Kategoria BISAC: Art >> Subjects & Themes - Plants & Animals

In this new installment of Lee J. Ames's beloved Draw 50 series, readers will find easy-to-follow, step-by-step visual lessons on sketching and rendering all kinds of sea and ocean-dwelling creatures. Animals and plants from in and near the water featured in the book include clownfish, whale sharks, sea otters, dolphins, turtles and more.

Floral Masterpieces
The finest floral treasures of Pierre-Joseph Redoute

French flower painter Pierre-Joseph Redoute (1759-1840) devoted himself exclusively to capturing the diversity of flowering plants in watercolor paintings which were then published as copper engravings, with careful botanical descriptions. The darling of wealthy Parisian patrons including Napoleon's Josephine, he was dubbed "the Raphael of flowers," and is regarded to this day as a master...

The poet Jean de La Fontaine famously dedicated his Fables in 1668 to Louis XIV's son, declaring in verse that "animals I choose/to proffer lessons that we all might use." Less well known is that La Fontaine's Fables appeared within a peak moment of cultural production about animals, the work of a small, but privileged coterie of writers, artists, philosophers, physicians, and scientists. In this highly original study, historian Peter Sahlins argues that 1668 witnessed the shift of an entire way of thinking about the relationship of animals and humans -- what Sahlins calls...

Inspired by childhood fairytales where enchanted forests come alive and take your imagination to a world of wonder and curiosity, The Grumpy Mushroom is the perfect escape from daily stressors
Illustrated for the adult colorer with detail, sophistication, and botanical accuracy yet sprinkled with enchanted magic
Although appropriate for the colorer of any age this book is truly designed for the sophisticate yet imaginative adult
The Grumpy Mushroom is a whimsical yet sophisticated coloring book for adults of all ages 26 hand drawn illustrations provide a perfect...

Colony Collapse Disorder, ubiquitous pesticide use, industrial agriculture, habitat reduction--these are just a few of the issues causing unprecedented trauma in honeybee populations worldwide. In this artfully illustrated book, Heather Swan embarks on a narrative voyage to discover solutions to--and understand the sources of--the plight of honeybees.

Through a lyrical combination of creative nonfiction and visual imagery, Where Honeybees Thrive tells the stories of the beekeepers, farmers, artists, entomologists, ecologists, and other advocates working to stem the damage...

Capitalizing on the current Downton Abbey-inspired...