Norman Ackroyd CBE RA has been a familiar face to the boatmen of the British Isles for the past 50 years, often requiring their services to take him out on the water, where he paints the coastal landscape in vivid watercolours. An Irish Notebook is a collection of 40 such sketches created by Ackroyd on the west coast of Ireland. From Malin to Mizen, via the rocky outcrops of Puffin Island and the emerald depths of Roaringwater Bay, Ackroyd records the Irish coast in all its rugged beauty. AUTHOR: Norman Ackroyd was born in Leeds, England, in 1938 and now lives and works in London. He is a celebrated artist, printmaker and Royal Academician. SELLING POINTS: . A collection of 40 sketches by Norman Ackroyd, presenting the Irish coast in all its rugged beauty 40 colour illustrations