Lump: The Dog Who Ate a Picasso

Pablo Picasso

Pablo Picasso

Pablo Picasso

Pablo Picasso

Pablo Picasso

When David Douglas Duncan introduced "Lump," a stray dachshund, to Pablo Picasso in 1957 -- it was love at first sight, and Lump became the artist's inseparable companion and sometime muse. This collection of photographs by the venerable David Douglas Duncan celebrating Picasso and Lump's relationship is an enchanting record of mini-chapter in the history of 20th-century art, with an improbable little character its hero.

Russian Illustrator Ivan Bilibin

Ivan Bilibin

Ivan Bilibin

Ivan Bilibin

Ivan Bilibin

Ivan Bilibin

Ivan Bilibin

Ivan Bilibin (Russian, 1876-1942) was a 20th-century illustrator and stage designer who took part in the Mir iskusstva, contributed to the Ballets Russes, became co-founder of the 'Soyuz russkih hudožnikov' '(Association of Russian Painters) and from 1937 on was a member of the Soyuz hudožnikov SSSR (Painters Association of the USSR). Throughout his career, he was inspired by Slavic folklore.

Ylla: Famed Animal Photographer

Born	Camilla Koffler August 16, 1911 Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Died	March 30, 1955 (aged 43) Bharatpur, India
Nationality	Hungarian
Education	Belgrade Academy of Fine Arts, Académie Colarossi
Known for	Photography
Movement	Nature, animals

Ylla's life work of photographing animals inspired famous movie director and producer, Howard Hawks, so much that he had his script writer, Leigh Brackett, change the script to create one of the main characters based on Ylla for his blockbuster movie, Hatari!, starring John Wayne. Hawks said, "We took that part of the story from a real character, a German girl. She was the best animal photographer in the world." The movie character Anna Maria "Dallas" D’Alessandro is a photographer working for a zoo and was played by actress Elsa Martinelli.

Angie Lewin: Linocuts of Natural Network Patterns

Angie Lewin

Angie Lewin

Angie Lewin

Angie Lewin

Angie Lewin

Angie Lewin

Angie Lewin

Angie Lewin: Plants and Places

Text by Leslie Geddes-Brown

The artist Angie Lewin has a unique vision of the natural world. Her hugely popular prints depict in intricate detail the native flora of a variety of environments, from salt marsh and Highland loch to flower-strewn meadow and wild garden. Lewin finds beauty in each landscape, whatever the season, and is particularly inspired by plant forms: slender reeds, stately goatsbeard, spiky teasels and sculptural seed heads. 

Plants and Places presents over 70 of Lewin’s beautifully crafted linocuts and wood engravings.The works are grouped according to habitat – such as coast, woodland and hedgerow, and garden – together with drawings, paintings and collages from Lewin’s sketchbooks of grasses, seed pods, seaweed, shells and other objects that she has collected on her walks. In an engaging introduction, Leslie Geddes-Brown meets Lewin in her studio, discusses her artistic inspiration and her fascination with plants, and describes how she creates her prints.

More than 70 of Angie Lewin’s exquisite prints published together for the first time

Lewin’s distinctive vision of the natural world presented through her wood engravings, linocuts, sketches, paintings and collages

A delightful book for all nature lovers and gardeners, and a striking work of art in itself

Scott Campbell: "The Hug Machine"

Scott Campbell

Scott Campbell

Scott Campbell

Scott Campbell

Scott Campbell

Scott Campbell

Scott Campbell

Scott Campbell

Scott Campbell

Scott Campbell

Scott Campbell

Scott Campbell

Who have you hugged today? Open your arms to this delightfully tender, goofy, and sweet tale. 

Watch out world, here he comes -- "The Hug Machine."

Whether you are big, or small, or square, or long, or spikey, or soft, no one can resist his unbelievable hugs. Hug Accomplished. 

This endearing story encourages a warm, caring, and buoyantly affectionate approach to life. Everyone deserves a hug.

Kay Nielsen: "East of the Sun and West of the Moon"

Garth Williams Sketches from my Collection

Garth Williams

Vintage "Deneki" Book Review, October 9, 1965

This vintage book review was tucked in the pages of a Deneki book that I bought online. A very nice bonus.

William D. Berry

Fred Machetanz: "A Puppy Named Gih"

Fred Machetanz

Fred Machetanz

Fred Machetanz

Fred Machetanz

This is the story of training a team of sled dog puppies in Alaska, including a puppy named "Gih" which is the Eskimo word for "Go." It was first published in 1957, and was written by Sara Machetanz and illustrated by Fred Machetanz.

Andrew Loomis: His Classic Art Instruction Books

The Andrew Loomis volumes are among the finest "how to" art instruction books ever produced. As classics, they have remained in print since their debuts, and are especially beloved by generations of aspiring cartoonists and illustrators...

Andrew Loomis

Andrew Loomis

Andrew Loomis

Andrew Loomis

Andrew Loomis

Andrew Loomis

Andrew Loomis

Andrew Loomis

Andrew Loomis

Fun with a Pencil (1939). Reissued as a full facsimile of the original on April 5, 2013 from Titan Books.

Figure Drawing for All It's Worth (1943). Reissued as a full facsimile of the original on May 27, 2011 from Titan Books.

Creative Illustration (1947). Reissued as a full facsimile of the original on October 12, 2012 from Titan Books.

Successful Drawing (1951). Republished in a revised edition as Three Dimensional Drawing (16 new pages with technical material on perspective replacing the pictorial gallery sections) and reissued as a full facsimile of the original on May 4, 2012 from Titan Books.

Drawing the Head and Hands (1956). Reissued as a full facsimile of the original on October 21, 2011 from Titan Books.

The Eye of the Painter (1961).

I'd Love to Draw! (2014). Published posthumously by Titan Books, with some of the text written by Alex Ross.