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Nests

by Susan Ogilvy
RM36.49 MYR
Nests
Nests

Artistry in avian architecture illuminated.

"Nests" is a profoundly delightful dive into nature's intricate craftsmanship. If you're someone who appreciates the delicate balance of art and science, or simply marvel at the natural world right in our backyards, you'll find Susan Ogilvy's meticulous paintings a true celebration of the bird's ingenuity. This book, through its vivid illustrations, transforms the ordinary into the exceptional, making it an enchanting read for anyone with a love for birds, art, or the subtle wonders hidden in plain sight.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Nests

by Susan Ogilvy
RM36.49 MYR
ISBN: 9780241481714
Authors: Susan Ogilvy
Publisher: Particular Books
Date of Publication: 2021-10-07
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Art, Nature
Related Topics: Art and Photography, Natural History, Animals, Ecology
Goodreads rating: 4.63
(rated by 56 readers)

Description

An exquisitely illustrated, one-of-a-kind celebration of the hidden beauty of nature and the ingenuity of birds. Susan Ogilvy started painting bird nests almost by accident. One day, while tidying up her garden after a storm, she found a chaffinch nest - a strange, sodden lump on the grass under a fir tree. She carried it inside and placed it on a newspaper; over the next few hours, as the water drained out of it, the sodden lump blossomed into a mossy jewel. She was amazed, and dropped everything to make a painting of the nest at exact life size. This was the start of an obsession; Ogilvy has since painted more than fifty bird nests from life, each time marvelling at its ingenious construction. Every species of bird has its own vernacular, but sources its materials - most commonly twigs, roots, grasses, reeds, leaves, moss, lichen, hair, feathers and cobwebs, less usually, mattress stuffing and string - according to local availability. Ogilvy would, of course, never disturb nesting birds; instead she relies upon serendipity, which is why all her nests have either been abandoned after fulfilling their purpose, or displaced by strong winds. Although Nests showcases the specimens she has found near her homes in Somerset and on the Isle of Arran, its subject matter is by no means only British, since these same birds can be
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Artistry in avian architecture illuminated.

"Nests" is a profoundly delightful dive into nature's intricate craftsmanship. If you're someone who appreciates the delicate balance of art and science, or simply marvel at the natural world right in our backyards, you'll find Susan Ogilvy's meticulous paintings a true celebration of the bird's ingenuity. This book, through its vivid illustrations, transforms the ordinary into the exceptional, making it an enchanting read for anyone with a love for birds, art, or the subtle wonders hidden in plain sight.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.