Hardie Grant Books Petal: The World of Flowers Through an Artist's Eye

كتاب رائع تفاصيل دقيقة يستحق السعر وصول سريع

Usually I prefer realistic botanical paintings. At the beginning I am not sure if I am going to keep the book, but got back to the book several time. Finally I can feel the paintings are glowing in front of me and falling in love with the book. I believe it will be one of my companions who will guide me through my artistic journey

Her paintings stand out from most botanical art because, though she paints accurately, she does so with less scientific detail. Looking at her art is more like gazing around a garden and less like glaring at a plant through a magnifying glass. She works on softly colored backgrounds that aren't so much contrasting with the flowers as enriching them. Tranquil and energizing at the same time. Unique.The book is a good inch-thick at 250 or so pages, beautifully printed and bound, amazing colors, indexed, a bit hefty in the hand, and downright overwhelming to page through in one sitting. Each chapter begins with a page of text on the history of the family of flowers gathered there and then the painting takes over.After getting kind of flower-blind the first time I went through the book, I made a place for it next to my desk and now do two facing pages a day so that I can (1) enjoy the paintings more and (2) better take in how she paints. It will be a coffee table book at some point in the living room, but right now I'm greedily keeping it all to myself.

È un bellissimo libro. Le illustrazioni sono una più bella dell'altra. Non è proprio un libro da leggere ma piu per tenerlo sulla scrivania in esposizione. Ho comprato come regalo per una mia amica. È rimasta contenta.

I am happy with my purchase, beautiful and inspiring

Parfait! Le livre est superbe!