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Dance of the Brush spans some seven decades of the artistic life of Ralph
Thompson, known for his illustrations of the Gerald Durrell books. This
wonderful book chronicles Ralph’s early life through art colleges in Leeds and
London and onto his artistic career after the Second World War.
His text
describes how he is always searching to improve his technique and the art of his
painting. He recalls interesting episodes when travelling through Africa and
India hunting wild animals with his sketchbook, many of whose
pages are reproduced.
We also see the finished studio work; some from his
personal collection and others collected together, to be included in this
celebration of one of the greats of wildlife art in the 20th century.
His
special affinity with and his ability to capture an animal’s personality gives
his paintings and drawings an immediate appeal.
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