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Author
Publisher
The Crowood Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
This beautiful book shows the artist how to develop their own unique way of seeing and interpreting light and colour in oils, using plein air painting as the foundation (painting outdoors direct from life). It serves as a catalyst for exploration, both out in the field, and back in the studio. Packed with finished examples and step-by-step sequences, it guides you through the beguiling challenge of painting the light, demonstrating how to say 'just...
Publisher
Fine Art Museums of San Francisco
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Sandro Botticelli (ca. 1445-1510) is one of the most beloved artists of the Italian Renaissance, especially known for his paintings La Primavera and The Birth of Venus. A lesser-known aspect of his career is his work as a draftsman. His drawings are extraordinary, yet their rarity and unconventional style have kept them from being more widely recognized. Botticelli Drawings is the first major book to examine this aspect of the artist's work. It considers...
3) Team up!
Series
Publisher
Playaway Products, LLC
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Kids will build reading confidence as they explore all of the emotions, challenges, and thrills that come along with playing sports. - Read-along and read independently - Discover the importance of sportsmanship - Learn about being a team player - Expand vocabulary through stories and games
Happi Spells will help children with early learning of their ABCs and alphabet recognition, as well as help them practice their beginning reading and expand their...
Author
Publisher
Playaway Products, LLC
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
The threads on Zlata's beautiful birthday blouse were knotted by her mother's hands. "Red is for love, and black is for sadness," her Papa says. Her Mama warns her not to show it off. Ever since the Communists came from Russia to Ukraine, they prohibited the teaching of Ukrainian culture. They've even taken the grain from Zlata's family's fields. But despite the danger, her parents refuse to give up their art, language, or beliefs. As Zlata works...
Author
Publisher
Viva Editions
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Simply a must read for anyone who seeks a behind-the-scenes peek of some of Hollywood's classic films . . . Beginning with his film debut in Breaking Away, Daniel Stern has grown up on-screen before our very eyes. His connection with audiences is cemented in movies like Home Alone and City Slickers, and in his debut memoir, Home and Alone, he is the Everyman narrator on a ride into the human side of Hollywood. Buckle up and experience what it's like...
Author
Series
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Collects six stories depicting Fancy Nancy's humorous adventures as she wears her nightgown to school, visits an aquarium, plans a surprise party, has backward day at school, reads with a friend and takes her dog to puppy school.
Series
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"This Handbook provides a state-of-the-art exploration of several key dynamics in current studies of the Buddhist tradition with a focus on practice. Embodiment, materiality, emotion, and gender shape the way most Buddhists engage with their traditions, in contrast to popular representations of Buddhism as spiritual, disembodied, and largely devoid of ritual. This volume highlights how practice often represents a fluid, dynamic, and strategic means...
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