Wild Skeins and Winter Skies
Paintings and Observations of Pink-footed Geese
Wild Skeins and Winter Skies explores, in paint, the lives of pink-footed geese. Over ninety paintings, each painted outdoors, depict many aspects of the birds’ behaviour and show them in an array of weather conditions. Short notes add additional detail to the images and help evoke a sense of ‘being there’. In further chapters the artist describes his approach to painting from life, shares accounts of memorable days spent watching geese and explains much of the birds‘ behaviour. This knowledge has been gathered over the last fifteen winters and represents hundreds of hours of field observation. The combination of acute observation and artistic skill provides a deep insight in to the lives of these wonderful birds.
Foreword by David G Measures (of butterfly fame. A fine artist whose work appears in two books ‘Bright Wings of Summer’ and ‘Butterfly Season’).
There are chapters explaining the behaviour and habits of the geese and another describing the artist’s approach to painting the wild geese outdoors from life. Short texts accompany each painting giving further insight into the situations portrayed.
Wild Skeins and Winter Skies is James McCallum’s sixth book. The previous titles being ‘Arctic Flight’, ‘Larks and Leverets’, ‘North Norfolk Summer Sketchbook’, ‘Wild Goose Winter’ and ‘North Norfolk Wildlife Through The Seasons’. All the previous titles have been very well received and the first two have completely sold out. ‘Arctic Flight’ was awarded ‘Best Bird Book of 2007’ by British Birds and The British Trust for Ornithology.
Edition 1500 copies.
First 50 Full Leather-bound with a gold embossed design of geese on front cover. Each signed and numbered and featuring a small original watercolour sketch.
Remaining 1450 hardback with colour dust jacket.
Book details
- 28cm x 24cm, landscape format.
- 104 pages, full colour throughout.
- Full colour endpapers with different images front and back.
- Over 90 full page paintings and additional colour vignettes.
Prices
Hardback £28
Limited Edition £200
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