Drawing Life in Motion

by Jim Arnosky

Instructions for drawing plants and animals in motion.

Genres: Art

Hardcover

Published January 1, 1984

About the author

Jim Arnosky was born in New York City, NY Sept 1, 1946. He was raised in Pennsylvania. Jim graduated from high school in Philadelphia and joined the US Naval Reserves. His active duty took him to Maryland and Bremerhaven, Germany.

In 1976 Jim and his wife Deanna moved to Vermont with their two daughters where they have lived in an old farmhouse for the past 28 years. 17 of those years were spent raising sheep.

Jim is self taught in writing, art and the natural sciences. He has written and illustrated 86 books on nature subjects and has illustrated 46 other books written by various authors. He has been awarded the Christopher Medal, Orbis Pictus Honor, ALA Gordon Award, and Outstanding Science book awards from National Science Teachers Associations.

Jim loves to fish, boat, and play his guitar. In his work, he uses a Betacam SP video camcorder with a 1600 mm lens to record the wildlife he and Deanna find all across the country.

Reviews

[LemontreeLime · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love Mr. Arnosky's art! His humor and creativity are so enjoyable. This is a wonderful beginning drawing book, one i cannot bring myself to give away.

[Tara · Rating 4 out of 5]

So good...

[Callie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautiful illustrations to encourage developing how to see.

[Hilary · Rating 3 out of 5]

Chatty.