Bitty Bunnies, Hardcover

Exciting, unexpected, realistic, impressionistic, abstract--the bunny paintings of celebrated artist Hunt Slonem have something for everyone. A treasury of enchanting paintings that are at once pop culture and fine art, Slonem's bestselling collection appears here in a brand-new edition. In Bitty Bunnies, Slonem's world-renown paintings have been transformed into a smaller, more compact version, easy to take with you on the go As Bruce Helander writes in the introduction to the book, "The use of a bunny as a subject has a distinct and delightful charm of its own. Slonem takes a cue from a bunny's soft and independent character, usually one at a time in a portrait that convincingly accommodates tall, unruly ears and some long whiskers to boot. His are a line-up of fuzzy likenesses that are created quickly and forcefully with a clear sense of compassion and precision even though they are purposely abstract." Bitty Bunnies is a unique compendium of paintings by a fine artist with a worldwide reputation that provides a remarkable ode to one of nature's most beloved and symbolically rich creatures, ready to bring good fortune to every lucky viewer, now in a size that is as cute as the art itself. The collection here is whimsical, gorgeous, lively--every shape and form of bunny as a single subject and en masse is presented by an artist whose design sense is as acute as his artistry as painter. This is a collection destined to appeal to art- and nature-lovers alike; a body of work as inimitable as it is recognizable and sure to appeal to anyone who encounters it--as is the artist himself.

Hunt Slonem is an internationally recognized American painter, sculptor, and printmaker. His work has been exhibited in more than 350 galleries and museums worldwide, and is represented in the permanent collections of more than one hundred museums, including The Metropolitan Museum of Art. He lives in New York City and Louisiana, where he has notably restored two important plantations.John Berendt is an American author, known for writing the bestselling nonfiction book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, which was a finalist for the 1995 Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction, and The City of Falling Angels. He lives in New York City.Bruce Helander is an American artist whose specialty is college and assemblage as well as a well-known curator, art critic, editor, national juror, and writer. He has a master's degree in painting from the prestigious Rhode Island School of Design, where he later became the provost and vice president for academic affairs of the college. He is a fellow of the National Endowment for the Arts. Helander arrived in Palm Beach in 1982 from New York City, where he published Art Express magazine and where he now resides.