How can an image communicate the natural world’s limitless beauty and
complexity? In this live RTÉ lyric fm recording, our panel of nature illustrators and artists reveal the art and science of bringing nature to page and screen.
From field guides to fine art, our panel explores how visual storytelling helps better connect us with the environment.

The panelists are Jane Carkill, illustrator of Jane Clarke’s recent acclaimed anthology of Irish nature poems Windfall, Melissa Culhane (Doran), illustrator of Michael Fewer’s much-loved Naturama, Killian Mullarney, illustrator of the best-selling Collins Bird Guide, and Yanny Petters, whose botanical paintings have been collected by the National Botanic Gardens and are currently exhibited at the National Gallery. Join us for this exploration of viewing nature through the media of art, chaired by Paddy Woodworth, environment writer and presenter of The Naturalist’s Bookshelf for Culture File, a series on the nature books he particularly cherishes.

Tickets are free but booking is required at www.dublinbookfestival.com