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title: "Troubled Waters.  Trailing the Albatross, an Artist\'s Journey"
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# Troubled Waters.  Trailing the Albatross, an Artist's Journey

[Bruce Pearson](http://www.brucepearson.net/index.html), painter and print maker, is about to publish a book detailing his life-long fascination for the sea and seabirds.  Having journeyed a number of times across the Southern Ocean, his aim is to paint a portrait that brings the open sea vividly to life in the mind's eye and imagination.

 "As an artist fascinated by wildlife and the natural world I work as often as the opportunities arise out in the wild where the rhythm and restlessness of wildlife and elemental landscapes - and sometimes people - interact creating powerful images and dramatic themes."

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A Shy Albatross chases a White-chinned Petrel by Bruce Pearson

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A trawler trails a bird-scaring line by Bruce Pearson

 Bruce's new 196-page book "[Troubled Waters. Trailing the Albatross, an Artist's Journey](http://www.brucepearson.net/page27aaa.html)", is due to published next month by [Langford Press](http://www.langford-press.co.uk/).  Chapters are titled *Launching an idea; First encounters, Heading south; Birds Island summers; Hooked and tangled; and Drawn south again.*

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A Wandering Albatross feeds its large chick on Marion Island

 Photograph by Genevieve Jones

 The book launch is to be followed by an exhibition in support of BirdLife International's [Save the Albatross Campaign](http://www.birdlife.org/action/campaigns/save_the_albatross/index.html) from 26 November to 1 December at the Artspace Gallery, Maddox Street, London UK.

 It is intended to carry a review of Bruce Pearson's book once it is published.

 *John Cooper, ACAP Information Officer, 29 September 2012*