Galápagos Sketchbook

David Pollock, Mick Rooney

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Pallas Athene Publishers
01 November 2023

Watercolours; Ecological science, the Biosphere; Biogeography; Conservation of the environment

Beautifully produced facsimile of a watercolour artist's book recording many of the most fascinating birds and animals of the Galápagos Islands. Profits to go to the Galápagos Trust.

AUTHOR: David Pollock was born in London in 1949. He lives in Charlbury, Oxfordshire. He read Chemistry and Economics at Keele and spent his working life in Whitehall, the City and in the direction of two major trade associations. On retirement in 2010 he gained a post-graduate certificate in architectural history at Oxford. He also began to paint full time. Travel, drawing and painting are his lifelong passions. He has filled more than 40 sketchbooks with a record of his journeys in five continents over three decades and, since retirement, has exhibited his strong figurative watercolours in well-received shows in Oxford and London. David was Chairman of Oxfordshire Artweeks, the UK's biggest and oldest open-studio festiva , from 2012 to 2019.

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Stunningly produced facsimile of watercolour sketchbook

Paintings of many of the iconic birds and animals of the Galápagos .

Profits to the Galápagos Trust

43 colour illustrations

By: David Pollock
Contributions by: Mick Rooney
Imprint: Pallas Athene Publishers
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 154mm, Width: 214mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 358g
ISBN: 9781843682141
ISBN 10: 1843682141
Pages: 96
Publication Date: 01 November 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

David Pollock was born in London in 1949. He lives in Charlbury, Oxfordshire. He read Chemistry and Economics at Keele and spent his working life in Whitehall, the City and in the direction of two major trade associations. On retirement in 2010 he gained a post-graduate certificate in architectural history at Oxford. He also began to paint full time. Travel, drawing and painting are his lifelong passions. He has filled more than 40 sketchbooks with a record of his journeys in five continents over three decades and, since retirement, has exhibited his strong figurative watercolours in well-received shows in Oxford and London. David was Chairman of Oxfordshire Artweeks, the UK’s biggest and oldest open-studio festiva , from 2012 to 2019.

Reviews for Galápagos Sketchbook

He has … reconnected with the noble art of the topographical illustrator the type of draughtsman and draughtsmanship that accompanied Darwin on his expeditions. Mick Rooney RA