adorable cats and kittens as they pounce and jump through the air, arms outstretched - all in Casteel''s signature up-close, mid-action style.

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Book SynopsisArtworks, manuscripts, printed works and wildlife sound recordings come together in this major compendium of the greatest and strangest representations of animals on record.

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the 2018 PROSE Award in Popular Science & Popular Mathematics, Association of American Publishers""One of British Journal of Photography’s Chiara Bardelli Nonino Best Books of 2017""Times Literary Supplement's Books of the Year 2018""Alive, in color and against assorted backdrops from art history, Mr. Gowin's moths portray an acceptance of uncertainty in scientific discovery, the creative process and life more generally. They also present an exchange of beauty, a childlike curiosity and an appreciation for the hidden ties between humans and moths."---JoAnna Klein, New York Times"Moths fly by night and Gowin's project is, at its heart, about drawing his jewels out of the shadows. In this sense, Mariposas Nocturnas returns full circle to the invention of photography itself."---Andrea K. Scott, New Yorker"A book of astonishing beauty."---Joyce Carol Oates, Times Literary Supplement"Entomological glory flutters in Mariposas Nocturnas (Princeton University Press), photographer Emmet Gowin’s hard-won homage to South American lepidoptera. . . . Arranged in typologies of 25, they form a morphologically varied, vividly hued patchwork."---Barb Kiser, Nature"[A] herculean task. . . . Each insect is captured in a natural position and posture, making the project as valuable to entomologists as it is to photographers. . . . Moths are splendid creatures that mostly go unnoticed, but Emmet has succeeded in bringing them centre stage."---Tracy Calder, Amateur Photographer"Richly detailed. . . . [An] epic undertaking."---Gemma Padley, British Journal of Photography"After photographing thousands of species, Gowin has organised them into tile effect panels, with 25 pictures per panel, and the results are powerful. This large-format book befits Gowin's ambitious project." * Outdoor Photography *"A dazzling array of more than 1,000 species of nocturnal moths in Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, French Guiana and Panama, captured close-up and in full color." * Los Angeles Times *"The overall presentation of this substantial work, with its significantly over-sized pages, rather heavy paper and somewhat stout dust-jacket reflects the fact that it is as much a work of 'art' as it is a revelation of moth diversity in the Americas. . . . An important contribution to the identification of moth species occurring there. . . . Anyone working in the region is likely to find the book useful and at what is a rather low price for a work of this size and high quality it is also a mightily fine tome to possess on one’s library shelves.""---Colin W. Plant, Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation"The moths are truly beautiful and will amaze anyone who hasn't visited the tropics. . . . Gowin has to be commended for identifying his pictures and for assembling them into a very nicely produced book which meets his objectives of capturing the beauty and diversity of these moths."---Alan Martin, Atropos

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Book SynopsisThe French, Italian, and Austrian Alpes, the Pyrenees...Master photographer Stefan Bogner presents breath-taking photographs of mountain passes, taken during the winter season.Trade ReviewNot surprisingly, the photography paired with Bogner's story telling is magnificent, doing these iconic passes the justice they deserve. Choice Gear

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