A NEW art book 'From Coast to Countryside - A sketchbook by Gillian Adie' is due to be launched next Wednesday, July 23, at Jameston Village Hall, from 4.30 - 7.30 pm. This sketchbook by local Pembrokeshire artist, Gillian Adie, highlights a selection of colour and black and white sketches, from over 35 years work from 57 sketchbooks. Gillian Adie (nee Aston), N.D.D., D.A. (Manc.) was born in 1931, brought up in Cheshire and spent four years at the Manchester College of Art, latterly specialising in Illustration. Her work reflects her interest in people's unguarded moments, the light and colour of the coast and countryside and characters observed in different situations. The book includes everything from coastal scenes in Pembrokeshire, Cornwall and Scotland, to countryside images of farms, buildings, animals and people. With the publication of her book, designed by Art Works Design Consultants in Cheltenham, Gillian said: "One day I was sitting thinking about all the sketchbooks I had in the cupboard and it seemed a shame that they were hidden away. I thought to myself, how good it would be if I could share them with other people and thought - why don't I do a book?  After that it was a case of putting things into place.  "Artworks Design have done a fantastic job of balancing the different sketches, colours and even little jokes, to bring the character of my work to life. With help from all my family (John, Susan, Keith and Alison, James and Marcus), in choosing and co-ordinating the different stages, it has been a wonderful project to be involved in." The team at Art Works Design Consultants in Cheltenham said: "We really enjoyed putting the book together, as the sketches were a delight to work with. The thing we found the most difficult was what to leave out, as there were so many fantastic sketches to choose from !." Rod Williams, an artist from North Pembrokeshire, was trained at the same Manchester College of Art in the 1950s, only meeting up with Gill and husband John as Friends of the Graham Sutherland Gallery many years later. In part of his foreword he says "Over the years in Pembrokeshire I have come to appreciate and admire the gifted artst's eye and hand that speaks to us through Gill's creative work whether it be sketches or finished paintings. The lightness of touch and the speedy assessment of the subject before her is the hallmark of her work... What a delight this book offers us, how fortunate we are to be able to share these moments with Gill and how fortunate I was to meet up with her after all the years of travelling in each others shadow. All my best wishes in this venture." If you would like a signed copy of the book, all are welcome to the launch on Wednesday, July 23, between 4.30 and 7.30 pm at Jameston Village Hall, near the Swanlake Inn in Jameston.