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“a book encouraging others to look and draw; with much good advice about methods and materials, and how to keep a sketch-book nature diary” John Busby, RSA RSW SWLA |
Drawing on Reserves
In this practical guide to drawing wildlife, Richard Bell shows how to keep things refreshingly simple when you set out with pen, sketchbook and watercolours. Ducks and Dragonflies . . . Flowers and Fruits . . . Landscapes and Lichens . . . Watercolours . . . sketchbooks . . . nature journals . . . art bag Drawing on Reserves; review by John Busby In my childhood I was first drawn to nature by ‘Romany’ on Childrens’ Hour - sound pictures only - before television - but they conjured up strong visual images in my mind’s eye. Children begin to make pictures mostly from imagination, then gradually their eyes become more curious about the real world. The act of drawing makes us all look more closely, and as we draw, the marks on the page take on a life of their own - they recall moments, feelings and discoveries, and open our eyes to see more and more. Richard is an explorer, another Nomad. His first book; Richard Bell’s Britain touched on many unfamiliar parts of the British Isles. More recent books narrow the field, from the High Peak of Derbyshire, down to a rough patch of garden; always finding fascinating detail to delight in. The latest booklet, Drawing on Reserves, recalls days at Fairburn Ings; RSPB & Yorkshire Wildlife Trust reserves; Skokholm Island; Texas, and London’s Regent Canal, and it is a book encouraging others to look and draw; with much good advice about methods and materials, and how to keep a sketch-book nature diary. Drawing uses energy and experience: vital reserves that we draw on in all creative looking. John Busby is a founder member of the Society of Wildlife Artists
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please e-mail me:
Richard Bell, richard@willowisland.co.uk