The Artist’s Guide to SketchingAuthors: James Gurney and Thomas KinkadeLanguage: EnglishPublication date: February 25, 2025Format: PaperbackPrint length: 176 pagesDimensions: 9.1 x 0.5 x 10.6 inchesPublisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing James Gurney and Thomas Kinkade weren’t always famous. Gurney, author of the fantastical illustrated book series Dinotopia, and Kinkade, the Painter of
“This book is not only a celebration of the drawing act but also a declaration of its value for documentation.” With those words, Irish-American artist and scholar Louis Netter aptly introduces his book, Reportage Drawing – Vision and Experience (Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2024). Unusual among the narrow range of books
Ten members of my family flew to Texas from all corners of the country for the major astronomical event of the year: a total solar eclipse on April 8.
On a warm, sunny July afternoon, a bright yellow excavator sat idle where a housing development will be built in North Seattle. Growing behind it is a Western Red Cedar estimated to be 200 years old.
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