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A Painter's Year in the Forests of Bhutan

A Painter's Year in the Forests of Bhutan

by A.K. Hellum

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 148 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

An informal account of a year in Bhutan, featuring paintings of 100 mountain plants by a Norwegian-born forestry consultant. Hellum has also written and illustrated a guide to trees in Guyana. "This book is not about the art, science, or business of forestry; it is about a forester and his relationships with people, young and old, in Bhutan...It is a tribute to the natural history, people and religion of this remote and beautiful country," writes U of A professor of forest fire science Dr. Paul Woodard in a review of "A Painter's Year in the Forests of Bhutan."  (BHU14, $18.95)

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