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An illustrated natural history of British native trees, by a celebrated botanical artist and her forester brother-in-lawIn Overleaf, the botanical painter Susan Ogilvy and the eminent forester Richard Ogilvy introduce us to each of the native trees of the British Isles - and a number of non-native, but much cherished, naturalised species - via close consideration of their leaves.From water-loving alder to long-lived yew, Susan paints both the ...

Susan Ogilvy started painting bird nests almost by accident. One day, while tidying up her garden after a storm, she found a chaffinch nest - a strange, sodden lump on the grass under a fir tree. She carried it inside and placed it on a newspaper, over the next few hours, as the water drained out of it, the sodden lump blossomed into a mossy jewel. She was amazed, and dropped everything to make a painting of the nest at exact life size.This wa...

First published in 1976 by Batsford"--Title page verso.

74 delicate paintings of leaves, both sides of the leaves of 37 different trees. These wonderfully detailed paintings are accompanied by thought-provoking text.

Challenging rhythms are especially emphasized in the "toccata" form, as are accents and a wide use of the keyboard. This piece will be an especially showy recital piece for the intermediate pianist, featuring the key of C major, syncopation, hand-over-hand technique, and jumps of over an octave in the left hand.