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Experience the joy of making with thousands of award-winning video classes taught by top designers and artists. Find out more at https://plumcreeklibrary.org/resources/.
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"This inspiring, creative manual offers a unique, participatory experience that teaches core art skills and shares a range of exploratory techniques for the aspiring artist, photographer, craftsperson, novice, and anyone in between. The exercises include drawing, painting, portraiture, collage, photo arts, stamp carving, origami, still life, and more-each presented with an eye toward expanding your personal artistic voice. The exercises are supplemented...
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PublicAffairs
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2016.
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English
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In this exuberant celebration of the world's museums, great and small, revered writers like Ann Patchett, Julian Barnes, Ali Smith, and more tell us about their favorite museums, including the Lower East Side Tenement Museum in New York, the Musée Rodin in Paris, and the Prado in Madrid. These essays, collected from the pages of The Economist's Intelligent Life magazine, reveal the special hold that some museums have over us all. Acclaimed novelist...
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The author of Smoke in Mirrors and Soft Focus presents a sexy, irresistible story of two people searching for secrets-and finding each other . . .
Cady Briggs is useful to Mack Easton. Her expertise in art and antiques helps his low-profile company, Lost and Found, find missing treasures for high-paying clients. But Cady knows that being useful to a client is one thing-and being used is another. So no matter how alluring she finds Mack, she plans...
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Enter the fantastic imagination of artist Jacob Glaser as you learn how to draw everything from an alien lord and a werewolf to a jester and a black knight. In this 144-page book, you'll learn how to draw fantasy characters that you didn't even know existed--except in the far-reaching corners of your mind. After being introduced to the basic tools and techniques of pencil drawing, you'll discover 60 easy-to-follow, step-by-step demonstrations, including...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Do you like to draw monsters and other mythical creatures? Open this book and get started! In six easy steps, you'll learn to draw ten of the most awesome monsters and mythical creatures. You'll even learn some fun facts about each one along the way. And you'll get art tips from the illustrator. So grab a pencil and paper, and start drawing!"--Page 4 of cover.
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Rowman & Littlefield
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[2022]
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English
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"His novel, The Art Thief, was a bestseller in five countries and is translated into 17 languages. His The Art of Forgery, Stealing the Mystic Lamb and Slovenology were international bestsellers. His book Collector of Lives: Giorgio Vasari and the Invention of Art was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. Charney is now a professor at University of Ljubljana in Slovenia, where Charney has lived for many years"--
Interested in art but feel under-informed?...
12) The art forger
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Boston painter Claire Roth has survived financially by painting reproductions, so when influential gallery owner Aiden Markel arrives with a bizarre proposal--her own show if she will forge a copy of a Degas, one of the pictures stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum--she says yes. As she works, Claire and Aiden become lovers, but she doesn't tell him about her discovery that the stolen Degas is itself a copy. This knowledge is Claire's lifeline...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
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"Do you like to draw all things pirates? Open this book and get started! From a captain and a swabbie to a pirate ship and a treasure chest, you'll learn to draw ten different things in six easy steps. You'll even learn some fun facts about pirates along the way. And you'll get art tips from the illustrator. So grab a pencil and paper, and start drawing!"--Page 4 of cover.
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Gabriel Allon novels volume 23
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Legendary art restorer and spy Gabriel Allon joins forces with a brilliant and beautiful master-thief to track down the world's most valuable missing painting but soon finds himself in a desperate race to prevent an unthinkable conflict between Russia and the West.
16) Dogs & puppies
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Includes fundamental information on drawing in pencil, from choosing materials to handling the tools
Many aspiring artists want to draw a portrait of their best friend-especially where their pal has four paws and fur! This newest addition to the “Drawing Made Easy” series pairs our best-selling medium with the wildly popular subject of dogs and puppies. Unlike similar titles on the market, this book doesn't simply provide a collection of dogs...
17) Homeport
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Dr. Miranda Jones is attacked outside her Maine home as she returns from a busy lecture tour. Determined to put the assault out of her mind, she welcomes the distraction offered by a summons to Italy to verify the authenticity of a Renaissance bronze of a Medici courtesan known as the Dark Lady. However, it nearly destroys her reputation when it is declared a hoax.
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"Packed with the signature can-do attitude that makes beloved artist Danny Gregory a creativity guru to thousands across the globe, this unique guide serves up a hearty helping of inspiration. For aspiring artists who want to draw and paint but just can't seem to find time in the day, Gregory offers 5- to 10-minute exercises for every skill level that fit into any schedule--whether on a plane, in a meeting, or at the breakfast table--along with practical...
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2024.
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English
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"Who gets to leave a legacy? 1985. Anita de Monte, a rising star in the art world, is found dead in New York City; her tragic death is the talk of the town. Until it isn't. By 1998 Anita's name has been all but forgotten--certainly by the time Raquel, a third-year art history student is preparing her final thesis. On College Hill, surrounded by progeny of film producers, C-Suite executives, and international art-dealers, most of whom float through...
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