age ~74
from Monroe Township, NJ
One of the most gifted of the historic California plein-air painters, Edgar Alwin Payne (1883-1947) utilized the animated brushwork, vibrant palette, and shimmering light of Impressionism, but his powerful imagery was unique among artists of his generation. While his contemporaries favored a quieter...
Author
Scott Shields, Lisa Peters, Peter Hassrick, Jean Stern, Pat Trenton
Binding
Hardcover
Pages
272
Publisher
Pasadena Museum of California Art & Pomegranate Communications
ISBN #
0764960539
EAN Code
9780764960536
ISBN #
2
Few regions rival the magnificence of California's Monterey Peninsula. This beauty, together with a mild climate, rich history, and simplicity of lifestyle, encouraged the development of one of the nation’s foremost art colonies. From 1875 to the first years of the twentieth century, artists were dr...
Author
Scott A. Shields
Binding
Paperback
Pages
357
Publisher
University of California Press
ISBN #
0520247396
EAN Code
9780520247390
ISBN #
1
Learn more about the interconnected band of bohemians who created an artists paradise along the Pacific coast, south of San Francisco and north of Los Angeles, in this collection of contemporary writing and vintage articles. This unique publication (the book, a writer's journal, and a slipcase prin...
Author
Ted Wells, Scott A. Shields, Susan Shillinglaw, Barbara Lamprecht, David Weir, John Crosse, Barbara J. Klein
Binding
Paperback
Pages
400
Publisher
Guardian Stewardship Editions
ISBN #
0991134907
EAN Code
9780991134908
ISBN #
8
The paintings of Edwin Deakin--beautiful, romantic depictions of California's early architecture, particularly its missions, as well as picturesque and nostalgic scenes of California wilderness--are regarded as major achievements in early California art. Deakin's trip to Europe in 1877 also inspired...
Author
Scott A. Shields
Binding
Hardcover
Pages
120
Publisher
Pomegranate
ISBN #
0764943510
EAN Code
9780764943515
ISBN #
7
A painter of figures, landscapes, architectural subjects, and still lifes, David Ligare (born 1945), expands the realist tradition through the very unreality of his art. Since the late 1970s, he has used his considerable technical skills and historical knowledge to create perfectly ordered Classical...
Author
Scott A. Shields, David Rodes, Patricia Junker
Binding
Hardcover
Pages
264
Publisher
Papadakis Dist A C
ISBN #
190650654X
EAN Code
9781906506544
ISBN #
6
Unmasking the realities of human nature and the contemporary society in which we live, Irving Norman aimed only ''to tell the truth of our time.'' Norman's massive canvases abound with teeming figures, drone-like and mechanical in their repetition, yet stubbornly and hauntingly human. The combinatio...
Author
Irving Norman
Binding
Paperback
Pages
224
Publisher
Heyday
ISBN #
1597140414
EAN Code
9781597140416
ISBN #
3
N/A
Author
Scott Shields, Nancy M. West
Binding
Paperback
Pages
160
Publisher
Hero Dog Publications, Inc.
ISBN #
0974365904
EAN Code
9780974365909
ISBN #
4
Scott Shields (born 26 November 1969, Glasgow) is a Scottish musician and record producer, best known as a member of Joe Strummer's backing band The ...