Art, Subjects & Themes
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Mindful Landscape Painting
My Watercolour Journeys by Hiroshi Shimazaki
Can landscape painting be an avenue for examining current and historic world views, understandings, and perspectives on human nature? Can it be an avenue for philosophical exploration? Hiroshi Shimazaki’s answer is a resounding, “yes,” and he...
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Success Every Time in Acrylics
Paint your way to a great Acrylic painting with confidence by Karin Richter
SUCCESS EVERY TIME – Paint Your Way to a great Acrylic Painting with Confidence By naming the book “Success Every Time”, the author makes a lot of promises! It covers first of all the basics like materials, color theory and composition and...
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Mindful Landscape Sketching
by Hiroshi Shimazaki
“Visit the old and learn anew without preconceived ideas”—the meaning of the seal on many of Hiroshi Shimazaki’s paintings encapsulates his creative and contemplative approach to landscape sketching. In Mindful Landscape Sketching, with language...
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Animate Universe
Lesley Sirluck: A Life in Art by Katherine Sirluck
When it comes to the role played by Canadian women artists in the first half of the 20th century, there is a glaring hole in our documented history. The memory of one artist now reaches up from the backwaters of domestic life. Lesley McNaught...
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Book of Birds
by Nadina Mackie
Book of Birds is a collection of the artist's vividly original paintings of mostly North American birds along with insights into Nadina's unique creative process. The paintings are gently humorous, sometimes touching, sometimes giving pause for...
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Canada Western Landscapes
Through The Years by Carol Elizabeth Cowan
Inspired by a first publishing of Carol Cowan’s paintings, which generated a great deal of interest, this second edition Canada Western Landscapes is a wonderful collection of her work in water colour, multi-media oils, acrylics. With an artistic...
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Drawn In
An Illustrated Garden Tour by Alison Syer
The garden is an ever-evolving story unfolding through the seasons from spring heralded by the bloom of delicate flowers and pale leaves unfurling to winter’s eventual wind down. Author and illustrator Alison Syer captures these moments in Drawn...
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Towards Light
Landscape Paintings of British Columbia by Lil Chrzan
TOWARDS LIGHT richly redefines the way we experience the scenic beauty of British Columbia. With each magical painting, artist Lil Chrzan informs the viewer that a landscape is not just about clouds and trees but rather the subtle quality of...
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The Land Our Fathers Saw
A Pictorial History By E.F. Hagell by Wilma Wood
The Land Our Fathers Saw reveals the Hagell Heritage Collection held by the Galt Museum and Archives in the City of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. In 1960, upon the request of the Lethbridge Historical Society, the City purchased the collection...
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Come For Tea
A Unique Colouring Escapade Thru Yesteryear by Twylla Frith
Come back with me in time, to days gone by when the biggest care of the day was which dress to wear to tea with friends that afternoon. Or perhaps long walks in the park with your sweetheart. Maybe your day included your favourite sweet treat and...
