painting

Provides information to art majors about various aspects of a job search, reviews a number of career paths, and includes profiles of people working in different art-related jobs.

Nicholas Greer has immersed himself for years in researching and writing a biography of controversial British painter Frank Spira, but his task becomes even more complicated when he meets with one of Spira's ex-lovers and receives news that Spira's definitive work--believed to have been destroyed--may still exist and someone is willing to kill to possess it.

Reproductions and text present critical commentary on the artist and his work.

Contains photographic reproductions of the artist's work and presents critical commentary on the artist and his work.

Contains entries that provide biographical information on artists from throughout history, as well as discussions of various art topics, with cross-references, illustrations, sidebars, and indexes. Arranged alphabetically from aboriginal art to cubism.

A brief biography on American painter George Bellows, discussing his love of sports and how he incorporated sports into his work.

Explains what perspective is and how it is used in art. Supplies visual examples of perspective in art and steps one can use while learning to draw in perspective.

Describes lines, shading, and tones in art; discusses the use of different kinds of lines to depict movement; and presents examples by famous artists, including the Futurists.