A shocking scientific discovery. A conspiracy of staggering brilliance. A thriller unlike any you've ever read....When a NASA satellite discovers an astonishingly rare object buried deep in the Arctic ice, the floundering space agency proclaims a much-needed victory -- a victory with profound implications for NASA policy and the impending president...more
In "Chihuly: Seaforms," Artforum art critic Seeman Robinson discusses Chihuly's most exquisite and ethereal series, invoking the spontaneous automatic drawings of the Surrealists, the water lilies of Claude Monet, the action painting of Jackson Pollock, and Henri Matisse's "Swimming Pool." Oceanographer and explorer, Sylvia Earle, former chief scie...more
Kids learn how to make a few easy folds, and with just a little help from scissors, a crayon or felt tip pen, and a glue stick, they can turn a sheet of paper into a sensational sea creature. Co-authors Steve and Megumi Biddle demonstrate how to create a watery kingdom of diving dolphins, spouting whales, colorful coral, cantankerous crabs,...more
An introduction to maritime prints, drawings and watercolours which is written for experts and enthusiasts alike. The text includes a historical survey tracing the development of marine art and exploring the technique and subject-matter of the pictures.Although the most famous seventeenth century Dutch maritime painters are covered, the author conc...more
Sky takes up much of the space in wall and ceiling murals and paintings in interiors and on canvas and paper, and the atmosphere it creates can be intensified by the representation of water. In this idea-filled colourful guide, Ursula E. and Martin Benad provide a hands-on and easy-to-follow introduction to the art of painting clouds, waves and sea...more
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