books about: botanicals

books about: botanicals

books:

Botanicals

Soon Y. Warren

North Light Books, 2006

Learn from the best!
Soon Y Warren is one of the best watercolorists of our times. I was privileged to take a workshop from this humble woman who manages to produce some of the most richly colored, impacting paintings of our day. While many books just give you enough actual information to ...

Nature's Beloved Son: Rediscovering John Muir's Botanical Legacy

Bonnie J. Gisel

Heyday Books, 2008

the botanical interests and work of John Muir
John Muir, like John Burroughs, is identified with California. This identification along with Muir's Thoreau-like attachment to nature and his enthusiasm for it make Muir's involvement with nature seem like a celebration of the promise of openness and renewal in ...

The Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Illustrated Dictionary of Orchid Genera (Comstock Book)

Peggy Alrich, Wesley Higgins

Cornell University Press, 2008

The Marie Selby Gardens Illustrated Dictionary of Orchid Genera
Excellent book. Long needed by the orchid community. It can be understood by and useful to beginners and experienced orchidists alike.A must for any orchid library. I thank the team from Marie Selby for this well written concise reference book.

Where Our Food Comes From: Retracing Nikolay Vavilov's Quest to End Famine

Gary Paul Nabhan

Shearwater, 2008

In the Foodsteps of Giants
Where our Food Comes From: Retracing Nikolay Vavilov's Quest to End Famine. Gary Paul Nabhan. Island Press: Washington, 2008. 214 pp., $24.95 hardcover (ISBN-13: 978-1-59726-399-3, ISBN-10: 1-59726-399-0). Reviewed by Rafael J. Routson, Department of Geography and ...

Botanical Gardens Coloring Book

Dot Barlowe

Dover Publications, 1997

awesome
I just purchased these Dover COloring Books for my mother and she loves them. The detail is out of this world and the variety of colors you can use are only limited by your inagination. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

A Seed Is Sleepy

Dianna Hutts Aston

Chronicle Books, 2007

Genius.
Sometimes a book is so lovely, it is difficult to review. You just want to throw a bunch of words out, like, "stunning," "superb," "gorgeous," and "accomplished." There. I'm done. No? Okay, then, on with the review. Dianna Hutts Aston and Sylvia Long team up again ...

The Art of Botanical Painting

Margaret Stevens

HarperCollins Publishers, 2005

Possibly the best available book on Botanical Painting
What a fabulous book! If you paint flowers in watercolour or are enrolled on a course of Botanical Illustration, as I am, then this is the book for you. Written by Margaret Stevens in association with the Society of Botanical Artists, the book takes the reader ...

Botanical Illustration Course: With the Eden Project

Meriel Thurstan, Rosie Martin

Batsford, 2006

Amazing Book in both the educational and artistic value
This book is a wonderous compilation of educational guidelines on producing artwork and properly representing the beauty and complexity of plants using pencil and watercolor media. It also could pass as a coffee table book as the images are incredible. I was ...

Danger At The Zoo: A Kit Mystery (American Girl Mysteries)

Kathleen Ernst

American Girl Publishing Inc, 2005

A Wonderful Mystery for History Fans
The year is 1934, and ten-year-old Kit Kittredge is ecstatic when she lands a summer job with the local newspaper working on a Kids Column, for she'll finally be fulfilling her dream of being a real life newspaper reporter. The best part? She'll even be getting paid ...

Botanical Garden Note Nook 2009 Calendar

Avalanche Pub, 2008

Convenient Calendar
I had the 2008 pocket wall calendar. The calendar is very convenient as you can place your bills in the pocket, which helps you not forget to pay them. The flowers are also pretty, which makes it not so annoying when you look at your bills that need to be paid:)

Botanicals: Butterflies & Insects

Leslie K. Overstreet

Assouline, 2008

Botanicals:Butterflies & Insects.
This is a very beautiful book, the full page botanical and insect illustrations are superb.I purchased this book as a Christmas present for my daughter who is a medical herbalist,but would really rather like to keep it for myself! Glennis.

How to Draw Plants: The Techniques of Botanical Illustration

Keith West

Timber Press, Incorporated, 2005

all you ever needed to know!
This book really has all you ever needed to know about botanical illustration - history, mediums, styles, scientific considerations, and more. A must for anyone going into this field.

Botanical Illustration in Watercolor (Practical Art Books)

Eleanor Wunderlich

Watson-Guptill, 1996

Absolutely the BEST BOOK on botanical illustration
This is the best book on botanical illustration I have found. It is suitable for all levels including complete beginners like myself. Although some artistic talent is certainly an asset, closely following the instructions here will come as close as possible to teaching ...

Contemporary Botanical Illustration: Challenging Colour and Texture
Rosie Martin, Meriel Thurstan

Batsford, 2008

The authors of the bestselling Botanical Illustration Course with the Eden Project are back with new sources of inspiration for professionals and amateurs interested in creating scientifically accurate illustrations of flowers and plants. This time they focus on solving two difficult challenges: depicting texture in pencil or paint, and painting ...

The Gardener's Bedside Reader

Voyageur Press, 2008

Celebrated gardeners share their techniques and inspirations
Any gardener seeking a bedside companion will relish this reader which pairs stories and essays with vintage ads, gardening memorabilia, botanical drawings, and color photos to inspire and entertain readers. Celebrated gardeners share their techniques and inspirations, ...