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From Hedgerow to High Tor: The Wildlife Diary of a Country Artist

Author: Dick Twinney
ISBN: 9780906720691
Description:
From Hedgerow to High Tor is a record of some of the flora and fauna common to the Westcountry. Wildlife artist Dick Twinney is a painter for all seasons. His paintings have life-like detail, art oozing colour and character, taking you to the edge of reality, his animals appearing out of their backgrounds as you approach them. His deep love of the countryside and the wildlife that inhabits it is reflected in the pages of this book, confirming him to be in the vanguard of British wildlife art.

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Brought up in the Devon countryside, Dick Twinney has lived and worked in Cornwall for some 40 years. His paintings are featured regularly on collectors’ plates and in limited edition prints, as well as in newspapers and magazines. He has illustrated books on wildlife and natural history published in Britain, Europe and the USA.

1st edition
Cased
136 pages
124 paintings, 1 photograph
223 x 235 mm
21.05.09

Foreword by Michael Williams
Introduction by Dick Twinney
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Acknowledgements

‘a stylish publication with some beautiful images... Author, painter and publisher all combining to produce powerful public relations for the West Country.’ (Cornish Guardian, 06.05.09)

‘an engaging chronicle – and full of quirky details that might escape a less patient eye.’ (Western Morning News, 02.05.09) Read the full review here.

‘In Dick Twinney's world even a seemingly barren habitat... springs to life’ (Western Morning News, 02.05.09)

‘this is Dick Twinney at his very best. Each painting shows his fantastic artistry, not only in capturing the minute details of his subjects but in the charm and love which shines out of his work.
... this book is an absolute delight’ (North Cornwall Advertiser, May 2009)
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