Gold Coast And Green Mountains Sketchbook
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
A vivid portrait of one of Australia's most beloved coastal and hinterland regions, Gold Coast and Green Mountains Sketchbook captures the dramatic contrasts between the sun-drenched shores of the Gold Coast and the lush, verdant peaks of the Green Mountains (Lamington National Park) in Queensland. Kevin Jopson's masterful drawings breathe life into the landscape, chronicling the natural beauty, architecture, and character of these iconic Australian destinations with an artist's keen and discerning eye. Peter Newell's accompanying text grounds each illustration in rich local context, weaving together history, geography, and a deep sense of place that transforms the work into far more than a mere picture book. Part of the celebrated Sketchbook series published by Rigby Limited — a landmark collection that presented Australia's most distinctive regions through the collaboration of talented artists and writers — this volume stands as both a document of its era and an enduring aesthetic achievement. The partnership between Jopson's graceful linework and Newell's evocative prose creates a synergy that invites the reader to see these landscapes anew, raising the question: how much of the world around us do we truly notice until an artist compels us to look?
Author: Kevin Jopson (Drawings), Peter Newell (Text)
Format: Hardback
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
A vivid portrait of one of Australia's most beloved coastal and hinterland regions, Gold Coast and Green Mountains Sketchbook captures the dramatic contrasts between the sun-drenched shores of the Gold Coast and the lush, verdant peaks of the Green Mountains (Lamington National Park) in Queensland. Kevin Jopson's masterful drawings breathe life into the landscape, chronicling the natural beauty, architecture, and character of these iconic Australian destinations with an artist's keen and discerning eye. Peter Newell's accompanying text grounds each illustration in rich local context, weaving together history, geography, and a deep sense of place that transforms the work into far more than a mere picture book. Part of the celebrated Sketchbook series published by Rigby Limited — a landmark collection that presented Australia's most distinctive regions through the collaboration of talented artists and writers — this volume stands as both a document of its era and an enduring aesthetic achievement. The partnership between Jopson's graceful linework and Newell's evocative prose creates a synergy that invites the reader to see these landscapes anew, raising the question: how much of the world around us do we truly notice until an artist compels us to look?