About the Book:

A two week trip around Arizona in spring of 2023 inspired the creation of this book. Setting off from San Diego, California, the artist arrived at the Yuma, just inside the state border of Arizona. Then onto Phoenix, Sedona, Flagstaff, the Grand Canyon and beyond. Arizona is a vibrant tapestry of desert vistas, towering red rocks, deep canyons, and lush forests. The 26 paintings are a reflction of the overpowering and ancient beauty of the state.

About the Artist:

Leslie Gerry's principal medium is the artist's book, from which he also produces limited edition prints. He chooses an unfamiliar place, spends 2-3 weeks of discovery, walking around, taking reference photos and sketching. 

Once back in the studio, he spends a year painting. He will “cut out” colour shapes with the stylus, arranging them on different layers, creating a collage. The paintings end up as digital files; vector images which can be reduced or enlarged to any size. Therefore there is no scanning, the files are printed directly from the computer onto a mould-made paper, using a flat-bed UV inkjet printer. The resulting prints are then bound together into a beautiful artist's book, that takes the reader through his impression on a new city. 

Details:

16 ½ x 12 ½ ins (42 x 32cm) 118pp, 26 full colour double-spread illustrations, printed on 190gsm Bockingford mould-made watercolour paper with a 12 colour Epson large format printer using archive inks. Text, 17-point Stymie printed on 148gsm Zerkall mould-made paper. Quarter-bound in leather and printed cloth in a slipcase covered with a printed fabric.