An African Experience: Wildlife Art and Adventure in Kenya by Simon Combes, Simon Combes (Illustrator)
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: August 1996
- Publisher: Greenwich Press CO
- Format: Hardcover, 144pp
- ISBN-13: 9781853101243
- ISBN: 1853101249
Synopsis
Text and artwork by Simon Combes. Foreword by David Shepherd. Available to the trade for the first time. A safari in Africa can be one of the great highlights of our lives, and Simon Combes has lived his life on one. He is one of the finest painters of wildlife alive and with this book makes his mark as a writer as well. The story of his life contained in this volume is an enthralling one: the son of an expatriate raised in colonial Kenya, a military career that spanned both sides of that nation's independence, a safari guide and artist with an eye for the adventure that is Africa. Simon's art has been published by the The Greenwich Workshop since 1980.
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July 09, 2003: Simon Combes grew up in Kenya and clearly made it his home of choice. His tales of boyhood shenanigans and adult adventures capture the mind as completely as his wildlife paintings capture the eye. Combes' striking art illustrates the uncanny advantage that a master artist has over photographs. An African Experience is an altogether pleasing experience for one who has visited Kenya; it is sure to be a satisfying vicarious visit for the reader who has not.
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