David Gentleman's Britain

From the remote Stone Age mounds and standing stones of the Orkneys to the well-trodden turf at Land's End and from the fens of East Anglia to the wild mountains of Wales David Gentleman's Britain reveals the landscape and architecture of the British Isles. His techniques, watercolour and pen and wash, are familiar and traditional but his approach is startlingly individual and vigorous- both in his drawings and in the text that accompanies them. Cotswold villages and city suburbs, country lanes and motorways, beauty spots and black spots, landmarks and follies of all ages are contrasted to produce a matchless and magnificent rendering of Britain's landscape. Contents: London The South-East The Mid-West The South-West Wales The Midlands East Anglia The North Scotland Ireland AUTHOR: David Gentleman was born in 1930 in London and was educated at Hertford Grammar School and the Royal College of Art. He has designed murals and stamps, illustrated books for publishers in London and New York, made lithographs of landscape and architecture and exhibited many watercolours from his travels around the world. He lives and works in London. SELLING POINTS: Stunning pen and watercolour illustrations combine with an insightful commentary to create a matchless portrait of the British Isles today ILLUSTRATIONS 280 colour V40 b/w illustrations