Artist Robert Amos gives readers a fascinating insider’s tour of studios on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands where some of Canada’s best-known artists create works.

Spanning more than 15 years of interviews and photographs, Amos has created panoramic collages of these artists' creative spaces, and even more revealing images with his words. Not merely biography, Amos includes examples of completed works, and the insight that only another artist, and talented arts writer, can.

Artists in Their Studios is both a stunning compilation of our Canadian artistic heritage, and proof that art work in progress is art in itself.

Enter the studios of: Robert Amos, Colin Graham, Ron Parker, Sarah Amos, Ted Harrison, Myfanwy Pavelic, Nixie Barton, Harry Heine, Jerry Pethick, Robert Bateman, Martin Honisch, Geoffrey Rock, Pat Martin Bates, E.J. Hughes, Carole Sabiston, Maxwell Bates, Fenwick Lansdowne, Duncan Regehr, Maarten Schaddelee, Zhang Bu, Grant Leier, Phyllis Serota, Emily Carr, Miles Lowry, Godfrey Stephens, Pat Cook, Judy McLaren, Norman Yates, Len Gibbs, Wayne Ngan, Jimmy Wright, Jim Gordaneer, Peggy Walton Packard.

Robert Amos has painted thousands of pictures of the urban landscape and specializes in commissioned paintings of homes and gardens. He writes a weekly column, "On Art," published in the Times Colonist, and is the author (and illustrator) of seven books about Victoria, including , Artists in their Studios: Where Art is Born, and Inside Chinatown: Ancient Culture in a New World. Robert has recently been the artist in residence at the Fairmont Empress Hotel and is an Honorary Citizen of Victoria. He was elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts in 1995. Robert lives in downtown Victoria, British Columbia. Please visit Robert's website at robertamos.com.

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Extraordinary. . . . Few writers are successful in more than one medium. Amos’ finely crafted biographical essays and enlightening photo collages demonstrate that he is a master of both mediums.—Victoria Times Colonist

His photos of the creators and their work add incalculably to the words, as do the revealing collages.—Vancouver Sun

The book is a fascinating must-read for the serious arts groupie and I am unabashedly one.—Calgary Herald

An intriguing peek into the spaces where artists work. . . . It makes one want to know these people, to be inspired by them and own their work . . . a refreshing look at the creative souls in our midst.—Sooke News Mirror

It is a heady thing to be in the presence of celebrated and gifted artists, and this book is the closest many of us will ever get to that. . . . Of course any book on art has to look wonderful, and this hard cover is no exception. Anyone with an interest in art should have a peek at this book.—January Magazine

Stunning panoramic collages, intriguing portraits of the inner sanctums and the private studio spaces of 33 skilled and talented artists from southern Vancouver Island . . . exquisite book . . . wonderful insight...[Amos is] a foundation stone and fountain of creativity . . . An eclectic mix of creative intelligence, his book Where Art Is Born is a unique look at creativity, biography and local history.—Focus Magazine