Charley Harper’s pair of woodpecker images exemplify his genius in using simple shapes, lines, and color to accurately portray his avian subjects. Perched on a birch, the zebra-striped red-bellied woodpecker in Baffling Belly features that confounding coloration that boggles many new birders. Meanwhile, the red-headed woodpecker in Headbanger highlights the raucous rat-tat-tat rhythm of this bird getting its grubs. Contains five each of the following notecards: Headbanger Baffling Belly

• 10 blank notecards (5 each of 2 designs) with envelopes
• Decorative wallet-style folio
• Printed in full color on recycled paper with soy-based inks
• High-quality 250 gsm card stock
• Soft white envelopes
• Pomegranate’s notecard folios feature exclusive selections of art from museums and artists around the world

Box size: 5 x 7.25 x .625 in.
Card size: 5 x 7 in.

ISBN 9780764971365

Charley Harper

Midcentury modernist Charley Harper (American, 1922–2007) portrayed the natural world with heart and humor. In vivid colors and simple shapes, his cardinals, ladybugs, and clever critters have become icons of wildlife art. His illustrations were published in magazines and books, notably Ford Times and The Giant Golden Book of Biology. A longtime conservationist, Harper created posters for more than 50 nature- and conservation-oriented organizations. His US National Park Service posters—massive, requiring a year each to paint—showcase delightful depictions of entire ecosystems in a style he defined as “minimal realism.” In his adopted hometown of Cincinnati, his public works are the legacy of an artist truly beguiled by the wild, one whose art was a quiet catalyst for ecological action.