Victoria Finlay
Discover the tantalizing true stories behind your favorite colors. For example: Cleopatra used saffron-a source of the color yellow-for seduction. Extracted from an Afghan mine, the blue "ultramarine" paint used by Michelangelo was so expensive [... more]
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Dune: Special Edition Director's Cut (Widescreen) [3 Discs]
 From Amazon.com: It's a mixed blessing, but Frank Herbert's Dune goes a long way toward satisfying science fiction purists who scoffed at David Lynch's previous attempt to adapt Herbert's epic narrative. Ironically, director John Harrison's 288-minute TV [... more]
CDN$42.98
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Perfect Color Choices for the Artist
Good content, but very poorly edited: This book has beautiful color plates of the work of other artists and useful analysis of how and why their color schemes work. The color-mixing charts are helpful. And the book gives good, practical advice you can [... more]
CDN$35.12
Amazon CA |
JLA: Justice for All - VOL 05
One poor story at the beginning, then three excellent ones: These were originally published as JLA #24-33. The first story arc (Executive Action, Scorched Earth and Our Army at War) has a pretty lame premise and a weak ending. The premise is that a [... more]
CDN$23.99
Amazon CA |
Heat
From Amazon.co.uk: This is a downbeat and brainy set of mostly instrumental tracks from the likes of Kronos Quartet, ECM guitarist Terje Rypdal, guitarist Michael Brook, and Lisa (Dead Can Dance) Gerrard. Highlights include "Always Forever Now" [... more]
CDN$13.99
Amazon CA |
(T)Cobalt Blue Live at...
Very underappreciated artist: Generally the field of ambient music is dominated by musicians, producers, and DJ's who are able to coax atmospheric bliss from keyboards and, aside from Talvin Singh's msterful tabla exploits, not much else. > Then there' [... more]
CDN$20.99
Amazon CA |
Fill Your Oil Paintings with Light & Color
One of my favorite painting books and the best for plein air: I've read a lot of painting books and this is one of my favorites. I've read it front to back several times, and I've read through different chapters numerous times. He uses a very limited [... more]
CDN$21.99
Amazon CA |
Collected Poems in English
From Amazon.com: In his brilliant, mercurial prose, the late Joseph Brodsky insisted tirelessly on the superiority of poetry. It's ironic, then, that his own poems--at least in their English incarnations--tend to trail his own essays by a country mile. [... more]
CDN$20.95
Amazon CA |
Directors Cut: Music from the Films of Michael Mann
Artist: Various Artists Binding: Audio CD EAN: 5051011836220 Format: Import Format: Soundtrack Number Of Discs: 2 Original Release Date: 2007-03-19 Release Date: 2007-03-26 Tracks: Runaway - Del Shannon Strong as I Am - Prime Movers In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida [... more]
CDN$30.72
Amazon CA |
Dictionnaire Sonore Des Oiseaux D'Ameriques
Artist: Various Artists Binding: Audio CD EAN: 3448960260824 Format: Import Format: Compilation Number Of Discs: 2 Original Release Date: 2005-05-17 Release Date: 2005-05-17 Tracks: Bernache du Canada (Canada Goose) Bruant Chanteur (Song Sparrow) Butor [... more]
CDN$29.15
Amazon CA |
The Materials of the Artist and Their Use in Painting, ...
solid bedrock know-how for the painter: While most curriculums today in art schools will have the words conception underlined, there is a desparate need for the craft of painting to be taught. If you do not want to wait until craftsmanship comes back in [... more]
CDN$19.95
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Modern Classics Ultramarine
Author: Malcolm Lowry Binding: Paperback EAN: 9780140034752 ISBN: 0140034757 Number Of Pages: 192 Publication Date: 1974-01-01 Release Date: 1974-01-01 [... more]
CDN$9.95
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