Mark Beech's 1998 predecessor, The A-Z of Names in Rock generated over 50 radio interviews, 15 articles, 7 features in nationals and two serializations. This extended and updated version covers more genres than just rock (e.g. pop, punk, indie, reggae, soul, country, blues, folk, jazz, heavy metal, grunge and rap artists and bands) and will appeal to music fans internationally, as well as being the must-buy book for pub quiz fans. With almost 3,000 entries, it's a chance to discover why artists chose their names - and which ones shouldn't have. An informative and often humorous read, "the world's leading expert on music names" (BBC), Mark Beech, is guaranteed another best-seller.
Learn to Draw: Horses & Ponies (Draw and Color)
This newest title in the Watercolor Made Easy series makes it possible for aspiring artists to re-create a range of horse and pony paintings. Expressive and fluid, watercolor is the perfect medium for portraying the grace of these majestic animals. Accomplished artist Janet Griffin-Scott guides you through the basics, from anatomy to mixing various coat colors. Then she walks you step by step through a number of engaging projects, including portraits and horses in action. Full of inspiring artwork and effective instruction, this book is an essential for all equine-loving artists!
This massive, official hardcover art book was only available for a short time with the release of BioShock 2, and is quite sought-after now. Containing 168 pages of gorgeous, full-color artwork from the game, fans will be delighted to find stunning concept paintings, detailed character and weapon designs, storyboards, a gallery of posters, and much more in this exhaustive volume. Accompanying the images are insights from the artists and developers themselves as they explain some of the lore behind the characters and what went into bringing this unique world to life. This is a must-have book for any fan of the games or of art deco art in general.
Most often studies of major artists and the women in their lives consist of a string of love affairs that punctuate or accompany a professional career that remains separate from these female entanglements. It is noteworthy that Maria Ignatieva is concerned with the professional, not romantic aspect of Stanislavsky’s relations with women. The focus is on both Stanislavsky and the women, who in every case are regarded primarily as artists. His role in their careers is evenly balanced by their role in his career.
