books about: paintings     books:       Mitch O'connell: Tattoos52 reviews Last Gasp, 2007 SA-WEEET! Fantastically original style! It is very rare that you come across an artist with a vision who is not afraid to put it out there. Had to get the book to view the entire collection and it definitely hit the mark. You have to check out the dude's website for additional killer works and goodies too ([...] ). Cheers!             Ed Emberley's Drawing Book Of Animals41 reviews Ed Emberley Topeka Bindery, 1994 Simple and sweet way to teach children to draw Recently I bought Ed Emberley's Drawing Book of Animals for my five year old daughter who loves art, but wanted more formal training. This book is *perfect*! Everything about it is tailored for children who can draw some shapes and it progresses from simple animals to the lovely, elaborate dragon at the end. My daughter is learning how to draw better shapes (and animals) without getting ...             Mr. Pine's Purple House54 reviews Leonard Kessler Purple House Pr, 2000 The lessons of life and learning how to read are ones that all children should learn This is one of the best children's books ever written. While the drawings were created using a minimal number of colors, (purple, black and white) they are more than adequate to demonstrate what is happening in the story. This is in fact a plus, because the purpose of the book is to encourage reading and elaborate illustrations will distract from that goal. Mr. Pine lives on a street where all ...             Harold and the Purple Crayon (Purple Crayon Books)148 reviews Crockett Johnson Topeka Bindery, 1999 LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My sister resently bought this book for my 3 year old son & once we started to read it I remoembered it from when I was a little girl. My son absolutly LOVES IT & I do as well. To be able to create different things with just a crayon & your imagination is wonderful. It's the perfect book for young as well as old             Akiane: Her Life, Her Art, Her Poetry55 reviews Akiane Kramarik Thomas Nelson, 2006 From the Coffee Table Book Series, #1 The first time I saw this book, I was on a cross country plane ride and had the fortunate experience of sitting next to a kindred soul. She shared this book with me to pass the time. And the time passed quickly. After looking at the paintings of this young artist, Akiane, I had a kink in my neck because I couldn't turn away. But it was worth it. I ordered the book immediately and have enjoyed ...             Prehistory of the Far Side40 reviews Gary Larson Warner Books, 1991 Essential book for "Far Side" fans So you've got the massive two-volume "Complete Far Side" and figure you're all set, Gary Larson-wise. If so, you're a few cows short of a herd, because you need this book to round out your collection. It's not just a collection of his comics. The book has a discussion of how his career as a cartoonist got started and has examples of his previous effort, a one-newspaper comic in the same style ...             Calvin and Hobbes: Vol 136 reviews Bill Watterson TIME WARNER PAPERBAC, 1992 The beginning of a wonderful adventure... Forgive me if my review runs a bit on the sappy side, but I grew up with Calvin and Hobbes, and I sometimes think they are among the best friends I've ever had. Bill Watterson's comic is gentle, sincere, and magical. At its core it is an examination of what it means to be human, and the value of friendship. Watterson's philosophy of the comic strip was that it should be based around characters ...             The Sandman: Brief Lives (Sandman)37 reviews Neil Gaiman Titan Books Ltd, 1994 Change Makes The Sandman Impossibly Better I thought Season of Mists was my favorite The Sandman volume until I read Brief Lives. Brief Lives absolutely has it all--drama, action, comedy, romance, and philosophical ponderings. It focuses upon Morpheus rather directly--unlike other volumes where sometimes he exists within the stories only peripherally--as he helps his sister Delirium track down their brother known as Destruction. ...             Mythology: The DC Comics Art of Alex Ross56 reviews Alex Ross Pantheon, 2005 Life cycle of the images! From story board to stunning completed product, an overview of Mr.Ross' DC comics work, focusing particularly on the big three; Superman, Wonder Woman and Batman, with loving attention to the rest of the JLA as well. Lots of beautiful 'work in progress to completion' pictures and even a few that never got to see the go light of editors. Inspirational for the new painter or seasoned storybook ...             Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter)2598 reviews J.K. Rowling Penguin Character Books Ltd, 2004 The series truly begins. I love Prisoner of Azkaban. I think that this was the novel that really hooked me into the series. I have a hard time writing a literary review of any of the Rowling novels mainly because I do not feel like I'm reading a novel when I read these books, I feel like I'm on vacation. I'm transported into another world and forget to look at the subtext or deeply analyze anything that the writer is ...             Mouse paint34 reviews Ellen Stoll Walsh The Trumpet Club, 1993 mouse paint Very cute illustrations and simple text introduces color mixing. Yellow and blue make green, etc. I always read this story to my kindergarten children and then we experiment with finger paints. Great activity!             The Authoritative Calvin and Hobbes: A Calvin and Hobbes Treasury35 reviews Bill Watterson Time Warner Paperbacks, 1991 A walk through someone else's imagination Calvin is a beam of light, a dinosaur, Spaceman Spiff, a pollster on the election of new parents, a robotic explorer from Jupiter (in search of chocoloate) -- well lots of things. He's all the best and all the worst a boy about five can be, and that covers a lot of ground. If the others around him never quite see things Calvin's way, that's really not his problem. Hobbes will always ...             The "Lord of the Rings" Sketchbook30 reviews J.R.R. Tolkien HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 2005 The Lord of the Rings Sketch Book The content of this book lent a great deal of inside information that Jackson used to form the characters of all LORD OF THE RINGS movies. I have collected all of the LOTR articles that I could find. This book made an excellant addition to my collection.             The Book of Alternative Photographic Processes, Second Edition29 reviews Christopher James Delmar Cengage Learning, 2008 if you need an overview This book does excactly that what it pretends: it gives an excellent overview of al kinds of alternative processes so you can pick the one(s) you like. It does not go into detail, for that you have specific books or web information. Some of the process described are at this moment impossible to perform, simply because the chemicals are not available anymore; they are too dangerous. The books ...             Sin City : That Yellow Bastard31 reviews Frank Miller Dark Horse Comics, 1997 That "Bastard" Frank Miller gave noir a new, gritty face with the "Sin City" series, and his favorite is reportedly "That Yellow Bastard." It's another story where a hardened man goes down a dark path, regardless of harm to himself -- and Miller's exceptional art and storytelling are in their prime here. John Hartigan is mere hours from retiring when he finds that little Nancy Callahan has been kiidnapped by ...             Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo32 reviews Hayden Herrera Perennial (HarperCollins), 1991 There is no better Frida Kahlo biography available Since her death, Frida Kahlo has become something of an exalted icon, representing for millions of people the alegría of a life fully lived. Hayden Herrera's insightful book both supports the artist's status, and provides devotees who never met Frida the chance to know their idol in depth, to familiarize themselves with her happiness and suffering, to experience her highs and lows. The ...             Sector 7 (Caldecott Honor Book)32 reviews Clarion Books, 1999 David Wiesner Books... you won't regret. I don't own this book, but I just checked out from local library. He has got such a great imagination. Another great book he created. Awesome!             MISS SPIDER'S TEA PARTY34 reviews David, Paintings and Verse By Kirk Scholastic, Inc., 1994 Great for young ages! We've been reading this to our little guy since he was three months old, if even that, and he was glued to it from the start, easily his favorite book, still, at nearly 13 months. Great color, great rhythm, and lots of fun bugs! :)             Your Home A Living Canvas: Create Stunning Faux Finishes & Murals with Paint29 reviews Curtis L Heuser North Light Books, 2007 Your Home A Living Canvas Being in this house must be like walking around in a dream.This man is highly gifted!             Batman Animated32 reviews Chip Kidd, Paul Dini Titan Books Ltd, 1998 A great book for a great animated series Who best to write a book about this justifiably award-winning animated series than one of the series writer/producers--Paul Dini (who wrote one of my favorite episodes--"Heart of Ice")? And with graphic designer Chip Kidd involved, you have a book that looks great on the coffee table. The best word I can use to describe this book is "thorough." 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