Into the Wilderness: An Artist's Journey [Hardcover]

Mark Mardon (Author), Stephen Lyman (Illustrator, Photographer), Bev Doolittle (Introduction)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 9, 1995

During years of study and exploration, Stephen Lyman discovered his calling: to paint the wilderness with passionate commitment, and to communicate the joy found there in each image. Through his beautiful paintings and extraordinary photography he celebrates the importance of the wilderness as a whole.

Into the Wilderness is more than a splendid art book. With it, you can journey with Lyman into a wilderness very few have experienced. You can share the sensation of being in the wild--exploring, discovering, studying, and enjoying the all-encompassing beauty of unspoiled nature.

Into the Wilderness features Stephen Lyman's favorite paintings, as well as many unpublished paintings and sketches. In addition, the artist includes more than one hundred of his own photographs showing details and overviews of the natural world that inspires his paintings. Through Lyman's paintings and photography, and in the words of writer and former Sierra magazine editor Mark Mardon, each of us can experience the deep quiet of the woods, find serenity at the water's edge, climb mountains, and be completely at home in the world of the wilderness.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Environmentalist/painter Stephen Lyman's 35 solo trips into Yosemite's backcountry wilderness are captured in Into The Wilderness (1-885183-31-3, $35. 00): paintings which communicate the beauty of the wilderness. Mark Mardon provides the text which traces Lyman's journeys and discoveries. Enjoy portraits of farm animals with Danielle Weil's Portraits (32-1, $15. 00), which displays fifty black and white photos celebrating the form of farm animals. Engaging views of common domestic farm animals enjoy new life in this title. Michael Rosen's Dog People (17-8, $25. 00) includes portraits of artists' dogs as well as dog art and celebrations designed to reveal human/dog connections. An excellent collection is created which dog fanciers will relish. -- Midwest Book Review

From the Inside Flap

Over years of study and exploration, Stephen Lyman discovered his calling: to paint, with passionate commitment, not just wildlife but the wilderness, and communicate its joy in each image. Through his beautiful paintings and extraordinary photography he embodies the importance of the wilderness as a whole. the natural extension of his quest is now in your hands.

Into the Wilderness: An Artist's Journey, therefore, is more than a splendid book of art. Through the art and photography of Stephen Lyman you can travel with this dedicated explorer into a wilderness very few have experienced. You can now share the sensation of being in the true outdoors--exploring, discovering, studying and enjoying the all-encompassing beauty of unspoiled nature.

John Muir, one of the world' s most important naturalists and conversation writers, once said, "Climb the mountains and get their good tidings." Stephen Lyman knows exactly what he meant and, like Muir, seeks to communicate the value of the wilderness through his art. One of the reasons Lyman's work is so successful is the purity of his purpose. Lyman does with art what Muir did with words. To many, the artist is the living personification of Muir.

Through Lyman's paintings and photography, as well as the words of writer and former Sierra magazine editor Mark Mardon, you too can travel deep into the woods, find serenity at the water's edge, climb mountains, and be completely at home in the true world--the world of the wilderness.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 180 pages
• Publisher: Artisan; First edition. edition (January 9, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1885183313
• ISBN-13: 978-1885183316
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 7.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #715,417 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A magnificent tribute to wilderness painter/explorer Stephen Lyman, July 19, 2009

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Mark Mardon (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Into the Wilderness: An Artist's Journey (Hardcover)

Wilderness painter Stephen Lyman, with whom I had the honor of collaborating on the book, "Into the Wilderness: An Artist's Journey" (The Greenwich Workshop/Artisan, 1995) died in Yosemite in April 1996, having met with a freak storm and an unlucky fall from a perch in the Cathedral Rocks area of Yosemite Valley. Yosemite has known many exceptional painters--Albert Bierstadt, Thomas Hill, and William Keith among them--and great mountaineers, from John Muir to David Brower. Steve Lyman ranks among these stellar personages for his love and devotion to the Range of Light, and for his ability to express that love through his art.

"To Steve Lyman, once again enjoying the freedom of the hills, what civilization truly needs in order to shore up its crumbling foundation is a universal acknowledgement that wilderness, in the final analysis, may be the ultimate salve for psyches wounded by humanity's alienation from the nature that gave it birth."

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The very best of Stephen Lyman's work!, June 19, 1998

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This review is from: Into the Wilderness: An Artist's Journey (Hardcover)

PRINTS.COM highly recommends this book. Stephen Lyman's artwork is a celebration of the beauty our earth provides us in it's many forms. Forward by Bev Doolittle.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Art Book, February 2, 2011

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This review is from: Into the Wilderness: An Artist's Journey (Hardcover)

I bought this book for my husband who was just starting to paint. It really inspired him. I love having it in my home.
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