Birds and Light: The Art of Lars Jonsson

Description:

This book is a retrospective of Lars Jonsson's career as one of the world's best-known and most admired bird artists. Here are pages from his earliest sketchbooks, alongside finished plates from the field guides as well as some of the magnificent full-scale paintings that are so highly prized by collectors, presented at various stages in their development. Throughout the book the artist discusses the artistic process, from the importance of sketching from life and field observation to the discipline of painting for field guides and the development of the ability to express subtlety of environment and atmosphere in paint. His thoughts on these subjects, and his engaging account of the progress of his own career, make this a fascinating read for all those interested in birds, birdwatching and bird art.

Condition

4to (300x280mm), orig. boards. Vg in d/w.