Painting

Illustrated step-by-step painting projects include bustling street scenes, sunny fields of flowers, night skies popping with fireworks and more. Budding artists will proudly say, "I can paint!" Encouraging play and experimentation with everyday materials and tools, Starting Art unlocks the creative spirit in every young child. This excellent new se …

Nominated in the nonfiction category for the 2004/2005 Red Cedar Book Awards (British Columbia's Young Reader's Choice book award)

William Kurelek was an internationally acclaimed artist, described by the New York Times as ”the North American Brueghel.“ Kurelek’s art was brilliant, but his life was difficult in many ways. Born in Alberta and r …

Maud Lewis was born into a loving Nova Scotia family who accepted her physical limitations. When her parents died and she was forced to find her own way in the world, she married and set up a modest household in a small cabin. Despite the hardships she faced, she was able to find joy in her life, a joy that she expressed through her art. She painte …

Shortlisted for the 2005-2006 Red Cedar Book Award, Nonfiction

Selected as Honour Book by the Children's Literature Roundtable Information Book of the Year

The brilliant artist Emily Carr lived at the edge. When she was born, in 1871, Victoria, British Columbia was a small, insular place. She was at the edge of a society that expected well-bred young …

Illustrations, photographs and dazzling reproductions of more than 40 masterpieces by the Group of Seven fill this book about artists who changed the landscape of Canadian art. Meet the Group of Seven describes how the group formed, how and where they painted, their influence on Canadian art and much more. This must-have reference book in the Snaps …