Charley Harper

Presenting more than 110 serigraphs accompanied by intriguing, pun-filled captions, this new, revised edition of Beguiled by the Wild pays homage to one of America's most beloved artists. Charley Harper (1922 2007), with his masterly use of simple geometric shapes, patterns, and vivid colors, distilled the essence of each bird, bug, otter, raccoon, or elephant he painted to its most important details. He called his style of painting "minimal realism. . . . Instead of trying to put everything in when I paint, I try to leave everything out. . . . I reduce the subject to the simplest possible visual terms without losing identity, thereby enhancing identity." Harper's approach to depicting the natural world is both sophisticated and fun. This edition of Beguiled by the Wild comprises all of Harper's serigraphs produced from 1968 to 2007. The original text by Roger Caras and Charley Harper is joined by a new commentary from the artist's son, Brett Harper.

More than 45 animals, delightfully depicted by Charley Harper, shine from the pages of this board book. Rhyming text by Zoe Burke names them all in read-aloud-fun fashion.

Starting with one bunting and ending with ten baby quail, Charley Harper's Count the Birds is the perfect board-book primer for learning numbers, guided by Zoe Burke's rhyming text.

Charley Harper's brightly rendered animal illustrations in this board book will teach youngsters their colors in no time, with Zoe Burke's rhyming text offering read-aloud fun.

Charley Harper and Edie McKee met on the first day of school at the Art Academy of Cincinnati in 1940. They studied together, fell in love, survived World War II, married, and embarked on successful careers in art. Today, Charley's work is iconic, known around the world particularly for his images of birds and other wildlife created with simple but accurate geometric forms. Edie's fine art photographs, paintings, prints, designs, and illustrations have earned her lasting respect. Harper Ever After presents paintings and prints from both artists, from their early art school days until 1960, when Charley created Cardinal, now one of his best-known images. The artists' command of a wide range of styles from realism to abstraction to cubism is not only impressive, it informs the path each took to arrive at their individual techniques. The subjects they chose to depict are just as diverse. Charley's World War II scenes, portraits, and cartoons created while serving in Europe as a private first class are especially poignant.

As an avid naturalist, Charley Harpers lifes work was painting the insects, plants, birds, and animals he loved. Early on, his ultrarealistic works gave way to familiar scenes based on bold geometric shapes, crisp lines, and jolts of unmodulated color. Harpers posters for conservation organizations have become some of his most enjoyed worksskillful and playful menageries of local wildlife. Populated by ferns and fawns, salamanders and scarlet tanagers, Birducopia presents a multitude of creatures from Ohios Penitentiary Glen.

Inside are twenty-two pages of Harpers playful critters, with reproductions of his full-color illustrations on the inside of the front and back covers. Weve also included a blank page at the end so you, like Harper, can sketch the world around you.

Inside are twenty-two pages of Charley Harpers playful animals, with his full-color illustrations featured on the inside of the front and back covers. Dont forget about the blank pages at the endweve left them there for you to draw the animals you find in your world.

This sketchbook gives you the opportunity to learn how Harper captured his subjects with the fewest possible visual elements. For each of the twenty-eight birds featured herein, weve included a four-page presentation. On the first page, you will find line drawings that show a three-stage process for recreating Harpers image. The line drawings build on each other the first one presents the most basic shapes, the second further develops the form of the bird, and the third com-pletes the image with all the details.

CHARLEY HARPER ABCs is a delightful children's hardcover book featuring this American icon's colorful graphic illustrations of animals and nature. Conceived as a mini companion to the impressive, large-format CHARLEY HARPER: AN ILLUSTRATED LIFE, ABCs introduces Charley's work to budding young readers and grown-ups alike. Charley's illustrations make learning A is for Ape, B is for Bird, and C is for Crab memorable and fun. This charming book is sure to appeal to Charley's loyal fans as well as introduce his lyrical illustrations to a whole new generation of young readers.