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Painting the impressionist landscape : lessons in interpreting light and color / by Griffel, Lois.;
Includes index.LSC
Subjects: Hawthorne, Charles Webster, 1872-1930; Landscape painting; Impressionism (Art); Light in art.; Color in art.;
© 2008, c1994., Watson-Guptill Publications,
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Art fundamentals : color, light, composition, anatomy, perspective and depth / by Newell, Jenny,editor.; Hargreaves, Jo.;
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Subjects: Art; Art.;
© 2013., 3DTotal Pub.,
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The umbrella / by Ferry, Beth.; Lichtenheld, Tom.;
A little girl and her dog find unexpected ways to spread the light in their dreary town where it always rains, showing that happiness is contagious.Ages 4-8.
Subjects: Stories in rhyme.; Picture books.; Rain and rainfall; Umbrellas; Happiness; City and town life;
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Claude Monet : he saw the world in a brilliant light / by Guglielmo, Amy.; Hsu, Ginnie.; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.);
A picture book biography of the life of Claude Monet. Includes a timeline of his works as well as related art appreciation activities.LSC
Subjects: Monet, Claude, 1840-1926; Painters; Impressionism (Art);
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Leonora in the morning light / by Carter, Michaela,1967-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."As Leonora and Max embark on remarkable journeys together and apart, the full story of their tumultuous and passionate love affair unfolds, spanning time and borders as they seek to reunite and reclaim their creative power in a world shattered by war. When their paths cross with Peggy Guggenheim, an art collector and socialite working to help artists escape to America, nothing will be the same"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Carrington, Leonora, 1917-2011; Guggenheim, Peggy, 1898-1979; Social classes; Women artists; World War, 1939-1945; Man-woman relationships;
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Reactions : an illustrated exploration of elements, molecules, and change in the universe / by Gray, Theodore W.; Mann, Nick.;
Chemistry is magic -- Magnets -- Glowsticks -- The meaning of magic -- Ancient magic was mostly chemistry -- The reactions I remember from when I was but a wee lad -- Atoms, elements, molecules, reactions -- Elements, molecules, reactions -- Energy -- The life of a bullet -- The arrow of time -- Entropy -- Fantastic reactions and where to find them -- In the classroom -- In the kitchen -- In the lab -- In a factory -- On the street -- In you -- On the origin of light and color -- Electromagnetic waves -- Sound waves and light waves -- Absorbing light -- Making light -- The ancient Chinese art of chemical arranging -- The wombat problem in chemistry -- The boring chapter -- Watching paint dry -- Watching grass grow -- Watching water boil -- The need for speed -- Weathering -- Fire -- Fast fire -- Detonation -- The fastest reaction of all.LSC
Subjects: Molecules.; Molecular structure.; Chemical elements.; Chemistry.;
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A ray of light : a book of science and wonder / by Wick, Walter,1953-;
"The wonder of light has fascinated readers for ages. Walter Wick's mesmerizing photographs paired with simple yet fascinating text and scientific observations help readers understand the secrets and complexity of light. You will learn what light is made of and how it fits alongside everything else in the world. Walter introduces readers into the mystery behind incandescence, light waves, the color spectrum and iridescence as well how we perceive light in our world and beyond. Walter Wick demonstrates that science and art both offer ways to observe the world around us."--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Light; Physics;
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Peeping Tom. by Powell, Michael,film director.; Massey, Anna,actor.; Bruce, Brenda,actor.; Knight, Esmond,actor.; Böhm, Karlheinz,actor.; Audley, Maxine,actor.; Shearer, Moira,actor.; StudioCanal (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Anna Massey, Brenda Bruce, Esmond Knight, Karlheinz Böhm, Maxine Audley, Moira ShearerOriginally produced by StudioCanal in 1960.Mark Lewis is a cameraman in a film studio. In his off-hours, he takes nude 'art' photographs which are sold under-the-counter by newsagents. Mark's father was a famous scientist who devoted his life to the study of the psychology of fear, using his own son as his 'guinea pig.' His father would wake him by shining a bright light in his eyes and photograph his terrified reactions with a cine camera. Mark, now an adult, has grown into an insane killer with an obsession to record on celluloid the fear on the face of a victim whom he is about to kill.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Horror films.; Motion Pictures.; Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.).;
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Catching the light / by Sinnott, Susan.;
The kids call her Lighthouse: no lights on up there. In a small town, everyone knows when you can't read. But Cathy is just distracted by the light and lines and artistry of everyday life. She is a talented artist growing up in tiny Mariners Cove and yearns for acceptance. She dreams of enrolling in art school, but getting there will be a struggle. Hutch Parsons is everything Cathy is not: charismatic, popular, smart. Overflowing with energy, he is confident in his plans for the future. But one icy evening his world is upended and those plans are swept away. Now he must face a different life and his own struggle. Dancing between points of view, Catching the Light explores the ordinary lives of two extraordinary people.Ages 16+.LSC
Subjects: Small cities;
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City of darkness and light / by Bowen, Rhys.;
"Molly and Daniel Sullivan are settling happily into the new routines of parenthood, but their domestic bliss is shattered when a gang retaliates against Daniel after he makes a big arrest. Daniel wants his family safely out of New York as soon as possible. Knowing she needs to protect their young son Liam, Molly agrees to take him on the long journey to Paris to stay with her friends Sid and Gus, who are studying art in the City of Light. But upon arriving in Paris, nothing goes as planned. Sid and Gus are nowhere to be found, and Molly's search for them leads her to the doorstep of a renowned Impressionist artist, whom she's horrified to learn has just been murdered. The longer Molly goes without finding her friends, and the more she learns about the painter's death, the more she starts to wonder if she and Liam might be in even more danger in Paris than they were at home. As Impressionism gives way to Fauvism and Cubism and the Dreyfus affair rocks France, Molly races through Paris to outsmart a killer in Rhys Bowen's most spectacular Molly Murphy novel yet"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Detective and mystery stories.; Mystery fiction.; Murphy, Molly (Fictitious character); Women private investigators;
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