Modeled on the popular North Light's Splash series, this breathtaking guide features award-winning work from the Arts for the Parks Annual Exhibition, 1989 through 1998. More than 120 landscape compositions by 73 outstanding artists present a diversity of spectacular subjects, from the snow-crusted peaks of the Rockies to the vast expanses of the Grand Canyon. Each painting is showcased in big, beautiful page layouts, complete with commentary from the artists on their techniques, mediums and inspirations. More than a coffee-table book, this guide is sure to spark the wonder and creativity of anyone who paints, collects or respects nature.
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Rachel Rubin Wolf is a freelance writer, editor and artist. She is the author of more than 20 books, including The Acrylic Painter's Book of Styles and Techniques and The Best of Flower Painting.
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Rachel Rubin Wolf is a freelance writer, editor and artist. She has edited and authored fine art books for North Light Books including all 10 books in the Splash series. Rachel has also written for the magazines Wildlife Art and Fine Art Connoisseur.
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By rick gerber (Boston, Ma.USA) - See all my reviews
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The original focus of this book was said to be art selected from the annual Arts for the Parks contest in Jackson, Wyoming, but that idea got lost somewhere since some paintings are not from national parks and paintings from parks have no notation to tell you which park is depicted. I have been following the Arts for the Parks for a couple of years and I find some of the omissions pretty glaring. Why do we get six paintings by Jim McVicker and not one by Ronnie Barnes? Three David Tutwilers and no Shirley Cleary. Three Dempwolfs and no Lanford Munroe. There are many beautiful paintings in the book and the artists comments are interesting and informative. The picture cropping at times is brutish and the desciption of one painting is obviously of another.A good book in spite of the editing.31/2 stars for the art and 1/2 a star for the publisher.
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We'd checked out this book from our local library many times, and decided to purchase a copy for our own. This is the same book as in the library. Excellent reference as to styles and subjects, but the text is rather weak, more of a coffee table book, but that's exactly what I was seeking.
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Exquisite and inspirational paintings,
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Many of the finest modern paintings of America's National Parks are in this book. If you love parks, painting, or both, it would be hard to not be inspired by these pages.
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The Grand Canyon holds a special place in my experience as an artist; my wife and I have enjoyed its beauty in almost every way possible. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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John Cogan, Burnt Sienna, Cobalt Blue, Death Valley, Richard Dahlquist, Alizarin Crimson, Dean Mitchell, Grand Canyon, Hulan Fleming, James Poulson, Jim Wilcox, Karl Dempwolf, Burnt Umber, June Carey, Raw Sienna, Sap Green, Acadia National Park, Katherine Bleser, Louis Stephen Gadal, Michael Godfrey, Nancy Howe, Prussian Blue, San Francisco, Susan Morris, Ultramarine Blue New!
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The Grand Canyon holds a special place in my experience as an artist; my wife and I have enjoyed its beauty in almost every way possible. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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John Cogan, Burnt Sienna, Cobalt Blue, Death Valley, Richard Dahlquist, Alizarin Crimson, Dean Mitchell, Grand Canyon, Hulan Fleming, James Poulson, Jim Wilcox, Karl Dempwolf, Burnt Umber, June Carey, Raw Sienna, Sap Green, Acadia National Park, Katherine Bleser, Louis Stephen Gadal, Michael Godfrey, Nancy Howe, Prussian Blue, San Francisco, Susan Morris, Ultramarine Blue New!
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- Eye Of The Storm (Hqn Romance) by Dee Davis on page 7, and Back Matter
- Out of the Shadows by Richard Johnson in Back Matter
- Out of the Shadows by Anne Marie West in Back Matter
- National Parks by John Hamilton in Back Matter
- Ode on a Grecian Urn and Other Poems by John Keats on page 130
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