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Going out to a fancy establishment and ordering a martini is always such a treat. The bartenders impress guests with their skills and the cocktails always leave you wishing you could replicate them at home. Well, now you can! The ability and know-how to make bar quality drinks that don't have to break the bank is within your grasp! This book's aim is to allow even the most inexperienced of home bartenders create delicious and affordable drinks within the comfort of one's own home. What are you waiting for? Let's get crafty with our cocktails!

If we have it in ourselves, to see the differences in all people, we can move towards that better future.

The reality of a blank sheet of paper, a clean sheet, can pose an unique situation. Having the ability to execute all the techniques and styles known to any artist. But no image will be produced without the imagination.

In my current work, I feel that one of the strongest influences for me is the Impressionists. Their work is all about color and light. They would go out into the fields, harbors, or gardens and paint alla prima to quickly capture the light's effect on the environment and how it changed the colors. They wanted to paint the light before it disappeared. Monet's Rouen Cathedral series is a good example. The same scene over and over again because it looked completely different depending on the lighting and the time of day. I started with my Transitions series in 1997 and progressed into Radiation, then the Soft Series. These were unplanned. They were a progression and growth through my artist ...

In this second of the author's landscape art series, discover peace and inspiration for yourself and others. These original paintings, coupled with verses from The Bible, will inspire both joy and appreciation for all of God's creation. "Let All Creation Rejoice!" is her first art book in the series, along with her two children's books: "Who You Are" and "Lessons in Growing...in Who You Are." Visit the author's website at: www.BearfootBooksfortheShepherd.com to see all four of her books, along with her paintings, greeting cards, and journals for sale

The French Bureau de Poste began a series of art stamps in 1961 in a jumbo format. They honored stained glass windows, sculptures, and other art media besides paintings. However, I have selected 33 French postage stamps issued between 1961 and 1989 and have written about the French painters and their paintings that appear on these stamps. The Stamp Album is spiral bound so that you can place it flat to work on it. The first stamp is provided but it is up to you to find the other 32 stamps. They are all the same size and use the 41mm Showgard mounts. There are extra pages for each stamp for other material such as imperforate or corner plate number examples of the same stamps.

Illustrations from various works of J.R.R. Tolkien by illustrator Kip Rasmussen. Scenes are from The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion. Each image is accompanied by an explanation of the scene by the illustrator.