Over 200 striking reproductions of Mack's paintings grace this fine collection. Subjects include: Colorado, California, New Mexico, Wyoming, and South Carolina-Scotland and England. Written contributions come from Charlotte Berney, James H. Pickering, Pat McKee, and Brian C. Mack. Karol Mack is widely recognized as one of the foremost interpreters of the Western landscape. Her oil paintings evoke the essence and beauty of the natural world as only a master of painting can do. The special magic of Karol's work is communicated through light, color and her own unique vision. Charlotte Berney At their best, Moran and Bierstadt, like the artist of the Hudson River School, capture the grand, unspoiled, yet often fearsome qualities of the American wilderness and do so in ways that inspire feelings of transcendence (or, as Karol Mack calls it, "sacredness")-that reverential, if momentary, insight that nature indeed reflects the divine hand of the Creator. James H. Pickering The sublime is a deeply moving aesthetic value. It can be found in many different forms of landscape, but seldom as alive and moving as in the vast, towering peaks of Karol Mack's paintings. Pat Mckee
Artist and author travel Scotland in the footsteps of Boswell, Daniell, Martin, Pennant, Johnson, and Defoe. In the summer of 1998, Brian C. Mack set out to explore Scotland. The visit became the first of five ensuing tours that roughly traced the routes of past explorations through Scotland. The Mack tours took place in stages over ten years from 1998 to 2008. Major landmarks including castles, battlefields, and stone circles were visited by both artist and author. The artist, Karol K. Mack, documented her travels with plein air (on-location) paintings, photographs, and drawings that were later referenced to produce the finished works. The author completed on-location research to place the artworks within their historical context. Twelve years later, over 120 paintings have been completed. The works, found herein, along with the accompanying research document the beauty and history of Scotland. Previous tours through Scotland completed by artists and authors alike provided the inspiration for the Mack tours. This book and fine art exhibition both titled: Historic Scotland: A Voyage Through the Centuries, are the result of their efforts.
Discover Scotland's forgotten legends. Historian Brian C. Mack explores the panorama of Scottish history in rich detail with accounts of battles, castles and heroic figures, while artist Karol Mack brings the famous sites to life with beautiful paintings. Its superb storytelling and visual appeal make this book a feast for all those who have ever been touched by the romance and beauty of Scotland. Brian is of Scottish descent, a member of Clan Home. He has traveled extensively throughout Scotland; studying Scottish history at the Kings College in Aberdeen, Scotland before graduating from the University of New Mexico, U.S.A. Brian resides in Estes Park, CO. Karol Mack's work is part of national and international collections. She has traveled and painted throughout Scotland exploring her ancestry as member of Clan Lamont. Her artistic honors include numerous awards, signature memberships, and one person exhibitions. She lives outside of Santa Fe, NM.
ENTER AN ENCHANTED WORLD Dun Cromarty . . . the land beyond the rock wall, a curios realm discovered by Emily, Ian, and Douglas (the trio). The three follow Grendel—the family wolfhound. They soon find a stone cross and a village engulfed by an amber glow . . . the place where the adventure begins. Oriented by words that travel with the wind, Emily is the first to encounter the unseen or faeries. Grandfather, a story-teller, encourages the young lady to follow the desires of her heart, and at Dun Cromarty, she meets Tymer the Rhymer, Hoyle the Royal, and Queen of the Green. The unseen then enlist the trio to battle the dragons. During their adventures with the faeries and along with Grandfather's guidance, Emily soon discovers the secrets of her ancestry. She then meets the ghost of Dochart House, an apparition from Grandfather's past. In the blink of an eye, her life is changed forever.
There’s the office: President of the United States. And then there’s the man in the office—prone to temptation and looking to unwind after a long day running the country. Celebrating the decidedly less distinguished side of the nation’s leaders, humor writer Brian Abrams offers a compelling, hilarious, and true American history on the rocks—a Washington-to-Obama, vice-by-vice chronicle of how the presidents like to party. From explicit love letters to slurred speeches to nude swims at Bing Crosby’s house, reputations are ruined and secrets bared. George Washington brokered the end of the? American Revolution over glasses of Madeira. Ulysses S. Grant rarely drew a sober breath when he was leading the North to victory. And it wasn’t all liquor. Some presidents preferred their drugs—Nixon was a pill-popper. And others chased women instead—both ?the professorial Woodrow Wilson (who signed his love letters “Tiger”) and the good ol’ boy Bill Clinton, though neither could hold a candle to Kennedy, who also received the infamous Dr. Feelgood’s “vitamin” injections of pure amphetamine. Illustrated throughout with infographics (James Garfield’s attempts at circumnavigating the temperance movement), comic strips (George Bush Sr.’s infamous televised vomiting incident), caricatures, and fake archival documents, the book has the smart, funny feel of Mad magazine meets The Colbert Report. Plus, it includes recipes for 44 cocktails inspired by each chapter’s partier-in-chief.
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