To The One Who Paints The Stars, And The InnerChild He Calls By Name. Come Out and Play, Like The One Whos Image You Wonderfully Reflect!You Have Permission To Be Wildly Adventurous In Your Own Creative Chaos!Be Messy At Your Own Pace, With Your Own Style, In Your Own Timing..This Could Easily Be A Family Interactive Devotional, Or A Creative Journal, An Inspirational Place To Seek And Reflect! Full Colored Original Art By ShayMarieShook, With Plenty Of Room And Blank Pages To Reflect And Decorate!***Pages Are Intentionally Set Sideways To Help The Mind Release Control, Giving Your Creative Side An Opportunity To Emerge.*****

Ezra Greene has made a pretty decent life for himself. He has a nice apartment and spends his days doing the one thing he's always loved-creating art. Despite being somewhat of a grumpy recluse, he's even made a few loyal friends. When he takes a side job painting a mural at a local holistic center, he can't help being curious about a certain friendly and self-assured yoga instructor, even if he doesn't buy into any of that Zen crap. His holier-than-thou family already tried fitting him inside a box, and he swore he'd never be molded into anybody's belief system again. For Daevonte Randall, adulthood has worked out pretty well. He's close to his parents and lives with an awesome roommate. He's content with weekend hookups, teaching yoga, and taking college courses. What he doesn't expect is to be so intrigued by the brooding and reserved painter he's been tasked to stay after hours with at the center. Something fascinates him about Ezra, even after Daevonte's attempts at flirting gets him friend-zoned on the spot. As weeks pass, Ezra and Dae get to know each other, and soon their friendship catches fire. But Ezra's been burned pretty badly before so trust and intimacy has to be earned. Daevonte feels up to the task, but it proves difficult as Ezra continues to keep his emotions in check. Dae's only willing to wait so long, and when they're dealt a surprising blow, Ezra needs to decide if love is worth the risk, that is...if it's not too late.

The most complete guide ever to one-stroke painting! Painting lovely home accents is easy with Donna Dewberry! Her popular, proven one-stroke technique - which lets you color, shade and highlight all in a single brushstroke - is a cinch to learn, even if you've never picked up a brush before. You'll soon find yourself adorning everything from crystal stemware to mailboxes to the walls of your home with beautifully hand-painted flowers, fruits, leaves and other charming touches! Bigger and more thorough than any other how-to book on the topic, this must-have resource for all things one-stroke contains: Over 200 color photos clearly illustrating every detail of the one-stroke technique, plus tips on transferring patterns and lettering 12 all new step-by-step projects for painting tiles and glassware, floorcloths, cabinets, door knobs, drawer pulls, and much more 5 brand new painting techniques that take you beyond one-stroke Donna's foolproof advice for creating your own attractive designs Join the thousands who have discovered this famously simple, versatile painting technique - and enjoy rewarding results you'll be proud to show your friends and family!

Three deftly spun, emotionally resonant stories with the feel of time-honoured fables but the freshness of a contemporary voice.When Tashi's mother falls ill and is unable to work, Tashi looks to the monkeys on a Himalayan tea plantation for help... Yazul and his clan, trapped inside their desert fortress by bandits, are saved from starvation by fiercesome dragon kites... Issa, the old mountain guide, has his life turned upside down when he stumbles upon a camel sheltering a baby girl in a desert storm...

A fresh approach to portrait and figure painting in watercolor! In Painting People in Watercolor, Alex Powers provides a comprehensive guide on working with watercolor, mastering the principals of design, and understanding the fundamentals of portrait painting. Powers takes the inquiring artist beyond photorealistic painting and acquaints painters with the human form from a design perspective. Shifting the focus from subject matter to composition and aesthetics, Powers demonstrates how you can enjoy watercolor painting by expressively capturing character in faces and figures. An abundance of Powers's paintings illustrate the theories and techniques covered. The culmination of 23 years of Powers's painting experience, Painting People in Watercolor provides clarity and insight on successful watercolor painting techniques for novice to advanced students and doubles as a guide for teachers. 175 color plates; 100 black & white illustrations.

"Paint the Sky with Stars" is a collection of poetry, by people from all walks of life, reflecting their thoughts and perceptions about the Tsunami which struck South East Asia, on Boxing day 2004. The poems are all unique and thought provoking, as each poet tries to grasp the realism of this natural disaster. During a time of great loss, suffering and sorrow, the world momentarily put all differences aside, stood shoulder to shoulder, and gave back so much kindness, love and support. This book is dedicated to every single person that lost their lives, and to those that lived

One of the twelve men who walked on the moon had the unique perspective of an artist and this book shares this vision through 120 of his paintings. In addition, Apollo flight manager Gene Kranz recalls the historical drama of the era from his perspective on the ground and art critic Donald Kurspit places this work in the context of contemporary art and landscape painting.