Simmons shows how the vibrancy and translucence of watercolours make it an ideal medium to capture the beauty and delicacy of flowers. She provides guidance on materials, tools and palette; how to capture light and texture; and gives advice on composition and drawing, using various techniques.

Painting Flowers in Watercolour

Arts & Photography

Simmons, Karen

Painting

Dover Pubns

Painting Flowers in Watercolour with Karen Simmons

Simmons shows how the vibrancy and translucence of watercolours make it an ideal medium to capture the beauty and delicacy of flowers. She provides guidance on materials, tools and palette; how to capture light and texture; and gives advice on composition and drawing, using various techniques.

Painting Flowers in Watercolour With Karen Simmons

Batsford Ltd.

This text explains each stage of the process by breaking down the subjects into manageable chunks, discussing colour in landscapes, skies, waterscapes, flowers and the seasons. There are also chapters on materials and equipment for painting.

Watercolour Painting with Karen Simmons

Chrysalis Books

'These powerful heart-rending stories are filled with honesty, humor, hope and offer inspiration to parents, teachers, and anyone else who cares for children with special needs. By embracing the magnificence, inner peace, and beauty each child possess, our own attitudes are shifted from despair to promise.' —Gerold G Jampolsky, M.D., Founder of International Center of Attitudinal Healing, Sausalito , California Raising a child with special needs is a lifelong commitment that is as unique as each person who embarks on it. Written by a variety of authors who share in this distinctive relationship, Chicken Soup for the Soul Children with Special Needs offers a glimpse into the lives of others who are on a similar path. These stories provide insight, comfort, and connection with others who have walked this powerful and transformational journey. The authors of these candid stories relate their own experiences of adjusting, reaching out, and flourishing and share their universal worries, their tears, and the laughter that come with this extraordinary relationship. Most important, through these stories, you will be guided with the wisdom of fellow parents, caregivers, and those with special needs to help you be the very best parent or caregiver you can be.

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Children with Special Needs: Stories of Love and Understanding for Those Who Care for Children with Disabilities

Self-Help

CANFIELD, JACK

Hansen, Mark Víctor

McNamara, Heather

Motivational

Every painter needs to understand the importance of color, but artists who paint outdoors need to understand as well how ever-changing light and atmospheric conditions affect the colors of the landscape, from the tiniest flower to the broadest expanse of sky. This is what Karen Simmons explores in Painting the Colors of Nature, in which she also demonstrates how good use of color can add a new dimension to painting in watercolor. The author begins by discussing the materials and equipment needed for outdoor painting, suggesting palettes for different subjects. She then focuses on how specific pigments behave when mixed with water, and looks at how various colors can be combined to produce a range of exciting effects and textures (such as granulation). All of these aspects are examined in the context of many different landscape subjects, including waterscapes, skies, flowers, and the seasons. Simmons's explorations of color and light are illustrated throughout with sketches and finished paintings that are accompanied by detailed descriptions of the colors and techniques used to create them; some are further amplified by step-by-step demonstrations. Through her very accessible text and superb, light-filled paintings, Karen Simmons provides painters at every level of experience with both inspiration and practical advice about how color works in the landscape and how best to capture it in watercolor.

Painting the Colors of Nature: A Watercolorist's Guide

Pub Overstock Unlimited Inc

Creating Strong Board-Staff Partnerships

Stern, Gary J.

Business & Money

Natl Center for Nonprofit Boards

A little Bag Ladies magic makes math language fun! Integrate math language into your elementary classroom with these hands-on activities. Students learn national math standard skills as part of literature-based make-n-take projects. Projects, ideas, literature links, and blackline masters make this a must-have resource that enriches the language-arts block and helps you teach the language of math to all your students. Sprinkle some Bag Ladies magic in your classroom and watch how well students master the language of math.

Math, Manipulatives, & Magic Wands: Manipulatives, Literature Ideas, and Hands-on Math Activities for the K-5 Classroom (Maupin House)

Science & Math

Guinn, Cindy

Mathematics

Maupin House Publishing

The Bag Ladies are back with more creative ideas to motivate your students. Full of hands-on activities for social studies and science--or any other part of your curriculum--this valuable resource will help you organize whatever theme you are working on into a fun and functional activity package. Bags, Boxes, Buttons, and Beyond is full of good ideas and is easily incorporated into any level curriculum. Comes complete with blackline masters, stories, and solutions to daily questions in the classroom about management, time, and budgets. A great guide for teachers everywhere!

Bags, Boxes, Buttons, & Beyond: A Resource Book of Science and Social Studies Projects for K-6 Teachers, Parents, and Students (Maupin House)

Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

This book is a labor of love that sprang from the notion that sharing stories of hope and love would offer a positive base of compassion and understanding. Others would know they are not alone on their journey.

The Autism Experience: Stories of Hope and Love

Literature & Fiction

Contemporary

Createspace Independent Pub

Perfectly Clear: Buying Diamonds for Pleasure and Profit

Plot a path to brilliant gemstone wealth! Modern day, sophisticated buyers of fine gems, such as diamonds, navigate a complex world of purchasing options that only an expert gemologist can tame. Important factors to consider for any buyer are the four C’s, color, clarity, cut, and carat weight. Increasingly, what’s most important is the origin of the gem. Investing in a “clean” diamond ensures goodwill towards our planetary environment and securing the best value and appreciation potential at the same time. Included in this spectacular handy guide is information about rough diamonds, sources of diamonds, white diamonds and naturally colored diamonds. Also, Canadian diamonds, political issues surrounding diamonds, Hollywood’s impact on diamond sales, global economy and diamonds, popular diamond shapes, determining factors of diamond evaluation, synthetic, imitation and treated diamonds and the criminal aspect of diamonds that has captured global attention. You’ll also appreciate a special section on gems and their ties to superstition, medicinal uses, and spiritual beliefs. Diamonds easily accentuate any colored gem in a piece of jewelry, bringing out the best in both worlds. As in the very beginning and still today, diamonds are magical!

Industries

Exceptional Resources Inc.

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