Art

[close] Rueben Kirkham was a first-generation Utah artist whose artwork provides an enduring documentation of pioneer life in the challenging environment and vistas of the West. Through the efforts of historian Donna L. Poulton, many new sketches, oil paintings, and even photography have been uncovered to attest to Kirkham's remarkable abilities, while describing in often heartbreaking detail the life and times of a man who truly suffered for his art. [close]

[close] Gossamer wings, fairies, sprites, beautiful delights,
and magical little things.

A collection of Selina Fenech’s fairy themed artworks. Includes full page reprints of Fenech’s artworks, sketchbook images, plus information and insight into the creation of each work. 60 pages soft cover. [close]

[close] New to the simmering streets of Miami, globetrotting artist, Adam Straker, captivates photographer, Gwenyth Mason. Despite their differences, a mutual attraction boils over. Then Adam discovers exactly who Gwen is and abruptly he’s back peddling as if she’s suddenly become radioactive.

Confiding in her mother about him is useless. A turbulent divorce from Gwen’s father has left Annalyn’s opinion of artists at rock bottom, especially artists as intensely focused as Adam.

When Adam reevaluates his pursuit of Gwen, things seem to be back on even keel...until Gwen stumbles across a stunning nude portrait curiously tucked away in his studio closet. Unearthed, the painting is labeled “a modern masterpiece” by critics and launches Adam to stardom.

But Adam’s limelight is fraught with as much conflict as acclaim. Now surrounded by people with their own agendas for The Nude—including a powerful billionaire, a savvy art dealer, and a restless business partner—Adam’s refusal to part with it only increases the pressure he’s under. Then there are his secret meetings in big cities and hushed phone calls in the wee hours, and Annalyn’s insistence that Gwen walk away before he shatters her heart completely.

When Gwen discovers instead that there is a link between The Nude and her own California childhood, she starts digging for the truth. No one is talking, however, not even Adam, and their relationship is pushed to the brink when Gwen finally unearths the bizarre secrets the nude is keeping, and along the way resurrects a nemesis thought long gone.

There’s serious fallout from Gwen’s innocent curiosity just months before, and life turns taut and perilous, with twists and revelations right up, literally, to the last page. [close]