John Muir Laws
Список книг автора John Muir LawsThe Laws Guide to Drawing Birds
John Muir Laws’s guide to drawing birds is itself winged, soaring between a devotion not only to art but also to the lives, forms, and postures of the birds themselves. Here, artistic technique and the exquisite details of natural history intertwine, and drawing becomes the vehicle for seeing. As Laws writes, “To draw feathers, you must understand how feathers grow, overlap, and insert into the body. To create the body, you must have an understanding of the bird’s skeletal structure. To pose this skeleton, you must be able to perceive the energy, intention, and life of the bird.” This how-to guide will perfect the technique of serious arists but also, perhaps more importantly, it will provide guidance for those who insist they can’t draw. Leading the mind and hand through a series of detailed exercises, Laws delivers what he promises: that “drawing birds opens you to the beauty of the world.” An Audubon Book.
The Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling
The ultimate guide to nature drawing and journaling! A potent combination of art, science, and boundless enthusiasm, the latest art instruction book from John Muir Laws (<i>The Laws Guide to Drawing Birds</i>) is a how-to guide for becoming a better artist and a more attentive naturalist. In straightforward text complemented by step-by-step illustrations, dozens of exercises lead the hand and mind through creating accurate reproductions of plants and animals as well as landscapes, skies, and more. Laws provides clear, practical advice for every step of the process for artists at every level, from the basics of choosing supplies to advanced techniques. While the book’s advice will improve the skills of already accomplished artists, the emphasis on seeing, learning, and feeling will make this book valuable—even revelatory—to anyone interested in the natural world, no matter how rudimentary their artistic abilities.
The Laws Field Guide to the Sierra Nevada
In this groundbreaking and meticulously field-tested guide, the rich variety of Sierra life—trees, wildflowers, ferns, fungi, lichens, fish, reptiles, amphibians, birds, mammals, and insects—comes alive.<p>Easy-to-use features include:<ul><li>Intuitive organization, color tabs, and simple keys;</li><li>Similar-looking species side by side;</li><li>Over 2,800 full-color illustrations;</li><li>Range maps of species that are otherwise difficult to distinguish;</li><li>Index of common and scientific names;</li><li>Lightweight and compact—ideal for backpacking.</li></ul><p>Impressively detailed and comprehensive, the guide includes:<ul><li>More than 1,700 species;</li><li>Descriptions of behavior, adaptations, and interactions between species;</li><li>Species and topics not found in most guides, including aquatic life, spiders and webs, plankton, plant galls, bark beetle galleries, animal tracks and evidence, seasonal star charts, weather patterns, and cloud formations.</li></ul>