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Watercolorist
David Bellamy recounts his recent trips to the Arctic in this
beautiful book of words and pictures. Search Press don’t
publish many hardback books, so when they do, you can be sure
it will be a visual feast to make any coffee table proud to
house it. Greenland, Norway, Iceland and Svalbard reveal their
stunning landscapes, seascapes, wildlife and people in this
talented artist’s work, and although this is not a primer
there is plenty here to inspire. He captures the chilly light
perfectly, illuminating icy vistas, mountains, floe laded
seas and skies full of snow. There are sketches of polar bears,
walruses, musk oxen and other creatures in different poses
and a few of the people he met, but it is the landscapes that
dominate and are this artist’s forte. His accounts of
the trips are lively and amusing, filled with anecdotes and
local color. Discover some of the traditional foods, unique
history and the trials of travelling and painting in the freezing
cold. Some instruction on how to achieve some of the beautiful
effects in his work would have made a great book even better,
but this is not the purpose of this handsomely illustrated
travelogue. Perfect for dipping into as there is something
to gaze at or read on every page. An ideal present if you
can bear to part with it.
Reviews
of other titles by David Bellamy
Complete
Guide To Watercolour Painting
Mountains
and Moorlands in Watercolour
Skies,
Light and Atmosphere in Watercolor
Winter
Landscapes In Watercolour
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