The author of Travel Painting won’t need a headstone . . . This monumental omnibus will do . . . Five hundred and eight-six gorgeous pages of verbal pleasure . . . Intimate collaborations with esteemed artists . . . Landscapes of descriptive simplicity . . . Pure thought objectified . . .
Lee writes that the title phrase belongs to the great haiku master Matsuo Bashō.
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Have a look below to get a sense of the book. But, sorry to say, with some distortion. Though I extract pages with images from two small sections of the book, Travel Painting is not an “illustrated” text. It’s big on story and ranges widely and tells a whale of a tale.
Click the images to enlarge for reading and viewing.
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Don’t forget to read the epigraphs.
New and Selected Writings
An anthology of creative work.
Verse and vignette.
Past and Present.
Serious and antic.
Literal travels. Literary travels.
Poetry travels. Prose travels.
Travel imaginings.
Travel words, as it were, painted.
— A. Robert Lee
The artworks on pages 294-299 (as shown) are by Blas Miras from the section “Aluntizaje / Lunar Landings.”
The cover image by jh, “Manhattan Monet,” is a wraparound with front and back flaps. Click to enlarge.
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