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One drawing a day : a 6-week course exploring creativity with illustration and mixed media / by Lawlor, Veronica.(CARDINAL)388612;
Getting started -- Line and mark -- Playing with color -- People watching and capturing motion -- Close to home -- City and country -- Ideas, holidays and special projects -- Gallery."Through 46 daily exercises which make up a complete 6-week course, you will keep your artistic skills sharp and your imaginations fertile by doing One Drawing A Day. Each spread in the book features a beautiful drawing by one of 8 professional illustrators, with a description and comments by the illustrator as well as a companion exercise. Each exercise includes suggestions for various mediums or mixed-media solutions, advice on how to approach and execute the drawing, as well as professional tips. The book also includes exercises designed to spark new ideas and increase creativity"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Drawing; Improvisation in art.;
Available copies: 10 / Total copies: 11
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Artful improv : explore color recipes, building blocks & free-motion quilting / by Grisdela, Cindy,1958-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."Learn simple design principles to create unique improvisational quilts. Without using patterns, learn 5 easy piecing techniques for your improvisational toolbox (including circles, blocks, and strips), and watch the art unfold before your eyes. Focus on color combos and negative space to discover your personal style, and then add dazzling texture with free-motion quilting. Includes tips to hang finished art quilts without a sleeve, plus tried and true improv tips to encourage creative play."-Amazon
Subjects: Improvisation in art.; Patchwork quilts.; Patchwork; Quilting.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The culture of spontaneity : improvisation and the arts in postwar America / by Belgrad, Daniel.(CARDINAL)212273;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-329) and index.
Subjects: Improvisation in art.; Arts, American.; Arts, American;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Accidentally on purpose : the aesthetic management of irregularities in African textiles and African-American quilts / by Leon, Eli.(CARDINAL)289539; Figge Art Museum.(CARDINAL)782721;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-175).Introduction / Robert Farris Thompson -- Wrapping home around me : how the patchwork quilt may have become a medium for the expression of African ideals -- Accidentally on purpose : the aesthetic management of irregularities in African textiles and African-American quilts.
Subjects: Exhibition catalogs.; African American quiltmakers.; African American quilts; Improvisation in art; Improvisation in art; Textile fabrics;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The art of negotiation : how to improvise agreement in a chaotic world / by Wheeler, Michael,1943-author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-286) and index.
Subjects: Negotiation in business.; Negotiation.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Ashe : improvisation & recycling in African-American visionary art : Diggs Gallery at WSSU, February 2-March 29, 1993 / by Patterson, Tom,1952-(CARDINAL)195581; Diggs Gallery.(CARDINAL)227211;
Bibliography: pages 35-36.
Subjects: Exhibition catalogs.; African American art; Art, American;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The art of negotiation : how to improvise agreement in a chaotic world / by Wheeler, Michael,1943-(CARDINAL)148669;
Subjects: Negotiation in business.; Negotiation.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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The art of is : improvising as a way of life / by Nachmanovitch, Stephen,author.(CARDINAL)809499;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-263) and index."A multi-media artist and noted musician explores the value of improvisation in art, work, and relationships, illustrating his insights with personal experiences and quotes from great thinkers, past and present."--Tell them about the dream -- Introduction -- Interplay. Improvising ; Verbs and nouns ; Knobs and dials ; Stuck or sticky ; Finger-kissing ; This moment ; Universal language ; Bedtime stories -- Thinking as nature thinks. Natural history ; All about frogs ; Twists and turns ; Listening ; Interruptions and offers ; Rubbing ; Mushrooms and tide pools ; Wabi-sabi ; After-flavor -- Art and power. Cloud of companions ; The way it's supposed to be ; Art and power ; Daughters' daughters ; Arrested ; Heart sword.
Subjects: Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.); Creative ability.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Intuitive color & design : adventures in art quilting / by Wells, Jean.;
The journey -- Inspiration for quilt design -- Start a journal or sketchbook -- Techniques and tools for the quilter's toolbox -- Color through my eyes -- Nuts and bolts of quilt design -- Unconventional finishing methods -- Off-the-wall quilts -- Continuing the journey -- Resources -- About the author."Process book on working improvisationally and intuitively, using landscapes as inspiration. Includes color, design, construction techniques, unconventional finishing methods, and journaling to capture ideas for planning and making quilts"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Quilts; Art quilts.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Painting water in watercolour / by Wharton, Christian,1937-(CARDINAL)423166;
Subjects: Watercolor painting; Landscape painting; Water in art.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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