How to Paint Exotic Butterflies and Moths~Ralph S. Coventry~Walter Foster~1986~Free Shipping

How to Paint Exotic Butterflies and Moths~Ralph S. Coventry~Walter Foster~1986~Free Shipping.

This art guidebook is a classic and is very great condition. The cover still has a nice sheen and very little edge wear. One minor tag stain in upper right corner. This volume is from 1986. We had these art books when we were kids and really enjoyed and learned from them. We have been full time artists for 35 years! Thanks for visiting, Barbara and Michael

Walter Thomas Foster (1891–1981) was an American entrepreneur, artist, art instructor, writer, editor and publisher. The Walter Foster Publishing Company’s line of low-cost art manuals were widely distributed to art stores, often displayed in a metal rack specially made for Foster’s oversized art books. Today, Walter Foster Publishing is part of the Quayside Publishing Group, which is owned by Quarto Publishing.

While residing in Laguna Beach, California, Foster owned and operated an advertising agency, where he worked with many local artists and illustrators. Through his friends in the art community, he discovered many artists who wanted to teach art and write books. In response, Foster started a publishing company in his home, where he wrote, illustrated, printed, bound, packaged, shipped and distributed the books himself. An artist in his own right, Foster created the company’s first title, How to Draw, which sold more than one million copies and is still in print today. Foster died in 1981 at the age of 90, at which time his family took over company operations.

“From our book shelf to yours. Wishing you great reading.” Barbara and Michael

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