"James Gurney's new book, Color and Light, cleverly bridges the gap between artistic observation and scientific explanation. A glossary, pigment index, and bibliography complete what will ultimately become an indispensible tool for any artist. Gurney cuts though the confusing and contradictory dogma about color, testing it in the light of science and observation. Beginning with a survey of underappreciated masters who perfected the use of color and light, the book examines how light reveals form, the properties of color and pigments, and the wide variety of atmospheric effects. A researched study on two of art's most fundamental themes, Color and Light bridges the gap between abstract theory and practical knowledge. James Gurney, New York Times best-selling author and artist of the Dinotopia series, follows Imaginative Realism with his second art-instruction book, Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter. This art instruction book is the follow up to the acclaimed Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn't Exist. From New York Times best-selling author of the Dinotopia series, James Gurney, comes a carefully crafted and researched study on color and light in paintings.
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Right, of course we would have the biggest brains in the universe. We haven't properly harnessed it yet, but when we do we may inflict our 'plague' of dissension across the entire peaceful league of alien worlds. Most damning of all, however, is the fact that we have the most stupendous brain capacity in the universe. We are aggressive, treat our planet shamefully, and have not as a species solved world hunger, poverty, etc. Very little really happens as this book is just a necessary stopgap to get the three main characters of Susan Simmons, Duncan Dougall and Peter Thompson (given the incredibly stupid name of 'Krepta, Child of the Stars') together for the Main Event.īecause, despite the great advances of the aliens, they are frightened of humanity. Coville uses this book to mostly introduce a series of wacky alien species and inventions, hang some lampshades, and set up the comparatively "heavy" book to follow. We also get to hear from Peter Thompson and just what he was up to in the five months between his running off with Broxholm at the end of 'My Teacher is an Alien' and when he showed up at the end of 'My Teacher Fried My Brains'. In the third book of the series we finally get to the bottom of where the aliens come from and why they were on Earth infiltrating a middle class American school system. This volume collects the two-part �Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?� from SUPERMAN #423 and ACTION COMICS #583, as well as �The Jungle Line� from DC. The rare first team-up adventure between the Man of Tomorrow and Swamp Thing, the character that first brought Moore to notoriety in the United States, is included as an additional bonus. Both tales are considered two of the top five all-time best Superman stories among fans. Whatever happened to the man of tomorrow had a beautiful yet somewhat tragic ending. Moore teams with Curt Swan, the definitive Superman artist from the 1950's through the 1970's, to tell the final adventure of the Man of Steel featuring his last stand against Lex Luthor, Brainiac and his other foes in "WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE MAN OF TOMORROW?" This volume also includes Moore's classic early collaboration with WATCHMEN illustrator Dave Gibbons, "FOR THE MAN WHO HAS EVERYTHING", in which Batman, Robin and Wonder Woman find Superman held captive by the villain Mongul in the Fortress of Solitude and dreaming of an idyllic life on Krypton courtesy of a wish-fulfilling parasitic plant known as the Black Mercy. An unforgettable collection of WATCHMEN writer Alan Moore's definitive Superman tales that is sure to appeal of readers of his BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE graphic novel. For months, a serial killer has been roaming the nation’s interstate highways. Not only does Allie suspect something phony in a police detective’s murder–he’d been acquitted for abusing his niece, but something else doesn’t feel right–Sandy provides a story of her own. The small pay was worth less to her than was the chance to do something intellectually fulfilling. Once Allie became a fulltime mom and homemaker, she missed the job, so she took part-time research work from her friend and hotshot investigative journalist, Sandy. Perfect or not, that’s their arrangement.Īllie Lindell was a journalist before she resigned to pursue mommyhood. Allie could stay home with two-year-old Krissy and ten-month-old Kelli, while Rae Ann works. She’s a stay-at-home mom for her two young daughters, and Allie and Rae Ann, her partner, frequently find themselves arguing. Juggling Diapers and Danger: Meet Allie LindellĪllie Lindell is not enjoying a halcyon movie relationship at the moment. (nb: I received an Advance Review Copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley) Indeed, the novel does double duty as a survival manual, packed full of good advice-for instance, try not to get wounded, for “injury turns you from a giver to a taker. Brooks places the epicenter of the Bigfoot war in a high-tech hideaway populated by the kind of people you might find in a Jurassic Park franchise: the schmo who doesn’t know how to do much of anything but tries anyway, the well-intentioned bleeding heart, the know-it-all intellectual who turns out to know the wrong things, the immigrant with a tough backstory and an instinct for survival. A volcanic eruption is quite another, for, as the journalist who does a framing voice-over narration for Brooks’ latest puts it, when Mount Rainier popped its cork, “it was the psychological aspect, the hyperbole-fueled hysteria that had ended up killing the most people.” Maybe, but the sasquatches whom the volcano displaced contributed to the statistics, too, if only out of self-defense. Are we not men? We are-well, ask Bigfoot, as Brooks does in this delightful yarn, following on his bestseller World War Z (2006).Ī zombie apocalypse is one thing. There is of course some romance but it’s not the focus of the book, and I would consider this a clean book with no sex scenes. The language of the book is very reminiscent of Austen’s herself. I especially enjoyed the parts where they argue about Darcy. The Jane Austen Society was not quite what I expected when I saw this book on NetGalley, but it was very charming, with the quaint English village as much a character as the ragtag group who spend hours discussing Austen’s books, comparing Emma to Lizzy and debating plot points of the books. When the future of Chawton becomes threatened, a small group of locals, plus a Hollywood actress and an auctioneer, come together to save the estate and preserve Austen’s legacy. The narration then jumps to 1945, after the war has ended. The townspeople accept these visitors as just another part of their life, albeit an at-times annoying one. The story begins in the early 1930s as fans of Austen’s work come from far and near to visit Chawton, her final home before her death. But The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner is not just another Jane Austen tribute book, I promise. I know what you’re probably thinking – another Jane Austen book? And normally I would agree. She's having dark thoughts, behaving erratically, and worst of all. Vladimir's Academy and Rose is close to graduation, but since making her first Strigoi kills, things haven't felt quite right. This year's trip away from the academy to the wintery peaks of Idaho has suddenly become mandatory. It's winter break at St Vladimir's, and a massive Strigoi vampire attack has put the school on high alert. They've been on the run, but now they're being dragged back to St Vladimir's where the girls must survive a world of forbidden romances, a ruthless social scene and terrifying night time rituals. Rose Hathaway is a Dhampir, a bodyguard for her best friend Lissa, a Moroi Vampire Princess. Vampire Academy Series Books 1 - 6 Collection Set by Richelle Mead: Please Note That The Following Individual Books As Per Original ISBN and Cover Image In this Listing shall be Dispatched Collectively: It took me some time to get used to their ‘antics’ but as the story ended, I was pretty much impressed by pappa Q’s deductive skills.Ĭoming back to the story, the dead man is a lawyer named Monte Field. Their logic of deduction is different and so their method of sleuthing. Queen and Ellery, the father-son duo are way different from Holmes-Watson or Poirot-Hastings pair. Though this is a bit out of my comfort zone, I really enjoyed the story. This also happens to be my first American Mystery read! Having heard a lot of praises about this detective series, I decided to give it a try with the first book in this series and I am not disappointed. The Roman Hat Mystery is my first Ellery Queen read and surely won’t be the last. Inspector Queen and his son Ellery are called to the scene of the crime. Also, the dead man’s silk hat is nowhere to be found. Meanwhile, well-known socialite’s purse is found in the dead man’s coat. The seats next to and in front of him are empty and the ticket stubs for the same aren’t found anywhere. He reeks of alcohol and it seems that the poison was mixed in his drink. The Roman Hat Mystery is the first book in the Ellery Queen Detective series.Ī man is found dead in the Roman Theater. Now I’m afraid that maybe I’m the marrying type after all. There’s just one problem: I think I’m falling in love. No commitment, no strings, and no chance of getting my heart broken again. So when a cocky nature photographer decides I’m the key to his next masterpiece, it seems like the perfect arrangement: he’s only in town for a brief assignment and then he’ll be gone. Now I have a new motto: never commit and never fall in love. Jamie: I always thought of myself as the marrying type. Think of it as one of the perks of the job. He’s reluctant at first, but I can be persuasive and soon enough I have him in bed saying yes over and over and over again. He’s known as the Wildlife Whisperer, and I want to photograph him in action. James Marian’s front porch in the middle-of-nowhere Alaska. I’m always on the road, looking for the next shot, the next award, the next hot guy to take to my bed. You don’t become an award-winning photographer by staying in one place. Teddy: If there’s one thing I don’t do, it’s commitment. It is incredibly difficult to write a book for the youth of today that is interesting to them and yet manages to feel “timeless” without covering itself in must and dust. Of course there are as many bad books for kids that try to reach that golden goal as there are good ones. What do they answer? Would they even know where to begin? I wonder since the memorable children’s books of the past, the ones that we hold in our hearts and pass along from generation to generation have a quality that most children’s books today don’t bother to cultivate: timelessness. Pose the question to a room full of kids now. They’re smarter, hipper, less didactic, and so on and such. What is the most telling difference between those works of children’s literature written long ago and those written today? Pose this question to a room full of children’s librarians and I suspect that the answers would be myriad. |