Notebooks
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: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
A rare and intimate collection, Notebooks presents the personal sketches, observations, and reflections of Thoreau Macdonald, the celebrated Canadian artist and illustrator best known for his intricate depictions of the natural world. The work chronicles Macdonald's deep attentiveness to the Canadian landscape, capturing flora, fauna, and the quiet rhythms of rural life with the same precision and reverence that defined his broader artistic career. Written and drawn in the tradition of the naturalist's journal, the notebooks offer an unfiltered window into the creative and contemplative mind of one of Canada's most distinctive visual artists. The tone is meditative and unhurried, inviting readers to slow down and observe the world with the same careful eye that Macdonald brought to every line he drew. A treasure for admirers of Canadian art history, natural history illustration, and the art of the personal journal, this collection stands as a testament to a lifetime of devoted looking.
Author: Thoreau Macdonald
Format: Paperback
Published: 1980, Penumbra Press
Genre: The arts
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
A rare and intimate collection, Notebooks presents the personal sketches, observations, and reflections of Thoreau Macdonald, the celebrated Canadian artist and illustrator best known for his intricate depictions of the natural world. The work chronicles Macdonald's deep attentiveness to the Canadian landscape, capturing flora, fauna, and the quiet rhythms of rural life with the same precision and reverence that defined his broader artistic career. Written and drawn in the tradition of the naturalist's journal, the notebooks offer an unfiltered window into the creative and contemplative mind of one of Canada's most distinctive visual artists. The tone is meditative and unhurried, inviting readers to slow down and observe the world with the same careful eye that Macdonald brought to every line he drew. A treasure for admirers of Canadian art history, natural history illustration, and the art of the personal journal, this collection stands as a testament to a lifetime of devoted looking.