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Go with the Flow Painting: Step-by-Step Techniques for Spontaneous Effects in Watercolor - Create Expressive Flowers, Animals, Food, and More

Ohn Mar Win - ‎Quarry Books
Format: Paperback

Learn how to create beautiful loose and expressive florals, still lifes, motifs, animals, modes of transport, and fruits and vegetables in vibrant watercolor with touches of pen and ink. In Go with the Flow Painting, author Ohn Mar Win (Instagram: @ohnmarwin) offers beginner-friendly...
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The History of African Art (Art Essentials) (Art Essentials, 19)

Suzanne Preston Blier - Thames & Hudson
Format: Paperback

A concise, accessible, and up- to-date overview of the arts of Africa from prehistoric times to the present day.This indispensable introductory guide explores the art of the African continent from its early origins over 150,000 years ago to the contemporary, set in the context of postcolonial...
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How Art is Made: The Craft Behind the Masterpieces

Debra N Mancoff - Frances Lincoln
Format: Hardcover

How Art Is Made looks at renowned works of art from across the centuries and around the globe and asks the intriguingly simple question - how were these works actually made? Divided into two sections - materials and methods - each chapter showcases a single work of art which demonstrates...
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Plays for the Plague Year

Suzan-Lori Parks - Theatre Communications Group
Format: Paperback

A stunning collection of plays from Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks that captures the societal rupture of the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.On March 13, 2020, as theaters shut their doors and so many of us went into lockdown, Suzan-Lori Parks picked up her pen and set out to write...
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Mondrian: His Life, His Art, His Quest for the Absolute

Nicholas Fox Weber - Random House Audio
Format: Hardcover

The extraordinary and surprising life of Piet Mondrian, whose unprecedented geometric art revolutionized modern painting, architecture, graphic art, fashion design, and more - from acclaimed cultural historian Nicholas Fox Weber. In the early 1920s, surrounded by the roaring streets of avant-garde...
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Breaking into TV Writing: How to Get Your First Job, Build Your Network, and Claw Your Way Inside the Writers' Room

Anton Schettini - Turner
Format: Hardcover

The old screenwriting motto is, "Work on your script, and the jobs will come." This is false.A great script is only as good as the effort you put into your career, but there is little information for the aspiring screenwriter about how to break in. Even those who study TV or film...
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Hey! That's My Song!: A Guide to Getting Music Placements in Film, TV, and Media

Tracey Marino - Backbeat
Format: Paperback

Songwriters/composers/producers Tracey and Vance Marino have been wildly successful placing their more than three thousand music compositions in various media. They are signed with over sixty different production music libraries and music publishers, and their music is heard daily across...
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The African Gaze: Photography, Cinema and Power

Amy Sall - Thames & Hudson
Format: Hardcover

An accessible yet critical introduction to African photography and film from the mid-twentieth century to present day.The African Gaze is a comprehensive exploration of postcolonial and contemporary photography and cinema from Africa. Drawing from archival imagery and documents, interviews...
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The 1619 Project: A Visual Experience

Nikole Hannah-Jones - Clarkson Potter
Format: Hardcover

An illustrated edition of The 1619 Project, with newly commissioned artwork and archival images, The New York Times Magazine's award-winning reframing of the American founding and its contemporary echoes, placing slavery and resistance at the center of the American story.. Here, in these...
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Artist's Drawing Techniques: Discover How to Draw Landscapes, People, Still Lifes and More, in Pencil, Charcoal, Ink, and Pastel

DK - DK
Format: Hardcover

The ultimate complete drawing course to help you take your sketches to a higher level.Packed with inspiring workshops and advice from practicing artists, this art lesson book will help you sharpen your drawing skills in a range of media. . Here's what you'll find inside the pages...
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