Art and Nature
NHBS Environmental Bookstore has always sought to offer a range of the finest art-nature books,
from the worlds most talented artists. Here we present seven recommendations which we think represents the very best on offer.
Robert Gillmor
One of the finest bird artists of our generation reveals the unique inspiration and techniques behind some of his career highlight pieces.
Some of Robert's iconic New Naturalist book covers designed
are featured in this book:
such as
Bumblebees...
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hardcover | 2006 | #162814 | £35.00
Robert Bateman
Originally published in 1981, The Art of Robert
Bateman was the first of many best-selling books
by the internationally acclaimed wildlife artist
and naturalist.
In this twenty-fifth-anniversary
edition, Bateman's exquisitely rendered paintings,
accompanied by the artist's recollections and
observations, are presented in a new volume for
art lovers and nature lovers alike to enjoy.
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hardcover | 2006 | #162060 | £25.00
Terance James Bond
A wonderful collection of Terance's paintings completed
during the previous ten years.
Each painting is
accompanied by a descriptive narrative in the
artist's own words, offering the reader a private
view into the working practices and inspirations
that led to the completion of the 130 works
contained within this book.
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hardcover | 2006 | #162811 | £35.00
BBC Books
A collection of stunning wildlife
photographs represents the best images from around the world that
have been submitted to the 2006 Wildlife
Photographer of the Year competition.
This lavish book is portfolio 16 and as with the previous portfolios it sets the bench mark for photographic excellence in nature photography.
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hardcover | Edition 16 | 2006 | #159117 | £25.00
Lars Jonsson
This beautiful book illustrates the life and work
of one of the finest bird artists in history.
Here, Jonsson talks of a life's work made from
studying and capturing the relationship between
birds and light, and includes pages from his
earliest sketchbooks, examples of his
identification plates, and the development and
completion of finished canvases.
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hardcover | 2002 | #128946 | £35.00
Margaret Mee
Margaret Mee must rank as one of the most
remarkable women of the twentieth century. At the age of 47 Mee started exploring the Amazon,
traveling throughout the wildest parts of Amazonia
for the next thirty years.
Flowers of the Amazon Forests: The Botanical Art
of Margaret Mee illustrates more than sixty of
Mee's major works with additional sketches painted
while in the forest. The text is taken directly
from the diaries she kept whilst traveling, giving
a wonderful insight into the Amazon - something
very few people have actually seen.
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hardcover | 2006 | #161969 | £19.95
Colin Prior
This major collection of panoramic photographs by
award-winning photographer Colin Prior records the
breathtaking scenery of the world's last
wilderness areas.
It follows the longstanding
success of his earlier book "Scotland - The Wild
Places". "The World's Wild
Places" is the culmination of ten years spent by
one man waiting for dawn or dusk to illuminate impossibly remote lands at the
furthest extremes of the Earth.
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hardcover | 2006 | #160767 | £30.00
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