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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"Sadie Montogmery has had good breaks and bad breaks in her life, but as a struggling artist, all she needs is one lucky break. Things seem to be going her way when she lands one of the coveted finalist spots in a portrait competition. It happens to coincide with a surgery she needs to have. Minor, they say. Less than a week in the hospital they say. Nothing about you will change, they say. Upon recovery, it begins to dawn on Sadie that she can see...
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
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Description
The quick-start guide to great results!
Oil painting doesn't have to be rocket science, although some books on the subject make it seem that way. Filled with encouraging, easy-to-follow instruction, Oil Painting for the Absolute Beginner is a no-fear, no-experience-required guide to enjoyable painting and happy results. Focusing on the needs of the first-time painter, this book covers everything from selecting brushes and setting...
Oil painting doesn't have to be rocket science, although some books on the subject make it seem that way. Filled with encouraging, easy-to-follow instruction, Oil Painting for the Absolute Beginner is a no-fear, no-experience-required guide to enjoyable painting and happy results. Focusing on the needs of the first-time painter, this book covers everything from selecting brushes and setting...
Author
Series
Jellybeans books (Laura Numeroff) volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Jelly Beans--four friends who like to do such different things as paint, play soccer, read, and dance--paint a mural on an outside wall of Mrs. Petunia Dinkley-Sneezer's candy shop that depicts them each doing what they love best.
Publisher
Watson-Guptill Publications
Pub. Date
1983
Physical Desc
142 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Introduces the tools and materials used in oil painting, and features advice from established artists on the techniques of painting with oils, covering brushwork, color, landscapes, seascapes, figures, and portraits.
Author
Series
Restorationists volume 2
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Georgia must overcome self-doubt and jealousy as she, her cousin Vincent, and Gramps set out rescue her parents from the Distortionists.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
From the glories of the High Renaissance in Italy to the emotional visions of the Romantics, and from the groundbreaking techniques of the Impressionists to the radical canvases of the Abstract Expressionists, this book provides a fascinating look at the major movements in the history of Western painting. A clear chronological structure allows the reader to see each movement in its historical context and to appreciate the patterns that emerge. The...
Author
Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
[32] p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.
Language
English
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Description
In the rhythm of the folk song "It Ain't Gonna Rain No More," a child who loves to paint the walls and everything else he sees cannot resist adding one more dab of paint to some surprising places.
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
480 p. : ill ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
A lavishly illustrated, step-by-step reference for amateur artists outlines a simple approach that builds on the expertise of practicing professionals and includes coverage of drawing, watercolor, acrylics, and oils.
Author
Series
Publisher
Thomasson-Grant
Pub. Date
c1992
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents twelve color reproductions of landscape paintings by such artists as Vincent Van Gogh, M.C. Escher, and Georgia O'Keeffe, with questions to stimulate discussion and background information on each artist and painting.
16) The shadows
Author
Series
Books of Elsewhere volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
When eleven-year-old Olive and her distracted parents move into an old Victorian mansion, Olive finds herself ensnared in a dark plan involving some mysterious paintings, a trapped and angry nine-year-old boy, and three talking cats.
Author
Series
Publisher
Quarry Books
Language
English
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Description
Features 52 fun, fresh, and kid-friendly art lessons that each explore a paint medium, technique, or effect. Popular artist and author Stephanie Corfee offers an exciting resource of easy-to-follow instructions supported throughout with step-by-step, full-color photographs. Each sequence is accompanied by finished samples and variations as well as the inspiring work of a prominent artist. The projects can be used independently throughout the year...
20) Horse
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Language
English
Description
"A discarded painting in a junk pile, a skeleton in an attic, and the greatest racehorse in American history: from these strands, a Pulitzer Prize winner braids a sweeping story of spirit, obsession, and injustice across American history Kentucky, 1850. Jarrett, an enslaved groom, and a bay foal forge a bond of understanding that will carry the horse to record-setting victories across the South. As the nation erupts in civil war, an itinerant young...
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