Cape Arid

Husband-and-wife team Philippa and Alex Nikulinsky travel into isolated outback regions, often staying for months at a time, to paint the Australian bush.

Cape Arid National Park is a fascinating and remote area on the far south-eastern coast of Western Australia. Braving howling winds, grit, sleet, 43-degree heat and thousands of flies, the Nikulinskys travel rough sandy tracks to be rewarded by shimmering seas, islands and unique flora and fauna.

In Cape Arid, the Nikulinskys share the privilege of their experiences through finely detailed botanical watercolours, sweeping black and white landscapes and an intimate written record of their journeys.

‘Cape Arid is an incredible accomplishment’ Artist’s Chronicle

‘… richly detailed book …’ Subiaco Post

‘… an exquisite pictorial record of this little-known wilderness …’ The Weekend Australian

‘Stunning new large format botanical and landscape images from the south coast of Western Australia’ Australian Garden History

‘This is a delightful volume filled with Philippa’s meticulous, watercolour paintings of plants, birds, insects and animals, complemented by bold, black and white landscapes by husband Alex …’ Australasian Systematic Botany Society Journal

‘Cape Arid is a book of superb watercolour and pen and ink illustrations that provide the reader, the viewer, with a real insight into the Cape Arid country of WA’s South West.’ Farm Weekly

pp. 64 colour illusts Large Format (hence extra postage if ordered via Abebooks.) First Edition #0620