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Part of an exciting series of sturdy, square-box 1000-piece jigsaw
puzzles from Flame Tree, featuring powerful and popular works of
art. This new jigsaw will satisfy your need for a challenge, with
Beryl Cook's Date Night. This 1000 piece jigsaw is intended for
adults and children over 13 years. Not suitable for children under
3 years due to small parts. Finished Jigsaw size 735 x 510mm/29 x
20 ins. Includes an A4 poster for reference. British artist Beryl
Cook produced vivid oil paintings, which immediately became popular
where she lived in Plymouth and let her to exhibit in London
galleries continuously for thirty-two years. Cook painted with
passion, putting her heart and soul into every piece and in doing
so captured a completely original style that was instantly
recognisable. Her flamboyant and extrovert characters encompass the
absurdities of human behaviour with warmth and humour.
Art. Art Criticism. This monograph traces Sonia Boyce's trajectory
from early graphic work to her recent mixed-media pieces which draw
on elements of British popular culture and cinema to address
society's positioning of individuals in terms of race, class and
gender. Unquestionably serious and with an unquestionable sense of
humor, Boyce's work, ranging from photography to painting and
installations, is here widely represented, and well-complemented by
three intelligent essays by Gilane Tawadros, a biography of the
artist, and, alongside the essays, excellently chosen excerpts from
Boyce's working diaries. Tawadros' essays address cultural, racial,
gender and visual/art historical issues raised over the trajectory
of Boyce's artistic development, using such theorists as Homi
Bhabha, Frantz Fanon, Italo Calvino, and Stuart Hall to
contextualize the artist's magnificent and provocative work.
Capture the wonders of nature in watercolour with this quick guide
to wildlife painting, packed with techniques and inspiration.
Bestselling author Hazel Soan demonstrates how to paint a variety
of wildlife, from garden favourites to exotic wild beasts. With
easy-to-follow instructions and step-by-step exercises, it has
never been easier to capture the likeness of an animal, in your
chosen medium, in a few quick strokes. The book covers all the key
skills you need, including techniques for speed, capturing pose and
proportion, advice on painting fur, feathers, hair, hides and
markings, working with colour and light, and adding background and
setting, as well as further work that can be completed in the
studio. From cats, big and small, birds and foxes to magnificent
elephants, lions and zebras, Hazel's simple tips, practical
demonstrations and beautiful paintings can be applied to any moving
subject and will help you master the art of capturing animals - in
watercolour, oils, pencils or pastels - in no time at all.
George Barbier (1882-1932) is one of the great French illustrators
of the early twentieth century. He is famous for his elegant art
deco works that were heavily influenced by orientalism and Parisian
couture. Born in Nantes, France in 1882, he skyrocketed to fame and
notoriety after his first exhibition in 1911. Known as one of "the
knights of the bracelet" for his luxurious and glamorous lifestyle
and work, George Barbier also received renown for costumes and set
designs he did for theater, film, and ballet. Even today, his
modern and stylish illustrations are popular all over the world.
With critical essays on such topics as coloration and composition,
this volume is a complete compendium of Barbier's work. This
valuable reference book is categorized by Barbier's major projects
in fashion, book illustration, theater art, and editorial design
and is perfect for illustrators and graphic designers as well as a
beautiful gift for someone very special.
The walls of medieval churches were brightly painted with religious
imagery and colourful patterns, and although often shadows of their
former selves, these paintings are among the most enigmatic art to
survive the Middle Ages. This beautifully illustrated book is an
ideal introduction to this fascinating subject. It tells the
stories behind the paintings and explains their purpose, the
subjects they showed, how they were made and by whom, and what
happened to these works of art during and after the enormous
upheavals of the Reformation. It also compares and contrasts
religious and domestic wall paintings and explores modern
approaches to their conservation and care. A comprehensive
gazetteer provides an invaluable guide to where the best British
examples can be seen. Roger Rosewell is a Fellow of the Society of
Antiquaries and a leading expert on medieval wall paintings. He is
also the Features Editor of Vidimus, the online magazine about
medieval stained glass and a professional lecturer and
photographer. Educated at St Edmund Hall, Oxford University, he has
also written Stained Glass and The Medieval Monastery for Shire.
The strange cries heard at night in a dilapidated penitentiary, the
glimpse of a `White Lady' floating through a graveyard, the face at
the window in a room that has been locked for decades - stories of
hauntings never cease to intrigue us. From palaces to prisons, from
an 11th century chateau in France to 'The Island of the Dolls' in
Mexico City, Haunted Places features the world's most fascinating
spooky locations. Some hauntings are recent, others are ancient,
but all the stories are striking: from the deceased monks who pace
the boundaries of a ruined former priory, to the lift operator in a
Canadian hotel still working his shift decades after he died, to
the infamous Vlad the Impaler, who haunts a Romanian castle where
he was imprisoned for seven years. With tales of the `Mad Old
Woman' who searches Highgate cemetery in London for the children
she supposedly murdered to strange laughter heard at night, from
apparitions to floating orbs to radios suddenly changing station,
Haunted Places features 150 outstanding photographs of haunted
sites. Each eerie photograph is accompanied by a caption explaining
the story of the haunting, from tragic accidents to brutal murders,
from executions to disease and other sorrowful endings.
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Bruegel
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Rainer & Rose-Marie Hagen
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The great Flemish painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder (c.
1526/31-1569) was an astoundingly inventive painter and draftsman,
who made his art historical mark with beautiful, evocative
landscapes as well as religious subjects, both notable for their
vernacular language and attention to everyday, contemporary life.
Immersing himself in rural or small-town communities, Bruegel is
particularly notable for his depiction of peasant experience and
folk culture, earning the artist nickname "Peasant Bruegel."
Whether hunters shivering in the snow or a boisterous country fair,
Bruegel raised the farming, festivals, gatherings, and games of
peasant culture to the status of high art. Bruegel's imposing
religious and moral subjects, meanwhile, such as The Triumph of
Death and The Tower of Babel are as awestriking and influential
today as they were in the 16th century, inspiring contemporary
culture from The Lord of the Rings cinematic battle scenes to Don
DeLillo's novel Underworld. From the corn harvest to the conversion
of Saul, from quaint wedding processions to Christ's road to
Calvary, this book brings together the rich range of Bruegel's
subjects to introduce his powerful compositions of both biblical
and earthly tableaux. About the series Born back in 1985, the Basic
Art Series has evolved into the best-selling art book collection
ever published. Each book in TASCHEN's Basic Art series features: a
detailed chronological summary of the life and oeuvre of the
artist, covering his or her cultural and historical importance a
concise biography approximately 100 illustrations with explanatory
captions
This second volume from Titan Books is a collection of
world-renowned visionary artist John Harris' unique paintings
captures breath-taking, otherworldly vistas on a massive scale. The
Art of John Harris II: Into the Blue is the third collection
(second collection published by Titan) of world-renowned visionary
artist John Harris' unique paintings that capture future worlds on
a massive scale, from vast landscapes and towering cities to
breath-taking vistas. Readers will get a unique insight into the
creative process behind the worlds depicted in the paintings as
Harris takes them on a journey from sketch to finished painting, as
well as his striking covers for a variety of esteemed science
fiction authors, including John Scalzi, Ben Bova, Jack McDevitt,
Orson Scott Card, Ann Leckie and many more.
A FLAME TREE NOTEBOOK. Beautiful and luxurious the journals combine
high-quality production with magnificent art. Perfect as a gift,
and an essential personal choice for writers, notetakers,
travellers, students, poets and diarists. Features a wide range of
well-known and modern artists, with new artworks published
throughout the year. BEAUTIFULLY DESIGNED. The highly crafted
covers are printed on foil paper, embossed then foil stamped,
complemented by the luxury binding and rose red end-papers. The
covers are created by our artists and designers who spend many
hours transforming original artwork into gorgeous 3d masterpieces
that feel good in the hand, and look wonderful on a desk or table.
PRACTICAL, EASY TO USE. Flame Tree Notebooks come with practical
features too: a pocket at the back for scraps and receipts; two
ribbon markers to help keep track of more than just a to-do list;
robust ivory text paper, printed with lines; and when you need to
collect other notes or scraps of paper the magnetic side flap keeps
everything neat and tidy. THE ARTIST. Angela Harding is a fine art
painter and illustrator based in Rutland, UK. She specialises in
lino prints and her work is inspired by British birds and the
countryside. THE FINAL WORD. As William Morris said, "Have nothing
in your houses that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be
beautiful."
Old, broken objects can become more beautiful than ever! The
thought of throwing away a cherished dish or mug can be
heartbreaking. If you've ever wanted to repair a treasured piece
rather than tossing it in the trash--but didn't know how--the
traditional Japanese art of Kintsugi ("gold repair") offers the
perfect solution! A Beginner's Guide to Kintsugi teaches you the
traditional Japanese techniques of pottery and glass repair based
on the ancient Wabi Sabi idea that imperfections are beautiful, and
visible repairs are part of the "life story" of an object. Author
Michihiro Hori provides simple, safe, and inexpensive methods that
you can do at home using tools and materials that are readily
available online. Hori guides you through the entire process--from
assembling and mixing the materials to reconstructing replacements
for hopelessly shattered shards. With this book, you'll learn how
to: Reinforce cracks, rebuild shattered areas, and apply the
time-honored staple technique Fix broken handles so they are fully
functional again Safely work with lacquer and metallic powders to
achieve beautiful, visible repairs Work with a variety of repair
materials from gold leaf to washi paper Repair pottery and glass
using traditional techniques for stunning results As you take the
time to prepare your materials and work closely with the pieces,
you'll find yourself becoming attuned to the mindful philosophy at
the heart of Kintsugi and the Wabi Sabi principle of appreciating
old and imperfect objects. Most of all, the meditative process of
Kintsugi will help you look at broken objects in a new way.
The blue and white porcelain exported by China in the eighteenth
and early nineteenth centuries is an important category of
artifacts and antiques, a fashion-sensitive commodity that was
affected by the ebbs and flows of style and consumer demand. In
this copiously illustrated, comprehensive guide to Chinese export
porcelain, Andrew Madsen offers both a broad overview and detailed
identification and context information for the most common styles
and motifs. His focus on the determination of manufacture dates,
which are based primarily on data collected from armorial decorated
export wares, porcelain cargoes from dated shipwrecks, and tightly
dated archaeological contexts, will allow students, scholars, and
collectors to refine associations with Chinese export porcelain,
revealing the untapped quantity of information that mass-produced
Chinese export porcelain has to offer.
The Art of Urban Sketching is both a comprehensive guide and a
showcase of location drawings by artists around the world who draw
the cities where they live and travel. Authored by the founder of
the nonprofit organization Urban Sketchers
(www.urbansketchers.org), this beautiful, 320-page volume explains
urban sketching within the context of a long historical tradition
and how it is being practiced today. With profiles of leading
practitioners and discussions of the benefits of working in this
art form, this inspiring book shows how one can participate and
experience this creative outlet through modern-day social networks
and online activity. You'll find more than 600 beautiful,
contemporary illustrations, as well as artists' profiles and
extended captions where these urban sketchers share their stories,
how they work, sketching tips, and the tools behind each drawing.
With sketches and observations from more than 50 cities in more
than 30 countries, The Art of Urban Sketching offers a visually
arresting, storytelling take on urban life from different cultures
and artistic styles, as well as insight into various drawing
techniques and mediums.
A fresh perspective on British landscape drawing in the Victorian
and Modern eras. The attempts by artists of the Victorian and early
Modern period to convey not merely the physical properties of a
landscape but also its emotional and spiritual impact – landscape
as ‘places of the mind’, as the critic Geoffrey Grigson put it
– is the focus of this fascinating new study of British
watercolours produced between 1850 and 1950. Drawing on the British
Museum’s impressive collection, this book explores artists’
spiritual quests to capture the essence of landscape and convey a
sense of place. Artists of the later nineteenth and early twentieth
centuries drew on earlier traditions but developed and extended the
genre through their imaginative, personal responses to the
artistic, cultural and social upheavals of the time. The book
includes works by Victorian artists Edward Burne-Jones, Dante
Gabriel Rossetti and Edward Poynter and by many well known
twentieth-century artists, such as John and Paul Nash, Ben
Nicholson and Henry Moore, some of which have never previously been
published.
Learning How to Draw Has Never Been Easier! Lee Hammond's All New
Big Book of Drawing is the culmination of nearly forty years of
teaching. No matter what your experience level YOU CAN DRAW by
following along these easy step-by-step demonstrations. Whether you
want to create drawings of flowers, learn how to draw animals or
how to draw a person, these drawing techniques, all-new projects,
and expert tips will show you how to get great results with both
regular pencils and colored pencils. Two books in one. The first
half is a comprehensive course on using pencils to capture shape,
form and likeness. The second half explores adding color using
colored pencils 88 step-by-step projects. You will learn to draw
everything with this book! Starting with a simple sphere and
working up to sea shells, sunsets, flowers, birds, horses,
clothing, people--and so much more! A lifetime of know-how! Lee
covers it all--from big picture concepts (selecting tools, shading
techniques, making sense of perspective) down to techniques for
creating the look of feathers, capturing skin tones, and making
surfaces look shiny or transparent. Using her straightforward,
three-stage approach to lifelike drawings, Lee makes any subject
approachable, from still life and landscapes to animals and even
people. This project-driven tome will help you create realistic,
frame-worthy artwork. Project by project and subject by subject,
you will gain confidence and cultivate great joy in drawing.
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Turner
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Turner's work is famous throughout the world. He transformed
British landscape painting from a minor art to a highly respected
one with huge power and range.. This beautifully illustrated guide
looks at the man and his influences, and takes a route though
Europe and Britain as his artistic life flowers and matures. Look
out for more Pitkin Guides on the very best of British art,
history, heritage and travel.
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