Ian Goldsmith – författare

The essential guide to colour theory and mixing for artists. Full of beautiful, intricate handpainted colour wheels and practical advice on using and mixing colour, this book is a must-have for any artist working with pigment and paint. Starting from the basics of colour and working up to the complexities of tonality, harmony, opacity and pigment, artist Ian Goldsmith explores and explains all the key elements of colour and what it can do. A comprehensive paint index at the back of the book provides an indispensable reference guide for choosing and purchasing materials that no practising artist should be without.Including:- Understanding the colour wheel - Primaries, secondaries and tertiaries- Colour temperature- Hue, value and saturation - Opacity and transparency- Materials and pigments

This gripping novel follows teenager, Phillip Kingsley, through the formative years of adolescence to adulthood. From junior high, to dropping out of school before graduation due to a tragedy, and subsequently being drafted in the United States Army during a time of war.

The story follows the twists and turns of a teenager''s life journey guided by the strict, rigid discipline of an iron-fisted, alcoholic father and the gentle love of a devout, religious mother. He faces the paradox of knowing to do what is right and choosing to do what is wrong. The paradox ends with an awakening and transforming experience.