LOOKING AT PAINTINGS is a series of books designed to present many different painters' views of a single subject.Here is a visual feast of paintings,each of which shows us something about what great artists see when they paint. In Flowerd,Peggy Roflf leads readers on a personal gallery tour of nineteen favorite paintings of flowers,From the work of Renaissance painter Giuseppe Arcimboldo to twentieth-century artists such as Paul Klee and Henri Matisse,each person's vision and interpretation of flowers in unique.Some artists,such as Edouard Manet in Puik and Clematis in a Crystal Vase and Pierre-Auguste Renoir in Spring Bouquet,present a more traditional and familiar view of flowers by painting them in a vase and by emphasizing the background as well as the blooms.An artist such as Georgia O'Keeffe,however,captures the more wild and tempestuous beauty of a flower in White Sweet Peas,whereas Rene Magritte in The Wrestler's Tomb focuses on a single bloom so closely that it becomes almost something other than

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Looking at paintings is a series of books that presents many different painters' views of a single subject.Here is a visual of paintings,each of which shows us something about what great artists see when they paint. In Dancers,Peggy Roalf leads readers on a personal gallery tour of nineteen favorite paintings of dancers.From the work of an unknown Roman artist to Brueghel,Degas,Toulouse-Lautrec,and others,each artist's vision and interpretation of the dance is singular.Henri Matisse,for example,expresses the powerful energy in a circle dance by using bold lines and three brilliant color in The Dance.Georges Seurat created a new way of painting,with thousands of flickering little dots instead of brush storkes ,in The Can-Can. To see through the eyes of the world's greatest painters is to see with the imagination as well.Dancers in the LOOKING AT PAINTINGS series is a book that will inspire young readers to observe their world and to use their imagination to see like a painter. 作者简介： PEGG

Includes eight full-length, award-winning plays: * Streamers by David Rabe * Marco Polo Sings a Solo by John Guare * Wings by Arthur Kopit * Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for You by ChristopherDurang * Crimes of the Heart by Beth Henley * The Dining Room by A.R. Gurney * Painting Churches by Tina Howe * Ma Rainey's Black Bottom byAugust Wilson Edited and with an introduction by Brooks McNamara.

Keyboard instruments have been at the forefront of music-making for centuries.Now, thanks to recent technological advances they are more affordable and readily available than ever before, inspiring thousands of would-be performers to take up the piano or electric keyboard every year. These beginners have widely differing musical tastes and ambitions, but they all share the need for a straightforward yet comprehensive tutor that will enable them to start playing as quickly and easily as possible. Learn to Play the Piano and Keyboard is just such a book: it offers advice on choosing a suitable instrument and shows--with the help of a wealth of diagrams and color photographs--the correct way to finger notes and chords. It also demonstrates how these elements can be combined to create simple, yet satisfying, melodies and accompaniments. Later chapters demystify the process of reading staff notation, and feature pieces and exercises in a range of styles (including classical, folk, and ragtime), while the book

Whether they listen to Mozart or Duke Ellington, Aaron Coplandinvites readers to ask two basic questions: Are they hearingeverything that is going on? Are they really being sensitive to it?With his provocative suggestions, Aaron Copland guides readersthrough a deeper appreciation of the most rewarding of all artforms. Show More Show Less

Looking at paintings is a series of books designed to present many different painters'views of a single subject.Here is a visual feast of paintings,each of which shows us something about what great artists see when they paint. In Seascapes,Peggy Roalf leads readers on a personal gallery tour of nineteen favorite paintings of the sea and its surroundings.The paintings are as varied as the weather on the oceans of the world.From a seventeenth-century painting that shows the great warrior Ulysses entering a harbor during the Trojan War to paintings from the twentieth century showing the sea as a destructive force that is never truly mastered,each artist's vision and interpretation of the sea is unique.Respect for the power of the ocean is the only constant. To see through the eyes of many of the world's greatest painters is to see with the imagination as well.Cbildren in the LOOKING AT PAINTINGS series is a book that inspires young readers to observe their world and to use their imagination to see like a

Check out this totally cool book for fabulous tips on hot outfits ,makeup,hairstyles.plus much more! Then have fun designing cute looks for the fashion models on the CD-ROM Cach model can be printed out on a choice of four fashion shoot backdrops.

With an Introduction and Notes by Dr. Jacqueline Belanger, University of Cardiff A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man represents the transitional stage between the realism of Joyce's Dubliners and the symbolism of Ulysses, and is essential to the understanding of the later work. The novel is a highly autobiographical account of the adolescence of Stephen Dedalus, who reappears in Ulysses, and who comes to realize that before he can become a true artist, he must rid himself of the stultifying effects of the religion, politics and essential bigotry of his background in late 19th century Ireland. Written with a light touch,this is perhaps the most accessible of Joyce's works.

"This series would help to fill gaps in the nonfiction technology section of any library. Recommended." -- Library Talk, March/April 2001