Breathe fresh air into your watercolors! Capture the wonders of nature!From crashing waves to sculptured deserts, from grand sunsets to humble wildflowers, from backyard discoveries to exotic getaways, the natural world offers inspiration enough for a lifetime! In this book, one of today's premier nature artists shows you how to make the most of it. Within an inviting, sketchbook-style format, you'll learn how to capture nature's treasures using watercolor pencils and paint.

Grab your pen and seize the day! Make art a part of your everyday life, and everyday life a part of your art.Vast opportunities and great joy await you as you learn sketching "on the spot"--be it in your own backyard, amid the bustle of a busy market, on a hike or wherever you happen to find yourself.Cathy Johnson leads you on this thrilling expedition as you explore ways to turn everyday sights and experiences into a cache of visual memories. She and other...

Silken strands of hair. Water tumbling over rocks. Blinding reflections in glass or metal.Cathy Johnson shows you how to create realistic textures like these and make your watercolor paintings come alive.You'll find practical, easy-to-follow guidelines inside for creating 83 wonderful textures for fruits, vegetables, hair, glass, metal, fabric, flowers, fur, skin and much, much more.Johnson's beautiful watercolor sketches - complete...

Add life, color, texture and individuality to your work!If you're ready to go beyond the basics, and see what watercolor can really do, this is the book for you! Inside, a wealth of "creative departures" will take you out of your comfort zone, making the difference between pigment on paper and original, expressive works of art.Updated and better than ever, this edition of Watercolor Tricks & Techniques features:• 30+ new watercolor...

Make your first steps in watercolor fun and rewarding!Watercolor's vivid colors and fresh, direct brush strokes make it the most exciting way to paint. "But," you think, "Learning to paint must be hard and frustrating." Not with Cathy Johnson as your teacher! Here, she makes learning to paint in watercolor fun—even easy!With Painting Watercolors, you'll learn to paint by picking up a brush and painting—not by reading about a bunch ...

This new book in the bestselling No Experience Required series includes 6 step-by-step demonstrations and 10 exercises to show you how to depict a variety of animals in a full range of mediums. Perfect for beginners, the exercises in this easy-to-follow guide are designed to yield immediate improvement in your work. You'll learn to use the most popular mediums including watercolor, pen and ink, pencil, and colored pencil to create a range of appealing animal subjects including cat...

Tired of the same old tourist traps? Whether you’re a visitor or a local looking for something different, Missouri Off the Beaten Path shares with you the Show Me State with new perspectives on timeless destinations and introduces you to those you never knew existed—from the best in local dining to quirky cultural tidbits to hidden attractions, unique finds, and unusual locales. So, if you’ve “been there, done that” one too many times, get off the main road and venture Off the Bea...

Playing with his friends at night seemed like so much fun but Tippy was afraid of the dark. He was teased and called names for being afraid, this made him sad. One night, that all changed when he met a magical friend that helped him find his courage.

A delightful early-reader graphic novel that captures adventures in imagination and creativity at comics camp“Fox River Comics Camp is a great book for kids who want to learn to make comics! And we know, because we WERE those kids!” —Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud, New York Times bestselling creators of The Cartoonists Club

Published two years after Gissing's death, this novel tells the story of Will Warburton. Will loses his money in a failed business venture and has to come to terms with his new job as a grocer. This is a book about acceptance, love, and, of course, the meaning of money and status.

This is a story about a little girl whose Dad disappeared from the house one night. Rosa cried herself to sleep, thinking she would never see her dad again. Not realizing she was talking in her sleep, Rosa muttered,"I will do anything to see my daddy again," and then a wizard appeared to offer her a deal. Will Rosa take the deal? Will she ever see her daddy again? Is the wizard evil, or is he a friend?

Life is full of choices, decisions, memories, photographs, and—most importantly—love. When life is moving at full title, there's not always time to reflect on those everyday occurrences. Retirement allows us the time and presence of mind to sit down and take stock. That's just what the writers in Memories & Musings did.Written by "vintage" Minnesotans from The Guided Autobiography and poetry classes at Whitney Senior Center, their stories and poems are a collection of life's journe...