Drawing Life in Motion

With remarkable clarity and grace, naturalist and artist Jim Arnosky has crafted a visual exploration that begins with the slow, subtle movements of plants, and builds, through lyrical, balance pages, to ever more active animal movements. Always aware of the importance of seeing to art, Jim Arnosky alerts us to look for the natural details that will give life to wildlife drawings. He develops the concepts of a line of motion and suggests a way to sharpen vision for seeing it. And his examples--of an otter and dogs and birds and deer--show you how to find the pose that best evokes and animal's whole movement. A welcome companion to Drawing fro Nature, with drawings attuned to the rhythm of rural life, this is an inspiring source of information for artists, photographers, and nature lovers--indeed for anyone who wants to see the world more clearly.