The Grouse: Artists' Impressions - Tapa dura

'The Grouse' is a companion volume to Swan Hill's earlier book, 'The Woodcock: Artists' Impressions, and follows the same successful format. Each of the artists featured writes about grouse, and the challenge of capturing such an iconic bird in their respective styles.... To shoot a single driven grouse will cost you £70. for half the price, this book will delight you for years to come. --Country Life.

Nine of the foremost living wildlife artists have contributed to this extraordinary book. As you would expect the paintings, drawings and sculptures reproduced here are magnificent, and each artist writes passionately about his art and about the wonderful bird that inspires it. --BASC Shooting and Conservation

In this sumptuous book there are great works of art depicting the many varieties of the bird, from the beautifully white ptarmigan to the classic driven sporting bird, the red grouse. And as the contributors are such brilliant exponents of their work it is visually stunning. --Shooting Gazette

* Artists Simon Gudgeon, Keith Sykes, Ben Hoskyns, Rodger McPhail, Jonathan Sainsbury, Owen Williams, Ashley Boon, Derek Robertson, and Terence Lambert * Follows on the success of The Woodcock: Artists' Impressions (978-1-904057-83-3) Leading sports artists capture and reflect their feelings for red grouse, as well as black grouse, capercaillie, and ptarmigan, in words and images. Paintings and sketches provide insight into how each artist approaches his subject and reflect each one's passion for grouse.