09

May

2012

my bookmark was here.

Here is a list of books I’ve read.
New book is at the top of the list, followed by the alphabetical list.

“Over her dead body”
by Kate White

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A Body to Die For
by Kate White

A History of Graphic Design
by Philip Meggs

Adobe Illustrator CS4 Classroom in a Book
by Adobe Creative Team

Alias Grace: A Novel
by Margaret Atwood

Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland
by Lewis Carroll

An Illustrated Life:
Drawing Inspiration From The Private
Sketchbooks Of Artists, Illustrators And Designers
by Danny Gregory

Art Revolution:
Alternative Approaches for Fine Artists and Illustrators
by Lisa Cyr

Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novel #1:
Kristy’s Great Idea
by Ann M Martin

Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novel #3:
Mary Ann Saves the Day
by Ann M Martin

Broken Bones
by Jason Glaser

Cezanne to Picasso:
Ambroise Vollard, Patron of the Avant-Garde

Clara Callan
by Richard Bruce Wright

Complete Drawing & Sketching Course
by Stan Smith

Criticizing Photographs:
An Introduction to Understanding Images
by Terry Barrett

Dancing With Myself
by Charles Sheffield

Designing Brand Identity:
An Essential Guide for the Whole Branding Team
by Alina Wheeler

Die Laughing (Daisy Dalrymple Mysteries)
by Carola Dunn

Director 8 for Macintosh and Windows:
Visual QuickStart Guide (5th Edition)
by Andre Persidsky

Dragonfly in Amber
by Diana Gabaldon

Eclipse (The Twilight Saga)
by Stephenie Meyer

Getting Home
by Celia Brayfield

Getting to Know the World’s Greatest Artists:
Andy Warhol
by Mike Venezia

Goosebumps Box Set #1
by R L Stine

Greek Art (New Revised Edition)
by John Boardman

Heartswap
by Celia Brayfield

Hockey Rules! :
The Official, Illustrated Kids Guide to NHL
Rules and Fundamentals (NHL)
by Dan Diamond

If looks could kill
by Kate White

I Like It Like That
by Claire Calman

Introduction to Digital Photography (2nd Edition)
by Joseph Ciaglia

Letters to a Young Poet
by Rainer Maria Rilke, M.d. Herter Norton

Logo Design Love:
A Guide to Creating Iconic Brand Identities
by David Airey

Lots of Love
by Fiona Walker

Mister Fabulous and Friends
by Celia Brayfield

Moral Disorder
by Margaret Atwood

Moral Disorder and Other Stories
by Margaret Atwood

National Geographic Photography Field Guide:
Secrets to Making Great Pictures, Second Edition by
Peter Burian, Bob Caputo

New Moon (The Twilight Saga, Book 2)
by Stephenie Meyer

Over Her Dead Body
by Kate White

Papa Roach —
Metamorphosis: Authentic Guitar TAB
by Papa Roach

Perles
by Celia Brayfield

Photography (8th Edition)
by Barbara London, John Upton

Photoshop 7 for Windows & Macintosh:
Visual QuickStart Guide
by Elaine Weinmann, Peter Lourekas

PHP for the World Wide Web :
Visual QuickStart Guide (2nd Edition) (Visual Quickstart Guides)
by Larry Ullman

Rendering in Pen and Ink:
The Classic Book On Pen and Ink Techniques for Artists,
Illustrators, Architects, and Designers
by Arthur L. Guptill

Romeo and Juliet the Graphic Novel: Plain Text
by William Shakespeare

Shambhala: Sacred Path of the Warrior
by Chogyam Trungpa

Silicon Snake Oil : Second Thoughts on the Information Highway
by Clifford Stoll

Snap Happy
by Fiona Walker

Sunset
by Celia Brayfield

The Andy Warhol Diaries
by Andy Warhol, Pat Hackett

The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novel #2: Truth About Stacey
by Ann M Martin

The Da Vinci Code

The Elements of Typographic Style
by Robert Bringhurst

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
by Stieg Larsson

The Greek Myths : Combined Edition
by Robert Graves

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
by Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows

The Handmaid’s Tale (Everyman’s Library)
by Margaret Atwood

The Last Train from Hiroshima:
The Survivors Look Back
by Charles Pellegrino

The National Geographic Field Guide to Photography: Digital
by Rob Sheppard, Bruce Dale, Charles Kogod

The Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus (Myths)
by Margaret Atwood

Till death do us part
by Kate White

Twilight (The Twilight Saga, Book 1)
by Stephenie Meyer

Virtual Light
by William Gibson

Visions : How Science Will Revolutionize the 21st Century
by Michio Kaku

Well Groomed
by Fiona Walker

Who Shot Rock and Roll: A Photographic History, 1955-Present
by Gail Buckland

Who Was Pablo Picasso?
by True Kelley

Wild Mind : Living the Writer’s Life
by Natalie Goldberg

World Religions: Eastern Traditions
by Willard G. Oxtoby

Zen Art for Meditation
by Horioka Holmes

24

April

2012

Guitar Series

23

March

2012

SPROUTING SOON!

Stay tuned as I adjust the set for: www.valterralandscaping.ca, www.valterra.ca, www.valterralandscaping.com !

22

March

2012

Culture

Here is two from the series of ads I’ve done titled, “culture”…

24

February

2012

have a laugh!

a friend of mine sent me this…. made me laugh way too hard for it to even be considered normal!

03

February

2012

“Impeached Rebel”

This is a pen and fine marker drawing…. done in the “pointillism” style of art. — one of my favourite pastime activities that takes LOTS of patience. dot dot dot dot dot……..

26

January

2012

dog *thinks* he’s the one getting married

25

January

2012

Personalized Placemat

This was recently done just in time for Valentine’s Day. It’s the first time I’ve been approached to do something unique like this! This artwork will go on a placemat. The client wanted to give her child something different; she bought a children’s and wanted me to design a matching placemat!

20

January

2012

finalized the colour!

Hi all!

For those who remember and follow me on FB (if you don’t you are missing out… so go “like” the page now!)
Late last year I posted some colour combinations for my group to choose from… over 20 of them. I was so stuck because I ended up liking all the combos. I started with about 35… so whatever was posted was narrowed down.
I went with #19 as this one was the one that kept coming up in the thread.

This will be used for a client who isn’t sure yet what path to take in terms of branding and identity. The final artwork will be posted one day. Thanks for the help; it turned out to be the colours she loves.

17

January

2012

“Boxed in”

This is a pencil drawing of mine, titled “boxed in”.
It doesn’t signify anything that relates to me… but actually it relates to all of us.
Winter sometimes makes you feel like this because in the summer its easier to get out and enjoy nature. Although our winter has been nothing but good to us this year, it still has us feeling down. Winter Blah’s is the term. Did you know that every Monday in January is considered the highest stress days of the year?

Turn that frown upside down!
I urge you to get out there… spend time with your family.
There are plenty of things you can do in the winter… skating, skiing/snowboarding. Take a walk outside but make sure you bundle up. If you are not an outdoorsy person, head to the mall, or somewhere you can occupy your mind for a couple of hours.

Live it up Canada!!