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Author / Creator:	Ocean, Humphrey, artist.
Uniform title:	Works. Selections
Imprint:	London : Royal Academy of Arts, 2019. ©2019
Description:	1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (colour) ; 16 x 22 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Ocean, Humphrey. Ocean, Humphrey. Birds -- Pictorial works. Birds in art. Birds in art. Birds. Pictorial works.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12033399

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ISBN:	9781912520374 1912520370 9781912520541
Notes:	Includes index.
Summary:	The artist Humphrey Ocean RA has painted portraits of Sir Paul McCartney and Philip Larkin, among many others. But alongside these prestigious commissions, he has always returned to drawing the simpler things in life: our 'alluringly unnatural world', as he puts it. The result is this idiosyncratic and charming collection of birds, all rendered in Ocean's unique style. With a species to discover on every page, this book is the perfect gift for any keen ornithologist, aspiring twitcher or dedicated listener to Tweet of the Day. As well as birdwatching around his home and studio in South London, Ocean regularly visits his sister, who is a nun in Nairobi and has loved birds all her life. There, he paints Kenyan birds such as the Eurasian bee-eater, the Bulbul and the Flycatcher that are 'local, a bit like our garden birds so nothing overly exotic, but of course to me they are'. They join the familiar gulls, thrushes and tits of the gardens, parks and hedgerows of the UK in this beautifully produced collection.

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Summary:	The artist Humphrey Ocean RA has painted portraits of Sir Paul McCartney and Philip Larkin, among many others. But alongside these prestigious commissions, he has always returned to drawing the simpler things in life: our 'alluringly unnatural world', as he puts it. The result is this idiosyncratic and charming collection of birds, all rendered in Ocean's unique style. With a species to discover on every page, this book is the perfect gift for any keen ornithologist, aspiring twitcher or dedicated listener to Tweet of the Day. As well as birdwatching around his home and studio in South London, Ocean regularly visits his sister, who is a nun in Nairobi and has loved birds all her life. There, he paints Kenyan birds such as the Eurasian bee-eater, the Bulbul and the Flycatcher that are 'local, a bit like our garden birds so nothing overly exotic, but of course to me they are'. They join the familiar gulls, thrushes and tits of the gardens, parks and hedgerows of the UK in this beautifully produced collection. AUTHOR: Humphrey Ocean's practice encompasses painting, printmaking, sculpture, book-making and drawing. He is the Royal Academy's Professor of Perspective. SELLING POINTS: * The artist Humphrey Ocean RA has been drawing birds for decades - both at home and on his travels * An essential purchase for all bird lovers 48 colour images
Item Description:	Includes index.
Physical Description:	1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (colour) ; 16 x 22 cm
ISBN:	9781912520374 1912520370 9781912520541