An African Experience: Wildlife Art and Adventure in Kenya (Hardcover)

~ Simon Combes (Author)

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Product Description

Text and artwork by Simon Combes. Foreword by David Shepherd. Available to the trade for the first time. A safari in Africa can be one of the great highlights of our lives, and Simon Combes has lived his life on one. He is one of the finest painters of wildlife alive and with this book makes his mark as a writer as well. The story of his life contained in this volume is an enthralling one: the son of an expatriate raised in colonial Kenya, a military career that spanned both sides of that nation's independence, a safari guide and artist with an eye for the adventure that is Africa. Simon's art has been published by the The Greenwich Workshop since 1980.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 143 pages
• Publisher: Clive Holloway Books (September 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1853101249
• ISBN-13: 978-1853101243
• Product Dimensions: 12.4 x 9.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #859,372 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Must for Lovers of Wild Art, July 23, 2005

By	Joan Neligan (Co Cork Ireland) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I love this book and will treasure it. I hated coming to the end of it and hope to get a copy of his second book - Great Cats - and read of more of his adventures as he travels around the world . Apart from the animals, I think his painting of trees, bushes, grassland and dust is superb. So sad that it was a buffalo that ended his life.

5.0 out of 5 stars an african experience:wildlife ar and adventure in Kenya, April 27, 2000

By A Customer

I bought this book as a present for my parents after they took a safari to Kenya. They love this book! It sits on their coffee table and they encourage all who stop by to view it. The story of the author/artists life is remarkable. The beautiful artwork which accompanies the tales of living in Kenya are so life like it's amazing.