Subjects & Themes

Examining the body language displayed in works of art is a whole new way of looking at art. The gestures portrayed can reflect the mores of a particular period in history, the customs of a certain culture or a fashion in artistic styles. Exploring these...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780830853724Author Philip RykenFormat PaperbackPage Count 150Imprint IVP AcademicPublisher IVP AcademicWeight(grams) 188gDimensions(mm) 210mm * 140mm * 10mm

The natural beauty and diversity of birds have fascinated us for centuries. Since their first appearance in the art of ancient Egypt, birds have proved to be a popular and enduring subject for artists who have sought to capture the majesty of these...

A mix of art, science and a touch of alchemy, taxidermy lets you engage with the natural world in ways most other people don't. In Stuffed Animals, "rogue" taxidermists Divya Anantharaman and Katie Innamorato demystify the practice, shatter the gross...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781943243723Author Holly OrdwayFormat HardbackPage Count 392Imprint Word on Fire AcademicPublisher Word on Fire AcademicWeight(grams) 726gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781984859419Author Kelsey OseidFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint Ten Speed PressPublisher Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale

Cities provide endless exciting scenes for the artist, from sun-baked cafes, rain-soaked streets, illuminated nightscapes and busy squares to quiet, atmospheric corners. This practical book explains how to paint these scenes using water-based painting...

The sublime collection of 418 superbly detailed paintings of hummingbirds by the great artist John Gould, the 19th-century naturalist painter often referred to as the British Audubon, represents all the known species on the planet at the time and is the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781506705743Author Sony Computer EntertainmentFormat HardbackPage Count 184Imprint Dark Horse Comics,U.S.Publisher Dark Horse Comics,U.S.

The idea of heaven on earth haunts the human imagination. The day will come, say believers, when the pain and confusion of mortal life will give way to a transfigured community. Such a vision of the world seems indelible. Even politics, some reckon, has...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912631162Author Martin CrampinFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Y LolfaPublisher Y Lolfa

The strong God of Exodus. The ancient poetry of the Psalms, and the eternal teachings of Proverbs. Matthew, Mark, Luke, and the mystical beauty of John. The new heaven and earth of Revelation. Bible verses-an enduring source of guidance, peace, and...

Paris, known affectionately throughout the world as the City of Lights, is captured in precise detail in more than 40 extraordinary drawings by Desmond Freeman. The city's much-loved ornate buildings, majestic monuments, and grand boulevards from across...

A visually stunning exploration of the artistic process by an award-winning nature artistDrawing Nature presents the creative process of an acclaimed nature artist, guiding readers from field sketches to finished art and demonstrating how science and the...

In 1975, David Shepherd wrote The Man Who Loves Giants - an autobiography. Even though he was only forty-four, he had already achieved more than most could have in three lifetimes. In the intervening years, until his death in 2017, he painted a huge...

Painting Landscapes in Watercolour is an ideal resource for the artist with a limited experience of using watercolours, who wants to develop their confidence and stretch their skills a little further. The author guides the reader through every aspect of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781498225342Author Corey LattaFormat PaperbackPage Count 250Imprint Wipf & Stock PublishersPublisher Wipf & Stock PublishersWeight(grams) 363gDimensions(mm)...

Throughout its history, Buddhism has developed alongside other traditions of religious belief and practice. Forms of Buddhism have in every era, region, and culture been confronted by rival systems that challenged its teachings about the world, how to...

Anatomy for 3D Artists is an essential teaching guide for sculpting human anatomy. Non-software specific, it is packed with everything today's 3D artist needs to know to tackle the difficult task of recreating the human form in 3D. Starting with 2D...

From elite officers to ordinary sailors, the portrayal of naval personnel has been a significant branch of British art for over 500 years. The National Maritime Museum, Greenwich holds the largest collection of naval portraits in the world, including...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789171265869Author Carl DouglasFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Bokforlaget Max StromPublisher Bokforlaget Max StromWeight(grams) 1940g

A tribute to the groundbreaking drag elders who helped pave the way for the queens of todayDrag has officially transcended the underground and exploded into the mainstream. Queens have more media representation than ever-in film, television, music,...

A gorgeously illustrated collection of all sorts of seashells, complete with interesting facts, history, and more.With a calming, coastal, oceanside aesthetic, this full-colour gift book is a visual ode to that joyful, ecstatic feeling of finding a...

A vivid portrait of Queen Victoria's childhood, offering new insights into one of the most celebrated, but often misunderstood, monarchs in British history, 200 years after her birth This beautiful, extensively researched volume investigates the birth...

"[Mitchell] undertakes to explore the nature of images by comparing them with words, or, more precisely, by looking at them from the viewpoint of verbal language. . . . The most lucid exposition of the subject I have ever read."-Rudolf Arnheim, Times...

In the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries there was one art form in which English artists excelled above all their continental European counterparts: the painting of miniatures. This fascinating book explores the genre with special reference...

Downland is a unique collaboration celebrating the landscape of the Berkshire Downs as seen through the eyes of artist Anna Dillon and poet Jonathan Davidson. Featuring twenty paintings, this is the first extensive publication in book form of Anna...

Dark Waters, Kristine Potter's second monograph, continues her engagement with the American landscape as a palimpsest for cultural ideologies. In this dark and brooding series, Potter reflects on the Southern Gothic landscape as evoked in the popular...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399581854Author Kelsey OseidFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint Ten Speed PressPublisher Ten Speed Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781933492926Author Terryl WhitlatchFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Design Studio PressPublisher Design Studio Press

Icons features colorful portraits of 50 of the most admired women in the fields of music, politics, human rights, and film. This diverse and inclusive collection features the world's most inspiring women, including Michelle Obama, Beyonce, Aretha...

The National Portrait Gallery holds the world's most extensive collection of portraits: a museum of people, a gallery of stories and ideas, and a home of artistic masterpieces. It celebrates the power and creativity of individuals - artists as well as...

Foreword by John Boyega Just in time for the next blockbuster, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, this unique and beautifully designed compendium with removable features traces one of the franchise's most iconic characters-the stormtrooper-from initial...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781498235631Author Richard BellFormat PaperbackPage Count 342Imprint Wipf & Stock PublishersPublisher Wipf & Stock Publishers

Despite his posthumous fame as a painter of flowers, still-lifes, gardens, landscapes and city scenes, during his lifetime Vincent van Gogh believed that his portraits constituted his most important works. Although as an artist he was 'touched by so many...

A brief guide to the real science of interstellar travelWith known exoplanets now numbering in the thousands and initiatives like 100 Year Starship and Breakthrough Starshot advancing the idea of interstellar travel, the age-old dream of venturing forth...

In 2019 poet-artist Gommie began walking the coastline of an England with nothing but a backpack, a tent and an unusually large collection of pens. His aim? Searching for hope during increasingly hard times. From losing his way on the Dover Hills to...

Julia Trickey, whose botanical watercolours have won numerous awards including four RHS gold medals, has illustrated three sets of pictorial stamps featuring wild flowers of Great Britain for Royal Mail's Post & Go series. The process involved in this...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781596380073Author Philip Graham RykenFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint P & R Publishing Co (Presbyterian & Reformed)Publisher P & R Publishing Co...

An epic visual story of wildlife photography's pioneers and world firsts. From some of the very first pictures of wild lions and tigers on record and the first-ever underwater colour photograph, right up to the spectacular images from the wildest corners...