"Makes for excellent reading and provides a detailed knowledge on all that the forests of Bhutan contain" --Asian Studies Association of Australia, 2002

"At first I just paged through this attractively designed book and admired the graceful botanical paintings ..., but soon I became caught up in Dr. Hellum's descriptions of his journeys into little-known Bhutan." --Fairchild Tropical Garden, July 2001

"I would recommend readers indulge themselves in the warmth of these stories." --Journal of Forestry, July 2001

A Painter's Year in the Forests of Bhutan records one man's journey into the little-known culture of Bhutan. Gorgeously illustrated with paintings of more than one hundred rarely seen plants, this sensitive volume captures the beauty of a largely untouched land and its people.

When A. K. Hellum travelled to Bhutan to consult on a forest management project, he left a wiser man. His gently meandering narrative pauses to meditate on the mysteries of the ordinary as revealed in the natural world.

Dr. Hellum gives us words and images to enjoy again and again. A Painter's Year in the Forests of Bhutan is a lyrical feast for the imagination.

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