A Brush with Nature: Abstract Naturalism and the Painting of Life Surfing John Berendt is the author

John Berendt is the author of the bestselling nonfiction book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

Gonzalo Casals is the Executive Director of The Leslie- Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art in New York City

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Foreword by Marta Kauffman

He has also written numerous books about theater

A Brush with Nature: Abstract Naturalism and the Painting of Life Surfing John Berendt is the authorAfterword by Nick Paumgarten An arresting collection of diverse painted works and ink on paper drawings appear in the first monograph of esteemed wildlife artist Alex Beard. He is best known for his elaborate wildlife compositions, created in his signature style of gestural painting, which he has coined "Abstract Naturalism." Drawing on patterns that are ubiquitous throughout naturethe spiral shape of a seashell, for example, mirrors that of the