Color Mixing the Van Wyk Way: A Manual for Oil Painters
In this practical guide to color from one of America's best known artists, color mixing is explained clearly. Oil and acrylic painters will learn how to put color theory into action. This book is a tremendous help to the artist struggling with color composition. 230 color, 15 black-and white illustrations.
Arcimboldo: Visual Jokes, Natural History, and Still-Life Painting
In Giuseppe Arcimboldo’s most famous paintings, grapes, fish, and even the beaks of birds form human hair. A pear stands in for a man’s chin. Citrus fruits sprout from a tree trunk that doubles as a neck. All sorts of natural phenomena come together on canvas and panel to assemble the strange heads and faces that constitute one of Renaissance art’s most striking oeuvres. The first major study in a generation of the artist behind these remarkable paintings, Arcimboldo tells the singular story of their creation.
Having died a month short of his 40th birthday, Franz Kafka is seen by some critics as having been on the threshold of a greater art than he had displayed earlier in his career. Examined in this text are Kafka's "The Metamorphosis," "The Judgement," "In the Penal Colony," "A Hunger Artist," and "Josephine the Singer and the Mousefolk."
This series of books always have excellent professional writing and illustrations. This is no exception. Illustrations are often better than photos because the artist can show us the crucial functional parts while editing out superfluous details.
The Business Playground: Where Creativity and Commerce Collide
FOREWORD by legendary business icon, Virgin’s Richard Branson “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.” Pablo Picasso In today’s flat world, business as usual no longer cuts it. Anyone can compete on quality, price and timing. So what’s the secret weapon that will boost your business over and above the competition?
