Description
By Larry Barth
Legendary bird carver Larry Barth has created a stunning retrospective of his life's work, including sculptures from museum exhibits and rarely seen pieces from private collections. This is a must-have book for every bird lover, carver, and anyone who appreciates fine sculptural art. Barth shares insights on how he conceives, designs, and executes his masterpieces.
24 finely detailed sculptures in wood shown in up-close photographs:
Snowy Owl & Bonaparte's Gull, Terns in Flight, The Wood Warblers, Bering Sea Pirates, Loggerhead Shrike & Hawthorn, Least Bittern & Marsh Wren, Great Reed Warbler, Green Heron, Ruddy Turnstone & Purple Sandpiper, Broad-Winged Hawk, Winter Sanderlings, Red-Billed Tropicbird, Mountain Bluebirds & Juniper, Killdeer, Northern Harrier & Reeds, Yellow-rumped Warbler & Goldenrod, Cedar Waxings, Bohemian Waxing & Sumac, Carolina Wren, and Drawn in Water Algonquin.
232 pages, 8.5" x 11" hardcover.
Legendary bird carver Larry Barth has created a stunning retrospective of his life's work, including sculptures from museum exhibits and rarely seen pieces from private collections. This is a must-have book for every bird lover, carver, and anyone who appreciates fine sculptural art. Barth shares insights on how he conceives, designs, and executes his masterpieces.
24 finely detailed sculptures in wood shown in up-close photographs:
Snowy Owl & Bonaparte's Gull, Terns in Flight, The Wood Warblers, Bering Sea Pirates, Loggerhead Shrike & Hawthorn, Least Bittern & Marsh Wren, Great Reed Warbler, Green Heron, Ruddy Turnstone & Purple Sandpiper, Broad-Winged Hawk, Winter Sanderlings, Red-Billed Tropicbird, Mountain Bluebirds & Juniper, Killdeer, Northern Harrier & Reeds, Yellow-rumped Warbler & Goldenrod, Cedar Waxings, Bohemian Waxing & Sumac, Carolina Wren, and Drawn in Water Algonquin.
232 pages, 8.5" x 11" hardcover.