In both her brilliant sketchbooks and her large-scale paintings, Rae's practice draws inspiration from landscapes around the world

With authoritative texts and a wide array of illustrations, this handsome monograph charts the long and successful career of the British artist Dame Barbara Rae's (born 1943) long and successful career as a redoubtable traveling artist. From her native Scotland to Spain, France, Ireland, the US, Italy, South Africa and even the Northwest Passage, Rae documents the landscapes, animals and colors of the world in her sketchbooks, which she then transforms into larger abstract paintings within her studio. From her drawings made in situ to her painting series, this book charts Rae's local and global influences as they affect her practice of abstraction. Essays by Duncan Macmillan, Emeritus Professor of the History of Scottish Art at the University of Edinburgh, and Robin McKie, science and environment editor of the Observer, contextualize the art historical and environmental significance of Rae's works.