"[Tells] the story of a community coming together, hundreds of artists and volunteers...to bring hope and healing to their community using the simplest of all tools--a paintbrush"--Back cover.
Profiles the work of various artists from 1890 to 1985 whose abstract paintings have been inspired by the spiritual writings and belief systems of various religions.
Provides step-by-step directions for making hand prints, vegetable prints, roller prints, block prints, and other kinds of patterns, prints, and pictures.
Art, religion, and function are naturally commingled in the beautiful and useful objects created by the native peoples of North America, and these works reflect a tradition that is still alive -- as evidenced by today's Native American artists -- if not thriving. This volume, illustrated with 119 beautiful full-color reproductions provides a unique look at the rich variety of Native American art from centuries past to the present day.
The artistic masterpieces of Chinese civilizations from the Neolithic period to the twentieth century -- encompassing sculpture, paintings, drawings, and pottery -- are detailed in this illuminating volume, illustrated with 105 magnificent museum-quality reproductions.
Even though most artists down through the ages have found painting children a daunting challenge, there are a few more satisfying results than the innocence, the joy and often the mischief of childhood captured for all time.
