Best of Wildlife Art 2 (v. 2) [Hardcover]

Rachel Rubin Wolf (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1999

The Best of Wildlife Art 2 contains reproductions of today''s finest contemporary wildlife paintings from international artists working in a range of different media. The paintings are accompanied by artists'' tips.'

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From the Author

Wildlife art has come to mean much more than just a painting of an animal. The wild 'life' in these paintings encompasses plants, animals, and a spiritual life sensed in the places artists go to gather ideas and reference material.... It is this love for the natural gifts we have been given, and increasingly the fear of losing the same, that is the unifying theme of all of these works of art.

About the Author

Rachel Rubin Wolf is a freelance writer and editor with a special interest in wildlife art and fine art. She has edited many North Light books including the Splash, Basic Techniques and Keys to Painting series; The Best of Portrait Painting; and The Best of Flower Painting 2. Wolf is the author of The Acrylic Painter's Book of Styles and Techniques; Painting Ships, Shores and the Sea; and Painting the Many Moods of Light. She is also a contributing writer for Wildlife Art Magazine. Wolf studied painting and drawing at the Philadelphia College of Art (now University of the Arts), as well as the Kansas City Art Institute and received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Temple University in Philadelphia.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 144 pages
• Publisher: North Light Books; illustrated edition edition (October 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0891349596
• ISBN-13: 978-0891349594
• Product Dimensions: 21.5 x 12 x 2.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,039,320 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A absolute must have, March 8, 2007

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P. Sims (Baltimore, MD USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best of Wildlife Art 2 (v. 2) (Hardcover)

I bought this along with "Wildlife Art: 60 Contemporary Masters & Their Work". Both books are great, but"Best of Wildlife Art 2" is a must have. The captions under the art tells you what the medium the artist is using. "Wildlife Art: 60 Contemporary Masters & Their Work" doesn't alway tell you and you have to guess at it. I also like the art in "Best of Wildlife Art 2" better.

5.0 out of 5 stars Best of wildlife art v. 2, October 11, 2010

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DEWAYNE A. WILLIAMS (Boise, Idaho United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best of Wildlife Art 2 (v. 2) (Hardcover)

Wide variety of wildlife images, very clear reproductions, and a very useful reference book for the serious wildlife artist. You can never have too much reference!

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great compilation, October 16, 2000

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S. L. Dickinson (Johannesburg, South Africa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best of Wildlife Art 2 (v. 2) (Hardcover)

Part 2 brings us more of the same brilliant wildlife paintings as those featured in Part 1. For my money, this second version has the winning edge because it is richer in African wildlife subjects (I am an African artist!), with some incredible work that captures the essence of the animal in a host of creative ways.

Like the first volume, there are a couple of paintings that are ghastly, but they are in the minority. Paintings are grouped into chapters, with similar headings to the first volume: viz. "Develop a unique design concept", "Convey a particular mood", Grab your viewer with tension", "Bedazzle your subject with light", "Express an animal's character", "Take a different viewpoint", Capture a moment in time with action", " Embellish your painting with colour", "Depict an expressive pose or behaviour", and "Feature the habitat or environment". The reader thus has a critical departure-point from which to view the works. The effect of this is a heightened involvement with some of the best wildlife paintings in the world.

If you can afford both books, add them both to your collection. If you have to make a choice, I would recommend this one. Even with a few lemons, it's still great.