Since the day Andy Warhol drew a simple black rose for her, Victoria Leacock has collected hundreds of flower autographs from movie stars, stage actors, artists, musicians, and writers. The daughter of documentary filmmaker Richard Leacock and fashion model Marilyn West, Leacock met numerous celebrities as she was growing up, even regularly spending after-school hours observing the vibrant life at The Factory. Signature Flowers gathers 100 of the most intriguing, telling inscriptions Leacock has amassed over the past 20 years. With flowers ranging from Robert Altman's whimsical fingerprint bou... View More...
With photographs by Nigel Hicks China is a country of incredible diversity. Its widely varied habitats support a wealth of animals, birds, and plants that make this country biologically one of the richest on our planet. Illustrated with over 400 superb color photographs , Wild China surveys these treasures. It explores reserves where the elusive Giant Panda is now protected, alpine meadows that are a botanist's wonderland of floral species, wetlands that are home to a million birds, turtle islands, and tigers' stalking grounds.Following a scene-setting introduction, chapters focus on each of t... View More...
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Oil painters of any skill level can learn something from this book. ItAEs a clear, concise, and comprehensive reference guide to the best tools and materials for this time-honored art form. "Oil Painting Materials" offers in-depth coverage on oil-painting tools and their uses, including essential information on brushes and the strokes they produce, palettes, painting knives, oil paints, thinners and solvents, varnishes, waxes, easels, and more. When you want a straightforward resource for the art of using oil painting components and tools, it doesnAEt get any better than this View More...
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