For the Birds… Audubon’s, that is!

 

I have always adored Audubon prints and have several in my home.

Brown Pelican {Master Bedroom}

Blue Heron {Stair Parlor}

Smaller Prints {in Master & Guest Bedrooms}

I was really happy to be gifted a couple Barnes & Noble gift cards at Christmas time by a couple of my students. I quickly ordered the book, Audubon’s Aviary online. I had seen the book at several of my favorite shops in excess of $80.00. Barnes & Noble offered the book for $52.00 and with $40.00 in gift cards, the book costs me about $12.00 + tax (Free shipping). Score!

“This important new volume presents all the dazzling watercolors that Audubon painted for these monumental engravings. Audubon’s Aviary illuminates the original masterpieces that were created by Audubon himself and tells the story behind their creation with fresh insights and engaging quotes from his writings. These powerful paintings—all newly photographed using state-of-the-art techniques—possess a startling immediacy, vibrancy, and fluidity that link natural history, art, and a respect for the environment. These watercolors transmit Audubon’s devotion to his craft with their inscriptions and layers of media wrought with a miniaturist’s attention to detail and their revolutionary compositions, which for the first time in history depicted all the birds life-size. Audubon is considered America’s first great watercolorist, introducing innovative approaches developed over a lifetime of study. Even judged alongside today’s technology, his dramatic tableaux remain some of the most spectacular natural history documents and visually arresting works of art ever produced.”

Take a look at the stunning photographs inside the book. The pictures are gorgeous.

My copy is the perfect coffee table book and sits alongside my other two faves, Cabinet of Natural Curiosities & Ralph Lauren.

To order the book, click HERE.

Audubon’s Aviary, y’all!