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1. Randy Loubier-An Extraordinary Journey From Accountant to Artist
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Randy Loubier (loo-bee-eh) grew up surrounded by numbers. As a young boy, his favorite pastime was solving logic and math puzzles. He quite naturally chose to study finance and accounting in college, getting both his bachelor's degree and an MBA in finance. His career led him through numerous positions in finance and then into general management. But at the age of 42, while attending a black-tie charity event, he was suddenly overcome with the image of a painting that he decided must be created for the president of the charity. The image haunted him for days until, at the urging of his wife, he relented and tried to paint it himself. The self-doubt and anguish of attempting to use his right brain after so many years of relying on his left brain is a story of faith, self-discovery and the power within. Locked inside, Randy Loubier found an innovative art form that has captivated art collectors across the country. While most artists tend to use color or subject matter to create tension in their paintings, Loubier infuses tension directly into the paint itself. Thick layers and globs of paint are in apparent movement on the canvas. The energy in the paint contrasts with the subject matter, his peaceful scenes. It is this juxtaposition-the stored energy in the paint vs. the quiet compositions-that draws the viewer deep into the painting. With over 90 superb color photos of his work, this book is Loubier's description of how he discovered his art. Not the typical coffee-table book, this work will inspire budding artists, writers and musicians. And, engineers and accountants will appreciate the humor and pain of a fellow comrade who desperately wanted to break free from the black-and-white grip of the left brain. Infusing his narrative with snippets of wisdom from art technique to spirituality, Loubier plumbs the depths of both sides of the brain and urges the reader to find the artist and accountant within themselves.2. Wayne Goddard's $50 Knife Shop, Revised
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Wayne Goddard s 50 Knife Shop RevisedDescription
Don't spend big bucks on your knife shop! You don't need to spend a fortune to start making fantastic knives. Noted knifemaker Wayne Goddard provides outstanding step-by-step instructions for making your own tools, finding the right steel and forging, grinding and heat-treating knives on a budget. Wonderfully illustrated with full-color photography, Goddard's book guides you through the knifemaking process from start to finish and even includes a budget breakdown showing everything you need is available to bargain prices. Goddard even explains and demonstrates the making of wire Damascus blades with the simplest of tools. Wayne Goddard's $50 Knife Shop is a find companion volume to Goddard's book The Wonder of Knifemaking and provides all the details you need to start making knives on a budget.3. The Contemporary Buttercream Bible: The Complete Practical Guide to Cake Decorating with Buttercream Icing
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The perfect start to your scrapbooking and photo albumsThis workbook is a great way to improve skills
Made in China
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Buttercream icing is the most delicious cake decorating medium, is very accessible and needs very little specialist equipment.
This essential guide demonstrates more than 50 innovative techniques via easy to follow step-by-step photographic tutorials and includes over 40 stunning cake designs to create at home, from simple cupcakes to three-tiered wonders.
Valeri & Christina start by showing you how to perfect a basic buttercream recipe and then how to pipe simple textures and patterns, and an array of flowers. They then demonstrate how to create a myriad of creative effects using diverse techniques such as stamping, stencilling, palette knife painting and much more.
Chef Duff Goldman from Ace of Cakes has reviewed the book: "The Contemporary Buttercream Bible is an absolute game changer in the industry of cake art. I've never seen techniques and talent presented in such a way as to be concurrently hugely aspirational yet completely approachable. I look forward to learning all the skills that I, as an artist in rolled fondant, have only the most rudimentary grasp of. Not since Cakewalk by Margaret Braun have I been this excited about a cake book. Bravo!"
Sonya Hong - Americancakedecorating.com has also reviewed the book and her main take-away was that buttercream designs are limited only by one's imagination. "The authors' examples are inspirational and a demonstration of what is possible if you 'put your whole heart into it.' Overall, Valeriano and Ong have created a book full of inspiration and encouragement that re-energizes the use of buttercream in modern cake design."
4. Complete Guide to Watercolor Painting (Dover Art Instruction)
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Complete Guide to Watercolor PaintingDescription
5. Oil & Acrylic Workshop: Classic and contemporary techniques for painting expressive works of art
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Oil Acrylic Workshop Classic and Contemporary Techniques for Painting Expressive Works of ArtDescription
Create contemporary and colorful works of art using a variety of traditional and unique painting techniques withOil & Acrylic Workshop.From classic tools to modern twists, its all here to try out!
Break out the art suppliesbecause it's time todiscover how to create beautifully textured, vibrant, and colorful works of fine art.Oil & Acrylic Workshopguides you through harnessingboth traditional and unique painting tools when putting media to canvasin new and surprising ways.
Whether you're an aspiring or established artist, youwill relish setting aside the paintbrush in exchange for the palette knife, sponges, and even your fingers to create colorful, contemporary works of art. This guide book comespacked with techniques for working with oil and acrylic, as well as color theory and approachable step-by-step projects.
Don't miss these featured projects, including the art of creating landscapes, mastering animals, creating delicateflowers, and much more. Budding artists will become masters of new and engaging painting techniques in almost no time.