The Illustrated Owl: Barn, Barred, & Great Horned: The Ultimate Reference Guide for Bird Lovers, Artists, and Woodcarvers (The Denny Rogers Visual Reference series) [Paperback]

Denny Rogers (Author), Lori Corbett (Painter)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2008 | Series: The Denny Rogers Visual Reference series

Featuring 200 meticulous and anatomically accurate drawings that capture each magnificent owl in multiple poses and from every angle, this reference provides wildlife artists with the tools to draw, paint, sculpt, carve, and study these majestic birds. The comprehensive drawings and color graphs capture the essence of the owls’ watchful and predatory nature, and scaled charts allow carvers to create their desired dimensions without sacrificing proportion. With the combination of in-flight and still photographs, everyone from wildlife artists and bird watchers to nature enthusiasts can create these formidable nighttime hunters in minute detail—down to the stripes, speckles, and streaks of their feathers.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A welcome and much needed addition to any wildfowl reference library. The information provided in this book will be a big help to anyone interested in improving their understanding of birds of prey and the subtle, and sometimes not so subtle, physical traits that make them unique."  —Floyd Scholz, The Vermont Raptor Academy

"I encourage any serious bird student, artist, or photographer to acquire at least one of these spectacular titles. There probably isn't a better reference available for anyone interested in portraying these amazing creatures."  —Woodcarving Illustrated

About the Author

Denny Rogers is a lifelong outdoorsman and wilderness enthusiast. He is a graphic designer and sculptor and works as a museum exhibits artist. He is the author of The Denny Rogers Visual Reference series and lives in Bloomington, Illinois. Lori Corbett is an award-winning bird carver and a carving instructor. She is the author of Carving Award-Winning Songbirds and is a frequent contributor to Woodcarving Illustrated. She lives in St. Anthony, Idaho.

Product Details

• Paperback: 248 pages
• Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing (June 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1565233131
• ISBN-13: 978-1565233133
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #173,649 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #56 in Books > Professional & Technical > Professional Science > Biological Sciences > Animals > Birds & Birdwatching > Field Guides
  • #80 in Books > Science & Math > Nature & Ecology > Field Guides

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent illustrations, January 6, 2010

By 

Cawol - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: The Illustrated Owl: Barn, Barred, & Great Horned: The Ultimate Reference Guide for Bird Lovers, Artists, and Woodcarvers (The Denny Rogers Visual Reference series) (Paperback)

I bought this book for my boyfriend who loves barn owls. He is thinking of getting an owl tattoo and so I purchased this book for possible references. The book's illustrations are amazingly detailed and there are so many different angles that the owls are drawn in. My boyfriend loved the book.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More than expected, June 18, 2009

By 

Green Ivy - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: The Illustrated Owl: Barn, Barred, & Great Horned: The Ultimate Reference Guide for Bird Lovers, Artists, and Woodcarvers (The Denny Rogers Visual Reference series) (Paperback)

As an artist that often uses these particular owls in my work, this book is invaluable. The information (with out a lot of reading) it gives is over whelming. Feather details, measurements, charts, views from all angles, some facts, drawings, photos...and more.
So worth the price!
Just to have this book in your library as a visual source about owls is a plus.
My art is not realistic, but making it with this knowledge is more inspiring.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not just for wood carvers, October 26, 2009

By 

E. Morris (Flowery Branch, Georgia United States) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: The Illustrated Owl: Barn, Barred, & Great Horned: The Ultimate Reference Guide for Bird Lovers, Artists, and Woodcarvers (The Denny Rogers Visual Reference series) (Paperback)

As one who loves owls - the calls in the deep silence of the night, the huge eyes which see everything, everywhere, the feathers 'round the eyes,capturing each small rustling in the leaves below,the mystical symbolism of the wisdom Goddess Athena and of which it is said, "The Owl of Goddess Minerva Flies at Dusk"...which I translate as "wisdom comes only to the old".

This book is a dream come true and everything I dared to hope it to be. Yes, it has wonderful, precise drawings of foot and feather and color palettes and diagrams to enable those who paint and carve to produce fabulous representative art of this incredible creature, it also provides those of us who work with clay,the tools to better capture the essence of owl... or just to gaze at these incredible Beings.

LadyBeth