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by Marie-Louise Gay (Author)Where does the story start? Marie-Louise Gay explains the creative process with typical fun and whimsy. Many children want to know where stories come from and how a book is made. Marie-Louise Gay's new picture book provides them with some delightfully inspiring answers in a fictional encounter between an author and some very curious children, who collaborate on writing and illustrating a story. Marie-Louise has scribbled, sketched, scrawled, doodled, penciled, coll...

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Yves Saint Laurent Coloring Book - Paperback

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by Fond Pierre Bergé -. Yves Saint Laurent (Author)Adult coloring books (such as Secret Garden) have exploded in popularity in recent years, embraced for their calming, therapeutic effect. This elegant, imaginative coloring book explores the dynamic, fanciful creations of iconic fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent, who headed the House of Dior at the age of twenty-one before launching his own design house at age twenty-five. He became famous for the beatnik look in the sixties, as well as cre...

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by Monica Kulling (Author), Sydney Smith (Illustrator)Grant Wood believed that to be a real artist, he had to live in Paris. But once he got there, he realized that to be a great painter he needed to return to the people and places--and even animals--that he knew and loved the best.Inspired by the life of artist Grant Wood, this is the sensitively imagined story of the great American painter and a cow named Tillie. Skillfully mixing fact with fiction, Monica Kulling's text explores the making...

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by Susan Vande Griek (Author), Pascal Milelli (Author)In 1914, Tom Thomson spent the summer at a family cottage on Lake Huron's Georgian Bay, where he taught the ten-year-old daughter, Helen, how to paint. Author Susan Vande Griek and illustrator Pascal Milelli have imagined this time through Helen's eyes, providing an intriguing glimpse into the famous painter's life.Helen and her father greet their visitor on the rocks of West Wind Island. She is fascinated by everything about him -- his ca...

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Tom Thomson: An Introduction to His Life and Art - Paperback

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by David P. Silcox (Author) Tom Thomson stands as the most important artist in Canadian history. A forerunner of the Group of Seven, Thomson crated paintings that shaped the way Canadian view their land. Although he died before he was forty, Thomson's compelling works ignited a powerful national art movement and created lasting icons for a young country. His mysterious death continues to stir speculation and spin off theories but he emotional response to his paintings is stronger than ever. ...

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Lawren Harris: An Introduction to His Life and Art - Paperback

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by Joan Murray (Author), Lawren Harris (Artist) The illustrated account of the Group of Seven leader. Lawren Harris was born into the enviable position of having the means to fully devote his life to his art. He was also born with vision, determination, and talent. As a result, Harris became the driving force and leading proponent of the Group of Seven. He was also an accomplished artist who captured the unique magnificence of Canadian life and landscape. Born into the wealthy Harris family...

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by Emily Carr (Author), Sarah Ellis (Introduction by)The legendary Emily Carr was primarily a painter, but she first gained recognition as an author. She wrote seven popular, critically acclaimed books about her journeys to remote Native communities and about her life as an artist--as well as her life as a small child in Victoria at the turn of the last century. The Book of Small is a collection of 36 short stories about a childhood in a town that still had vestiges of its pioneer past. With ...

The Art of God and the Religions of Art - Paperback

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by David Thistlethwaite (Author), Richard Kenton Webb (Foreword by)The Art of God traces the progressive loss in the West of contact with, or faith in, a real created order, and discusses the manifestations of this loss in fine art. Making detailed reference to specific artists and works, Thistlewaite shows how the diversity of our responses to modern art, as well as that of previous centuries, inescapably raises the question of truth. This readable and thought-provoking book breaks new groun...

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by Allen Smutylo (Author) Adventurer, writer, and artist Allen Smutylo has experienced some of the wildest and most captivating waters imaginable in all corners of the globe. The stories in The Memory of Water--all of them accompanied by the author's own stunning artwork--describe his adventures in the Arctic, South Pacific, Great Lakes region, and India. In the Arctic he is attacked by a polar bear, stalked by a rogue walrus, and nearly drowns in ferocious waters. But his Arctic stories al...

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by Nina Berkhout (Author)A teenaged pacifist and a PTSD-afflicted Marine form an unexpected bond over a secret buried in a decommissioned nuclear missile silo.Twyla Jane Lee has one goal. To finish senior year so she can get out of her military hometown of Halo, Montana. But to graduate, she needs to complete forty hours of community service, and that means helping out a rude and reclusive former Marine named Gabriel Finch.A young veteran of the conflicts in the Middle East, Gabriel spends hi...

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Guide to Capturing a Plum Blossom - Paperback

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by Sung Po-Jen (Author), Lo Ch'ing (Introduction by), Red Pine (Translator)It is one of the very first art books which helped artists develop the aptitude for seeing the inner essence of various natural phenomena.--Shambhala SunGuide to Capturing a Plum Blossom could fit neatly into any number of contemporary-sounding categories: hybrid text, art book, lyric essay, etc. It is a book that relies on interdependence of image and text, of history and the present, of evocation and concrete image.-...

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Ayahuasca Visions: The Religious Iconography of a Peruvian Shaman--Unveiling the Sacred Mysteries of Ayahuasca - Paperback

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by Pablo Amaringo (Author), Luis Luna (Author)A storied journey into the psychedelic realm: unravel the sacred mysteries of Ayahuasca with a renowned Amazonian shaman and anthropologist duo. Unveiling nearly 50 vivid painting masterpieces revealing Ayahuasca's mind-expanding impact on human consciousness. Explore the mesmerizing world of Ayahuasca in this classic volume. Featuring the visionary art of Pablo Amaringo and the anthropological expertise of Luis Eduardo Luna, Ayahuasca Visions pre...

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Robert Schumann Is Mad Again - Paperback

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by Norman Dubie (Author)In his newest collection, Robert Schumann is Mad Again, Norman Dubie explores human suffering in a narrative unlimited by time and space. From the fields of a fallen Jerusalem, to the sci-fi prison of the Ukraine's Crater Lviv, Dubie has crafted a kaleidoscope of reserved places and experiences throughout history. His ekphrastic work, a continual expansion of a legacy seeking to test "the limits of the lyric," spirals across the boundaries of nonfiction and the surreal...

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Live Nude Girl: My Life as an Object - Paperback

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by Kathleen Rooney (Author)Live Nude Girl: My Life as an Object is a lively meditation on the profession of art modeling as it has been practiced in history and as it is practiced today. Kathleen Rooney draws on her own experiences working as an artist's model, as well as the famous, notorious, and mysterious artists and models through the ages. Through a combination of personal perspective, historical anecdote, and witty prose, Live Nude Girl reveals that both the appeal of posing nude for a...

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by Karen Finley (Author), Kathleen Hanna (Foreword by), Ann Pellegrini (Introduction by)Ms. Finley hasn't lost the power to disturb.--Ben Brantley, The New York Times No other performing artist has captured the psychological complexity of this decade as Karen Finley has. In her inimitable style, she has embodied some of the most troubling figures to cast a long shadow on the public imagination, and has envisioned a kind of catharsis within each drama: Liza Minnelli responds to the September 1...

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An Ideal Theater: Founding Visions for a New American Art - Paperback

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by Todd London (Author)An Ideal Theater is a wide-ranging, inspiring documentary history of the American theatre movement as told by the visionaries who goaded it into being. This anthology collects over forty essays, manifestos, letters and speeches that are each introduced and placed in historical context by the noted writer and arts commentator, Todd London, who spent nearly a decade assembling this collection. This celebration of the artists who came before is an exhilarating look backwar...

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by Al Hirschfeld (Author)Now in paperback Decades before the PBS documentaries, before Bill Clinton, Al Hirschfeld went to Harlem. No artist ever captured Harlem's dangerous highs and bluesy lows like this Master of the Performing Curve. Hirschfeld began his artistic Harlem odyssey six decades ago, charting that legendary New York neighborhood's special rhythms and moods in splashy feverish hues. Hirschfeld's Harlem opens onto a special portfolio of these full-color works, a pictorial essay ...

Evening at the Talk House (Tcg Edition) - Paperback

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by Wallace Shawn (Author)Wallace Shawn is up to his old tricks again: pricking the conscience of right-on, left-leaning theatergoers. No one does that better than this impish, idiosyncratic polymath, who, at seventy-two, still comes across as precocious--probably because we resent him flagging our complacent complicity in all the world's ills.--VarietyThe play stops, but has no ending. It is for us to try to answer its bleak questions, to see what it might mean to be undeluded.--The GuardianG...

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Getting Off: Lee Breuer on Performance - Paperback

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by Stephen Nunns (Editor), Lee Breuer (Author)Since he first arrived on the New York art/theatre/performance scene in 1970, Lee Breuer has been at the forefront of the American theatrical avant-garde, creating challenging works both independently and with Mabou Mines, the company he co-founded with JoAnne Akalaitis, Philip Glass, Ruth Maleczech, and David Warrilow. By blending disciplines and techniques from widely different cultures, he has created a unique performance genre fusing sound and...

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Audience Revolution: Dispatches from the Field - Paperback

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by Caridad Svich (Editor), Bill Rauch (Preface by), Alison Carey (Preface by)A collection of thoughtful and provocative reflections on how theatre practitioners think about and engage with audiences, as well as define and explore sites for performance. Through shared experience and ritual, live performance functions as a catalytic medium for progress and evolution. In the hands of artists and audience, the stage is set for the re-makings of commonwealth, or necessary revolution Throughout the...

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Cybernethisms: Aldo Giorgini's Computer Art Legacy - Paperback

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by Esteban García Bravo (Author)Working extensively as both artist and scientist, Aldo Giorgini (1934-1994) was one of the first computer artists to combine software writing with early printing technologies. His innovative process involved producing pen-plotted drawings that were embellished by painting, drawing, photography, and screen printing. This biography is the first to uncover the remarkable work and life of an underappreciated artist, providing insights into the innovative methods an...

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Brush Lettering: An Instructional Manual of Western Brush Lettering - Paperback

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by Marilyn Reaves (Author), Eliza Schulte (Author)A complete and authoritative manual for beginners and professionals alike.Back JacketEven if you've never held a brush in your hand, you can master the graceful art of fine calligraphy with the expert guidance of Brush Lettering. Brush calligraphy offers unlimited potential for creating an array of hand-lettered treasures. Now you can produce beautiful invitations, greeting cards, and certificates, distinctive stationery, unique posters and br...

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The Amazing Watercolor Fish/El Asombroso Pez Acuarela - Hardcover

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Report copyright infringementby Carolyn Dee Flores (Author), Carmen Tafolla (Translator)A pet fish uses watercolors to imagine the world beyond her bowl in this bilingual picture book.Front JacketA lonely pet fish longs to know what exists in the world beyond her bowl. "I wish I could see over there / Behind the wall, / Behind the chair." She imagines a giant tree, a wooly goat and a purple sea. She wonders if there could be someone out there who looks like her, so she leans close to the gla...

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The Complete Peanuts 1957-1958: Vol. 4 Hardcover Edition - Hardcover

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by Charles M. Schulz (Author), Jonathan Franzen (Introduction by), Seth (Cover Design by)As the 1950s close down, Peanuts definitively enters its golden age. Linus, who had just learned to speak in the previous volume, becomes downright eloquent and even begins to fend off Lucy's bullying; even so, his security neurosis becomes more pronounced, including a harrowing two-week Lost Weekend sequence of blanketlessness. Charlie Brown cascades further down the hill to loserdom, with spectacularly ...

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by Susan Pearce (Author)This book examines the historical context of museums, their collections, and the objects that form them. Susan M. Pearce probes the psychological and social reasons that people collect and identifies three modes of collecting: collecting as souvenirs, as fetishes, and as systematic assemblages. She considers how museum professionals set policies of collection management; acquire, study, and exhibit objects; and make meaning of the objects in their care. Pearce also exp...

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Color Mixing Recipes for Portraits: More Than 500 Color Combinations for Skin, Eyes, Lips & Hair - Hardcover

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by William Powell (Author)Color Mixing Recipes for Portraits features master mixes for an array of skin colors in oil, acrylic, and watercolor--plus recipes for hair, eye, and lip colors. The concealed wire-o bound book also includes a plastic color-mixing grid for measuring out paints, as well as a handy conversion chart for finding acrylic equivalents of oil paints and vice versa. With recipes for more than 500 color combinations, this comprehensive guide is your ultimate source for paintin...

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Acrylic Painting Step by Step: Discover All the Basics and a Range of Special Techniques for Creating Your Own Masterpieces in Acrylic - Paperback

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by Tom Swimm (Author)Beginners and accomplished artists alike are attracted to the beauty and versatility of acrylic painting. In this comprehensive book, you will find all the instruction and inspiration you need to master the medium or improve your painting skills. Accomplished artist Tom Swimm guides you step by step through 12 stunning acrylic projects, offering easy-to-follow instructions along with his personal artistic insights. Acrylic Painting Step by Step covers dozens of beginning ...

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Color Mixing Recipes for Oil & Acrylic: Mixing Recipes for More Than 450 Color Combinations - Spiral

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by William F. Powell (Author)'The popular Color Mixing Recipe Cards by William F. Powell has served as a handy reference of essential color combinations for almost 10 years. And now this collection of recipes is available in an updated, convenient format developed with your needs in mind Conveniently packaged in a concealed wire-o-bound book that lies flat when opened, the recipe cards will always stay in order with no risk of getting lost. The book also includes a Color Mixing Grid--the per...

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Easy to Make Inlay Wood Projects--Intarsia: A Complete Manual with Patterns - Paperback

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by Judy Gale Roberts (Author), Jerry Booher (Author)The first edition of this title by Judy Gale Roberts popularized the art of intarsia making picture mosaics in wood using different types of wood and wood grains. This book will teach you the secrets of making exciting wooden inlay projects. Using popular woodworking equipment and different varieties of common woods, you can create these 13 beautiful projects on your own in your home workshop. Learn how fun, easy and creative making wooden i...

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Illustrated Owl: Barn, Barred & Great Horned: The Ultimate Reference Guide for Bird Lovers, Artists, & Woodcarvers - Paperback

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by Denny Rogers (Author)The ultimate reference guide for bird lovers or artists, this final volume in the Denny Rogers Visual Reference Series presents 200 meticulous and anatomically accurate drawings that capture each magnificent owl from every angle and in multiple poses. Along with comprehensive drawings, you'll find color charts and photographs - both in-flight and still -- to help recreate these formidable night-time hunters down to the stripes, speckles, and streaks of their feathers. ...

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Great Book of Tattoo Designs, Revised Edition: More Than 500 Body Art Designs - Paperback

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by Lora S. Irish (Author)From best-selling artist, author, and graphic designer Lora Irish comes the Great Book of Tattoo Designs, Revised Edition, an appealing and high-quality collection of over 500 tattoo-friendly patterns. Featuring an extensive variety of popular subjects including floral, fantasy, Celtic, pagan, gothic, sacred, oriental, and mythical, this book provides any artist or individual searching for the right tattoo with an unlimited resource of original designs. If you're insp...

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Masters and Legends of Fantasy Art, 2nd Expanded Edition: Techniques for Drawing, Painting & Digital Art from Fantasy Legends - Paperback

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by Editors of Imaginefx Magazine (Author)Masters and Legends of Fantasy Art, 2nd Edition is the ultimate guide to fantasy, sci-fi, and comic art techniques, advice, and theory. Packed with dozens of in-depth interviews and amazing workshops from the biggest names in the genre, you'll learn everything you need to know to paint like these fantasy art masters. Discover how to create classic fantasy, imaginative sci-fi, and comic art, with advice on how to tell visual stories, make inspired illus...