Deer: Artists' Impressions - Tapa dura

'Following on from previous Artists' Impressions of grouse and woodcock this magnificent volume brings together the work of eight of our foremost wildlife artists. Each artist writes of their own experience of deer and, as you would expect, there are stunning images in contrasting styles of painting, pencil drawing and scraper board, while the accompanying words give a fascinating insight into the world of the artist and the deer. As Rodger McPhail points out, deer were among the first creatures depicted on the wall of caves more than 4,000 years ago and the evocative images in this superb book show their magic is undiminished. Some coffee table books lie untouched, this is one that you will constantly pick up and every one of the scores of images is like a fresh discovery, a breath of wind from the hill or the covert-side.' - BASC Shooting and Conservation

* Follows on from the highly acclaimed The Woodcock:Artists' Impressions and The Grouse: Artists' Impressions (978-1-84689-019-2)* A celebration by some of the UK's finest sporting artists of the thrill that deer evoke* Beautifully illustrated throughout with delicate pencil drawings, sepia watercolors, and superb oils* Includes wonderful narratives of which many were inspired by experiences on the hill* Ashley Boon, Ben Hoskyns, Ian MacGillivray, Rodger McPhail, Martin Ridley, Jonathan Sainsbury, Keith Sykes, and Owen Williams are among Britain's leading sporting artists represented here