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Background
Within a short space of time it had secured a loyal following and this, plus positive comments about the content, encouraged him to write and self publish his first book - Three Blokes in a Dodge; a clockwise journey around the American south west which was published in September 2009.
It was during the publication of this book that it became apparent that a coffee table art book based on his wife Catherine's watercolour paintings was a possibiltiy. With the help of Carnegie Publishing in Lancaster, www.carnegiepublishing.com in September 2010 he published Catherine Brennand's France the first in a series of books celebrating her paintings of architectural subjects.
On this page you will find details of the publications together with information on how to order. Retailers can do so from Nielsen Book Data UK www.nielsenbookdata.co.uk
How to order
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Via mail order from www.amazon.co.uk - if you would prefer to pay by credit card.
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Via a recognised book store who will place an order on your behalf.
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Three Blokes in a Dodge; a clockwise journey around the American south west (Published September 2009)
Synopsis
Summer 2008. A man and his two boys set off in a Dodge to undertake a tour of the American South West.
So far so what?
But this was a journey that had been planned for two years previously, when this three had been a four. That was before Catherine, wife to Mark, mother to Jack and Tom - and an acclaimed watercolour artist - finally succumbed after a four year battle with breat cancer.
Part travelogue, part love letter to Catherine, Three Blokes in a Dodge is the moving yet witty and uplifting story of the remains of a family reshaping itself. Here, laid bare, is the pain of watching a loved one suffer, the emotional aftermath of loss, and the slow progress to a new kind of normality.
Like an archetpypal road movie, this book is about a metaphorical as well as a literal journey, offering en route a wry perspective on America and a real sense of hope for the future.
ISBN: 9-780-956-3499-03
RRP: £6.99 |
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Express & Star
24th September 2009
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Candis Magazine, January 2009
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Catherine Brennand's France (Published September 2010)
Press Release
In 1987 Mark Brennand received a birthday present from his then girlfriend, Catherine Bateman. It was a painting of a building in the South of France where the two of them had recently holidayed. Brennand knew little of his future wife’s artistic talent and was both surprised and enthralled when she presented him the work. After a brief pause to take in what she had created he uttered the now fateful words “Heh .... you could make a living at this”.
A seed had been planted. From that point on Catherine spent her every spare moment creating architectural paintings of buildings, all the while developing a style which was both sufficiently distinctive and to a standard that would hold its own in a professional gallery.
It took four years to reach that point when in 1991 she submitted four works to the Annual Exhibition of the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour (RI) which, as it had always done since its inception in 1846, accepted submissions from non members. All were accepted and one in particular, “Facade, Aix-En-Provence”, went on to win the Winsor and Newton Young Painter Award. The following year she had six works accepted and in so doing was elected a full member of the Institute. From then, until her death from breast cancer in 2006, Catherine’s distinctive studies of buildings were in great demand.
In her Obituary, published by The Independent on 6th August 2006, it read “There are many artists who find inspiration in a variety of sources and themes and there are others for whom there need only be one. Catherine Brennand’s passion was buildings about which she commented ‘I cannot ever imagine getting bored with painting buildings. There are so many architectural styles and every place has its own flavour. I am particularly interested in the use of light and shadows and because of that the building surface is constantly changing. A good light can make the most mundane of buildings look exciting."
Reflecting that enthusiasm "Catherine Brennand's France" is a true celebration of her love of both the country and its architecture. Containing over 200 reproductions of paintings and line drawings, together with personal diary entries and scrap book notes of research trips, it is a delight for art lovers and Francophiles alike.
ISBN: 9-780-956-3499-10
RRP: £25.00
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Aix-en-Provence |
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Paris |
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Corsica |
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