The landscape is probably the most popular theme for artists, and this book takes you through the fundamental concepts and techniques necessary for painting the natural world. It presents a vast range of practical information and advice for both beginners and more experienced painters; it will help them develop their knowledge and skill in painting the landscape both in the studio and also when working en plein-air. From initial planning through to finished paintings, you will be shown how to tackle this vast and exciting subject. The book explains the preparation process essential for establishing good composition, advises on materials and equipment, from sketchbooks and paints to easels and covers the crucial elements of tonal values, colour, shape and perspective. It also demonstrates a variety of techniques for oil and acrylic painting and includes the work of several established contemporary landscape artists. Finally, it suggests ways of encouraging self-motivation and inspiration. Superbly illustrated with 165 colour paintings.
In this creative approach to thinking about how God works in the world, Kevin Scully considers how 'God's hand at work' interacts with human beings, acting as 'God's hands' in the world. Reflecting on how we can be used by God to do his work, the book provides an alternative to daily Lent readings.
Working en plein-air is a French term that means literally 'in the open air' and, although artists have been doing just that for centuries, the concept is experiencing a resurgence today. Sketchers and painters alike are leaving their studios and heading out into the open air. This book encourages you to join them. Full of in-depth advice and practical instruction, it explains how to make the most of painting outside and how to capture the very essence of a scene with a far greater authenticity than can be achieved when working from a second-hand image. It covers an array of mediums including pencils, pastels, pens, watercolours, oils and acrylics and advises on the best materials and accessories, from sketchbooks to easels. Also suggests suitable locations and subject matter including landscapes, seascapes and people, explaining the importance of good composition, colour harmony, tonal values and perspective. It further encourages the exploration of new ideas by examining other artists' work, and the development of personal style. Beautifully illustrated with 213 colour images.
Non-dated Advent reading that sharpens our appreciation of and wonder at the seasonCombines reflection on the biblical events with wry comment on modern Christmas cultureIdeal reading for those on the fringes of faithProvokes Christians to consider afresh the shock of what we are asking people to believe!Author has written a non-dated Lent book for BRF, also taking a different perspective on the season
Gouache is an exciting, forgiving and versatile fine art medium. It has a long history going back many centuries, but for some time it has been seen as a medium for illustrators and designers. It has now been rediscovered by the fine artist. In this beautiful book, Kevin Scully champions its cause and explores its attributes. He explains how it can be used to exciting and stunning effect when painting still life. Further topics include: understanding and using colour effectively with sections on paint, colour, tone, light and shadow; painting flowers, objects and backgrounds; traditional and contemporary approaches with step-by-step examples and finally, ways to develop your painting and experiment with different styles, exciting compositions and new techniques. Beautifully illustrated with 186 colour images.
Thought-provoking meditations, showing how God can speak to us through everyday experiences.Shows how negative experiences - anger, tears, grief - can equally be 'gifts'Designed to encourage people to grow in faith and seek God wherever he may be found.Each topic linked to relevant Bible passages and also poetry and song Author has also written Into Your Hands and Five Impossible Things to Believe Before Christmas
When a disease-ravaged body is found in the burned ruins od a federally funded genetic research lab, Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully fear that a deadly, man-made plague is on the loose. As the FBI agents investigating the "X-files" bureau cases labeled unsolvable- Mulder and Scully pursue the truth wherever it leads, even into the labyrinthine corridors of their own agency ... and beyond.
FBI agents Mulder and Scully take on a radioactive case in this eerie thriller by the New York Times–bestselling author . . . Dr. Gregory, a renowned nuclear weapons researcher, is not only dead—he’s been charred to a radioactive cinder. Since this is a death on Federal property, Mulder and Scully are hastily called in. As FBI agents who specialize in unexplained phenomena, they are the investigators of the X-Files, strange and inexplicable cases which are also mysteries that the FBI doesn’t want solved. When a second victim, completely unrelated to nuclear science or Dr. Gregory, is obliterated in the New Mexico desert, and then a third dies the same way in Washington, DC, Mulder and Scully begin to focus on the frightening dimension of their task. The bizarre deaths cannot be a coincidence. And as they work to uncover the secret unifying element that unites these deaths, it becomes clear that this twisted puzzle has fatal consequences for the entire world . . .
In the most ambitious and exciting X-Files adventure to date, Mulder and Scully fly to the Yucatan jungle to investigate a missing team of archaelogists. Their exploration leads to a strange electronic signal coming from beneath ancient ruins -- a signal aimed upward, at the stars....
Sensing the Passion heightens the senses so that readers can experience with new depth Jesus' sacrifice on our behalf. The author helps us examine Christ's passion through our five senses, sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch -- the same senses Christ embodied -- and leads us to bold and startling insights about Christ's humanity and the world. The six-week study will be valued greatly by groups or individuals who are searching for a fresh understanding of Jesus' last days and crucifixion. Each chapter offers thoughtful meditations, then closes with exercises that ask readers to focus on their senses in different, compelling ways. Also included are questions for reflection and discussion and prayers.
1950s Australia and the conservative starch is stiffening the fabric of society.Michael Keogh, son of a federal cabinet minister, feels out of place and time. His father wants to be seen in a good light, and Michael is part of his political and social ambitions. Increasingly isolated from those around him, Michael seeks refuge in the beauty and bush of Sydney harbour. Into his lonely world comes Virginia Smythe, a girl who teaches him that there is more to life than is apparent and that friendship can grow from the most chance of meetings. Harbour Glimpses is the story of a year when life looked as if it could and did change irrevocably.
A monastery is dying. The Rest is Silence is, according to the priest-editor, a chronicle of 'something of the dying landscape of the Church of England in the early part of the twenty-first century.
An American archaeologist disappears while exploring the lost Mayan city of Xitaclan - and FBI agents Mulder and Scully are flown to the Yutucan jungles to investigate. Mulder decides there may be more to this case than simply a missing team of scientists.
What do the theatre and the church have to teach each other? In what ways can drama and liturgy share common insights and practices? How may those who gather for plays or for worship be better served by the people who lead them? These are some of the questions explored by Kevin Scully, a Church of England priest, who moved from his work in an inner London parish to a rehearsal studio in Sydney in Australia to learn-by-doing. There he subjected himself to the interrogation of a professional director and found himself on a journey of fresh discovery. Imperfect Mirrors, with an introduction by the actor and comedian Hugh Dennis, sets outs what the author discovered and how it can be applied. Kevin Scully also offers a series of illuminating reflections on the theatre and church, tackling subjects as diverse as Zen, Kabuki and their relation to the Mass; Hamlet's advice to players on speaking in public; the relationship between space and performance; and parallels between the training and work of the actor and the priest. This entertaining and insightful book will be of interest both to those caught up in the world of theatre and those involved in the church. Kevin Scully is a priest, playwright, actor, writer and broadcaster. He is rector of St. Matthew's, Bethnal Green, in East London. His other books include "Five Impossible Things To Believe Before Christmas" "Women on the Way" and "Into Your Hands.
A novel based on the Emmy Award-winning television series created by Chris Carter. When a disease-ravaged body is found in the smoldering ruins of the federally funded DyMar genetic research lab, Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully fear that a deadly, man-made plague is on the loose. As the FBI agents investigating the "X-Files" -- cases the bureau has deemed unsolvable -- Mulder and Scully pursue the truth wherever it leads, even into the labyrinthine corridors of the FBI... and beyond. Racing to contain the lethal virus before it can spread, Mulder and Scully make a chilling discovery. Before his death, Dr. David Kennessy, a hotshot cancer researcher at DyMar, had been experimenting with a promising but highly dangerous technology: microscopic bio-machines that can cure any disease, heal any wound. In theory, this research could be a miracle cure, perhaps even a doorway to immortality. It was also the only way Dr. Kennessy could save his leukemia-stricken son. But when a second corpse turns up, savagely mutilated from within, it's anything but theoretical. Could machines created to cure have learned to kill? Scrambling for answers, Mulder and Scully are opposed at every step by faceless enemies with all the resources of the government -- even perhaps of their own agency -- at their command. Enemies who will stop at nothing to ensure that the secret of immortality falls in the right hands -- their hands. As sinister forces close in, Scully fights to save the life of an innocent boy while Mulder comes face to face with a crazed and desperate man. A man whose slightest touch brings agonizing death -- and perhaps a resurrection more horrible still.
Inspired by the TV series "The X-Files", these stories follow Mulder and Scully as they throw light on the sudden and shocking disappearance of our scientists, figure out the angles in a mystery born of the Bermuda Triangle, and discover a camera that kills.
Dr Gregory, a renowned nuclear weapons researcher, is not only dead - he's been charred to a radioactive cinder. FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully are called in to solve the mystery.
X-Files gained its fame for excellent stories and the unique chemistry between everybody's two favourite FBI agents, Muller and Scully. Checker's second volume of the X-Files collects issues 20-26 and also includes Issue 1/2 and the X-Files Comic Digest Issue 1, giving the reader seven original stories to enjoy. Featuring writers Kevin J. Anderson and John Rozum, interior art by Charles Adlard and additional art created by renowned artist Miran Kim.
There are many who believe that adult learning has been altered as a result of the immersion of adult learners into a digital environment. This quasi-experimental case study research, using a newly developed measurement instrument, executed an analysis of quantifiable and qualitative data to assess whether strategic management thinking/intent was accentuated through integration of a total enterprise computer simulation in the adult learning experience. The methodology included: (1) the pre-study development of a strategic management assessment instrument to quantify levels of a strategic orientation; (2) multiple administrations of this assessment to experimental groups of subjects as a pre-test at the onset of a management development curriculum; (3) the introduction of a total enterprise computer simulation to experimental groups accompanied by observations of group decision-making sessions; (4) the administration of a standard management development program emphasizing the case study educational methodology to a control group; (5) the administration of an amended SMAI assessment post-test to ascertain differences in a strategic thinking orientation; and (6) Fifteen follow-up, in-depth, personal interviews. The post-test data suggest that those subjects exposed to a total enterprise simulation register higher levels of a strategic management orientation/intent as measured by the assessment instrument developed specifically for this purpose.
FBI agents Mulder and Scully investigate another eerie unsolved mystery in modern America. Another case the Bureau wants handled quietly, but quickly, before the public finds out what's really out there, and panics.
A “mordantly funny” novel set in a Dublin educational institution known as the Brothers of Godly Coercion School for Young Boys of Meager Means (Publishers Weekly). Combining the spirit of Kingsley Amis's Lucky Jim with a bawdy evisceration of hypocrisy in old-school Catholic education, The Brothers' Lot is a comic satire that tells the story of the Brothers of Godly Coercion School for Young Boys of Meager Means, a dilapidated Dickensian institution run by an assemblage of eccentric, insane, and often nasty celibate Brothers. The school is in decline and the Brothers hunger for a miracle to move their founder, the Venerable Saorseach O’Rahilly, along the path to Sainthood. When a possible miracle presents itself, the Brothers fervently seize on it with the help of the ethically pliant Diocesan Investigator, himself hungry for a miracle to boost his career. But the school simultaneously comes under threat from strange outside forces. The harder the Brothers try to defend the school, the worse things seem to get. It takes an outsider, Finbar Sullivan, a young student newly arrived at the school, to see that the source of the threat may in fact lie inside the school itself. As the miracle unravels, the Brothers’ efforts to preserve it unleash a disastrous chain of events. Tackling a serious subject through satire, The Brothers' Lot explores the culture that allowed abuses within church-run institutions in Ireland to go unchecked for decades. “Potently conveys the anarchic spirit of schoolboy warfare.”—The Irish Times “A memorable, skillfully wrought, and evocative satire of an Ireland that has collapsed under the weight of its contradictions.”—Joseph O’Connor “Witty, brilliant, devastating.”—Times Literary Supplement
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