A Journey in Nature: Paintings, Drawings and Calligraphy

by Jeannie Brendler

Overview

This book takes a unique approach to exploring the joys of nature by combining beautiful floral paintings with pen & ink animal drawings. Companion passages to these works may be found throughout the book, skillfully hand-calligraphered in a variety of typefaces. The titles of several of the paintings make the viewer aware that a specimen of wildlife is concealed therein. You will savor the pages with the artist as your guide.

Brendler has always been intrigued by the architecture of flowers. She has a special interest in gardening and photography. She walks along her trails, observing and taking pictures of the insects, birds and other creatures that move among the flowers. This provides source material for her large acrylic paintings.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940158624315
Publisher:	LitFire Publishing
Publication date:	07/12/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	76
File size:	11 MB
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About the Author

A native of Virginia, Jeannie Brendler grew up in a farming community and was inspired to become an artist by her uncle John Hilt. He played the fiddle, carved wooden sculptures, and loved taming the wild birds. John taught that everything one does should be of quality and that education is the key to a successful life.

The artist graduated from both Bluefield Junior College and Radford University. She also completed further course study at Mount Vernon College, George Washington University, American University, and Northern Virginia Community College. She was a recipient of the McGraw-Hill National Educational Publications Award, given annually in recognition of the artist’s design of promotional materials for the NEA.

Brendler worked for 15 years as an artist, calligrapher, and photographer for the Fairfax County Office of Communications and as art director for Fairfax County public schools. After leaving Northern Virginia, she taught art and calligraphy at Anson Community College in North Carolina.

Now retired, the artist has a llama ranch and lives with her husband in the mountains of Southwestern Virginia. Gaining inspiration from the beauty of the Blue Ridge, she produces large paintings of nature while continuing to create and design various art projects. She has now turned her attention to the book-publishing industry.