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An urban sketching book so good it’s been rereleased

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

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Book examines drawing as a form of reportage

“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

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Saving Luma

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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