School's out, and Emily's ready to enjoy a long, lazy summer relaxing by the pool...until she finds out her family's expecting a visit from her exceedingly weird cousins, including Stacey, the weirdest of them all. She's snobby and critical, obsessed with art and music, and even more obsessed with God. How can she place so much trust in God when He couldn't even keep her from needing a wheelchair? Emily has no interest in spending time with Stacey, let alone sharing a room with her, but news that Aunt Jaycee has something called Munchausen syndrome by proxy and might have been making her daughters sick on purpose, forces Emily to see Stacey in a new light. Emily will have to sift through her assumptions and agitation if she wants to understand the real Stacey, and by the end of the summer, she might find that weird Stacey has a lot to teach her about family, friendship, and faith.
Learn to create eye-catching, well-composed works of art using acrylic, oil, and watercolor paints. Beginning Composition features quick exercises for getting started in art, primers on the principles of composition and the Rule of Thirds, what to look for when composing artwork, examples of successful (and unsuccessful) compositions from a selection of artists, and customizable painting projects. The Portfolio series covers essential art techniques, core concepts, and media with an approach and format that’s perfect for aspiring, beginning, and intermediate artists. From this concept- and technique-driven series comes Beginning Composition, which details how to compose a work of art so that it draws in—and then holds—the viewer’s attention. Written and illustrated by Kimberly Adams, an experienced author and professional artist with years of experience in creating versatile, stunning works of art, Beginning Composition teaches you how to create successful compositions in acrylic, oil, and watercolor paints. After an introduction to the essentials of composition and some examples of composition in action, you are then invited to create your own artwork on a range of subjects, including landscapes, florals, animals, and more. The painting projects encourage personalization and creativity. Other topics covered include conveying mood and emotion through composition, the Golden Ratio, focal points, and more. With Portfolio: Beginning Composition, artists of all skill levels can learn to create engaging compositions in a range of art media.
Learn the core concepts and techniques for mixing any color your palette needs with Beginning Color Mixing! Perfect for aspiring, beginning, and intermediate artists, the concept- and technique-driven approach makes this challenging subject approachable for artists of any skill level. Loaded with techniques on how to use and create color for vivid artwork, Beginning Color Mixing explains every key aspect of color mixing. You’ll see basic color theory, hue and saturation, value, temperature, and color relationships and learn to wield color to create mood and atmosphere. Each key concept is clearly explained, allowing you to master the core techniques and put them into practice immediately whether you’re working in oil, acrylic, or watercolor. Featuring plenty of step-by-step exercises and expert instruction,this is a resource no painter’s library should be without.
A Farewell Platform to the Queen of Talk True Aha! Moments of Divine Order Summary This mini novel tells the true life story of how singer/songwriter Kimberly Adams had an Aha! Moment experience and began to act on it in pursuit of her "true calling." After doing the unthinkable, she realizes another unknown true calling-to pay homage to the Queen of Talk, talk show host Oprah Winfrey. While celebrating the queen and bidding her farewell, Kimberly gains a platform that gives her much more than she has expected or could have ever asked for. She soon realizes the true calling she was originally in pursuit of really had more than one meaning, which ultimately takes her to a celebrity experience in two months. She now has a whole new outlook and knows why things happened the way they did. Following a divine order, the events chronicled in this book took place at a certain time and place to get Kimberly to where she is now-writing this book, recording an album, and fulfilling her dreams of true callings. Her journey can inspire others to take the plunge and risk it all to pursue their dreams and fulfill their true callings. Doing so may take you on a whirlwind and maybe even a different route than expected, but at least you'll get there! Kimberly Adams, The Oprah Homage Queen
In this magical sequel to Five Mile Charlie: A Special Pony for Carly, our favorite llama and his best friend are determined to discover why Grumps--a coyote living in a cave near Five Mile Farm--is always so mean! What will they find at their library, and will Queen Bee Nora and her hive be able to help? This second installment in the Five Mile Charlie series is sure to continue to delight and spark the imagination of every reader who opens its pages!
Elaina and Derek are madly in love and decide to get married. There is just one problem: They are teenagers. Their parents give them permission but marriage turns out to be no picnic. They struggle to balance chores, work, sports, and school. Then, a baby comes into the picture and things become even harder for the teenage couple. Will they be able to make their marriage last?
This illustrated how-to book presents the latest laws and legal options for providing for a pet's future in the event something happens to the animal's owner--whether that person is gone for a day, a week, or forever.
Ellison loved dinosaurs. He thought about dinosaurs all day and night. He loved them so much he gave his mommy and grandmother, Nenee, dinosaur names. His momma was Momasaurus, his Nenee was Neneesauru, and of course, he gave himself the name Ellisaurus-Rex.
Oil & Acrylic Workshop shows how to create beautifully textured, vibrant, and colorful works using traditional as well as creative painting tools in new and surprising ways.
Kimberly Fletcher, president/founder of Homemakers for America, former Vice President of the Dayton, Ohio Tea Party, and executive director of the Abigail Adams Project, offers her perspective on current politics.
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