Mark W. McGinnis – «This journal documents a three week trip to India in 2000. It is a tale of an an arrogant American who believes he can handle whatever he encounters in a distant land. This myth is rapidly dispelled by India. The primary purpose of the trip is to research for a book of Buddhist animal wisdom stories I am planning. I travel part of the Buddhist pilgrimage path and have some of the best and worst experiences of life. The book f ...
This foundation design book was written over the course of 10 years while teaching at Northern State University in Aberdeen, SD. My incentive for writing this book was not the lack of good design books available. On the contrary, a stimulus was the availability of so many good sources. My intent in the following pages is to bring together the thoughts of many people with my own. It is my hope that I have arranged the basics of design with some c ...
Mark W. McGinnis: «Designs of Faith is a series of 12 large five panel paintings I call quintychs and 12 essays. The subject of both the paintings and essays are the following religions: Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Bahaa€™i, Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, the Dreaming Religion of Aboriginal Australia, Hopi Religion, Ifa Divination of the Yoruba of West Africa, and Inuit Spiritualism. The content of the essays focus on the foundation ...
108 Haiku by Kobayashi Issa and 108 Paintings by Mark W. McGinnisKobayashi Issa (1763 – 1828) is considered on of the four great masters of Japanese haiku.Mark W. McGinnis (1950 – ) is a painter and writer with over 120 exhibitions and numerous publications.From the introduction by by David G. Lanoue:Who is the Issa that Issa presents in his writing? He's a discoverer of the universe, gratefully attending to the small daily miracles that to ...
Mark W. McGinnis' approach to Watercolor Sketching. The book discusses materials, design, techniques, content, style, and the sketch.From the conclusion:I wish I had discovered watercolor sketching long ago, but I am thankful I have it now. It has added such a wonderful balance to the a€?seriousa€ work I do in my studio. I receive great pleasure from sketching and it provides quiet relief from a sometimes too busy life.I firmly believe that ...
The Best of Today's Dogg is the latest Cartoon Feature by world famous cartoonist Guy Gilchrist.Guy Gilchrist has been in the business of being creative across all genres of art his entire life. He is an International, Multi-Award winning Writer of 48 Childrena€™s Books, Cartoonist of the comic strips a€?Nancya€,a€Jim Hensona€™s MUPPETSa€ and a€?Your Angels Speak,a€a hit Nashville Songwriter, Recording Artist, and character designer for Tom ...
Exquisite Environments bridges the gap between technology and aesthetics, showcasing beautiful estate homes, hip apartments and corporate boardroomsa€™ use of technology, woven into the environment, some so stealth the transformation itself is magic. ...
A book of fifteen portraits and fifteen interviews by Mark W. McGinnis. The reader will grow to know elders of various religions in the northern plains of the United States including Christian, Jewish, Unitarian, and traditional American Indian. These everyday but equally exceptional people give viewpoints with wisdom and clarity as they reflect on spirituality, values, joys, sorrows, and hope for the future. ...
MARGARET PRESTON is Australia's most original painter. Essentially a pioneer, she strikes out new paths, and her fervour for experiment has led her into diverse forms of art. As she has mastered each new method she discards it and moves on to something fresh. Her latest conquest is the Monotype, and this book reveals her achievement in this field. As a practical craftsman, she found intense pleasure in working out a rare method of making Mo ...
