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Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Painting & paintings
In December 2017, Walter Meyer was stabbed in the heart with a kitchen knife by his wife, Sophia. Dubbed "South Africa's own van Gogh" and critically acclaimed as the finest landscape artist to emerge from this country in the last century, his brutal death left a deep void.
Written by his brother, Frans, along with rare insights from Walter's rehab journals, Impossible Skies explores the artist's roots, his genius as a painter and a poignant relationship between two brothers.
Jim Moir loves birds. His popularity as a painter has soared in
recent years and the simplicity and sincerity of his bird paintings
have given them cult status among his fans. Now, for the first
time, one hundred of these beautiful paintings are gathered
together in this exquisite book. It is a book to remind us why we
love birds: because of the shapes, movement, colours and sounds
they bring into our lives.
Hannah Dunnett's beautiful artwork, interweaving Bible verses and
images, has inspired many people. From sailing boats bobbing on the
river and lighthouses standing tall, to majestic trees and soaring
mountains, to welcoming cottages and cosy kitchens, Hannah paints
pictures that help us understand scripture and reflect on God's
word in a fresh way. In this book, Hannah has chosen twenty-four of
her favourite pictures and tells the story behind each one. As she
draws out key verses and their meaning and offers questions to
reflect on, readers will gain new insight and understanding. This
collection of beloved artwork is divided into four sections: The
Wondrous Cross, Father God, Teach me Your Ways, and Let Your Light
Shine, and will take individual readers, or small groups, on a
journey further towards the heart of God.
Written by the art dealer and friend who was among the first to
recognise Rousseau's importance, these Recollections present a
movingly personal portrait of the artist known as Le Douanier (the
Customs Officer).
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