Robert Amos has devoted twenty-five years to painting and writing about British Columbia's capital city. Victoria Sketchbook is his tribute, in words and images, to this city by the sea. With a technique that perfectly matches his subject, Amos sets down his favorite views in sparkling watercolors.
As the art columnist for the Victoria Times Colonist, Amos is also full of sharp opinions and quirky insights into life in Victoria, past and present. His writing embraces the contradictions of this most unusual of provincial capitals - tourist mecca, retirement haven and bustling island mini-metropolis.
Robert Amos has devoted twenty-five years to painting and writing about British Columbia's capital city. Victoria Sketchbook is his tribute, in words and images, to this city by the sea. With a technique that perfectly matches his subject, Amos sets down his favorite views in sparkling watercolors.
As the art columnist for the Victoria Times Colonist, Amos is also full of sharp opinions and quirky insights into life in Victoria, past and present. His writing embraces the contradictions of this most unusual of provincial capitals - tourist mecca, retirement haven and bustling island mini-metropolis.