Articles tagged with: book

8 Jun 2010 | 3 Comments | Books | Art | Misc »

A nice mention of my cover art for Cory Doctorow’s latest collection
of short stories, ‘With a Little Help’ on Rick Kleffel’s Agony Column blog.
 

The book will be out in all its various editions later this year, and I’ll have prints available.
Contact me for more print info.
 

“When is a book not a book? When it’s Cory Doctorow’s
‘With A Little Help,’ which manages to be a book,
a dreaded, copyright-killing e-book,
and about seven different kinds of publishing experiments
all of which will be extensively documented in
successive printings of the book itself.”
 

“Doctorow will also offer a POD trade paperback edition,
with one of four (I believe) covers by artist friends of his,
including Rick Lieder, who did the cover for the trade paperback
proof that the ever-generous Doctorow graced me with
during our interview. This is a very nicely printed book,
as fine as an trade paperback you’re going to get
“straight outta New York,” as it were.”

 
Cover art for Cory Doctorow's collection 'With a Little Help'

21 Jul 2009 | No Comment | Books | Art | Misc »

       Cory Doctorow at Boing Boing gives a great review of the Full Cast Audio version of Buddha Boy by Kathe Koja, which includes my cover art.

       Congratulations, Kathe!
Buddha Boy Audio Book

       Bug Dreams, my newest book, is now available. Bug Dreams, a 40 page hardcover book with dustjacket, takes you deep into a green microwilderness, a dreamless moment of light.

       From the introduction by Kathe Koja:
           ”In the green world, all days are one Day, and evening is a dreamless moment. The philosophy of life there is quite simple, but expressed in a million ways, a billion: the twitch of compound eyes, the ballet stretch of a leg, the fierce distension of a mandible.”

       For more information, see preview images and order a copy of Bug Dreams, follow the ant.
Bug Dreams, 40 page hardcover book with dustjacket

Bee Dreams, my newest book, is now available. Bee Dreams, a 40 page hardcover book with dustjacket, takes you deep into the timeless and beautiful world of bees, one flight at a time.

       For more information, see preview images and order a copy of Bee Dreams, follow the bee.
Bee Dreams book cover

15 Mar 2009 | 2 Comments | Birds »

A nice late winter day, the competitive grackles were back this week.

Like the determined relative of the orioles below, one of the images featured in my Aerial Acrobats book, they are aggressive, noisy and entertaining.
Grackle

27 Jan 2009 | No Comment | Birds »

Here’s a determined starling in winter from a previous post, seemed appropriate for today, wonderful feather patterns against the stark, cold sky.

This image is the back cover of my bird book, Aerial Acrobats.
Starling in flight

25 Jan 2009 | 4 Comments | Birds, Books | Art | Misc »

The wonderful writer, blogger and internet activist Cory Doctorow just wrote a nice post on Boing Boing about my backyard bird photography and book Aerial Acrobats.

    “Rick Lieder, the talented sf/f artist whose backyard nature photographs have stunned me for years, has released a new book of photos of small birds on the wing, shot in his own backyard in south Michigan.”

I’m really hoping to show how these small, often ignored, birds are endlessly fascinating. I’ve spent thousands of hours, and it’s always entertaining.

The image below also appears in the book, two grackles battling, each seeking to rule their common territory, rusty screeches echoing their determination.

Here’s more information on ordering my book, Aerial Acrobats.

More information and images.
Grackles fighting

2 Nov 2008 | 2 Comments | Birds »

Two grackles battle, each seeking to rule their common territory, rusty screeches echoing their determination in my backyard.

Make your voice heard in your territory. Get out and vote.

This image also appears in my new book, Aerial Acrobats.

Grackles fighting

Aerial Acrobats is now available, in time for the holidays. Aerial Acrobats is my first collection, a 40 page hardcover book (7×7 inches with dustjacket) of some of my favorite images of birds in flight.
Bird Book Cover

From the introduction by Kathe Koja:
Because they are so lovely, and seem so fragile – they *are* fragile – we tend to think of birds as delicate creatures, literally above the fray of the earthbound existence the rest of us live. But in these photographs, we can see the bird’s-eye view for what it is, and how tough and resilient these animals are, and have to be.

A preview of some of the page spreads:
Book preview

A softcover edition is also available. More information and reviews here.