Diamond Valley 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: Very good
Pages: Good
A stunning visual record of one of Victoria's most distinctive regional landscapes, Diamond Valley Sketchbook pairs Graham Hawley's evocative pencil and ink drawings with Brian McKinlay's richly informed prose to chronicle the character, heritage, and natural beauty of the Diamond Valley region in Australia. The work captures the area's townships, waterways, bush terrain, and human stories with an intimacy that only hand-drawn illustration can convey, presenting a portrait of a community and its surroundings that photography alone could never fully achieve. Part of Rigby's celebrated Sketchbook series — which documented Australian regions through the collaborative art of draughtsman and writer — this volume stands as a significant piece of Australian social and cultural history, preserving a vision of Diamond Valley as it appeared in the latter half of the twentieth century. Hawley's draftsmanship is precise yet warmly atmospheric, while McKinlay's accompanying text grounds each image in local lore and historical context, making the finished work both an artistic achievement and an invaluable regional document. For those drawn to Australian history, folk geography, or the art of illustration, this is a volume that rewards every page turned.
Author: Graham Hawley (Drawings), Brian Mckinlay (Text)
Format: Hardback
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
A stunning visual record of one of Victoria's most distinctive regional landscapes, Diamond Valley Sketchbook pairs Graham Hawley's evocative pencil and ink drawings with Brian McKinlay's richly informed prose to chronicle the character, heritage, and natural beauty of the Diamond Valley region in Australia. The work captures the area's townships, waterways, bush terrain, and human stories with an intimacy that only hand-drawn illustration can convey, presenting a portrait of a community and its surroundings that photography alone could never fully achieve. Part of Rigby's celebrated Sketchbook series — which documented Australian regions through the collaborative art of draughtsman and writer — this volume stands as a significant piece of Australian social and cultural history, preserving a vision of Diamond Valley as it appeared in the latter half of the twentieth century. Hawley's draftsmanship is precise yet warmly atmospheric, while McKinlay's accompanying text grounds each image in local lore and historical context, making the finished work both an artistic achievement and an invaluable regional document. For those drawn to Australian history, folk geography, or the art of illustration, this is a volume that rewards every page turned.