Musings & fantasy paintings Book Launch

So as you know, my fairy-mum Claudia Jean McCabe wrote and self-published a book recently. Just two weeks ago the orders started pouring in as the shipments of whimsy, bright, and colourfully bound Musings & fantasy paintings Hardcover books arrived. A small group of Claudia's dearest friends, the Ladybugs, acted fast to organize a private book launch for the author just days before Christmas. I really can't put into words how special this was for Claudia to be surrounded by people that love and support her, and what an honour it was for us all to share with her the overwhelming success, joy and love of Musings & fantasy paintings....LOVE is what this book was written with and it is exactly what you feel when you read it. This is definitely a book you will fall in love with. Congratulations Claudia!

There were a dozen cheers and toastings and more musings by Claudia as she dedicated the book to the special people in her life....and I am blessed to be one of them. So you know when you read the book, my nickname is ping*! and that I will forever be her magical tinkerbell fairy-child. Each Ladybug chose a Musing to share and read aloud, which inspired a few impromptu freestyle musings and silliness! Then Claudia shared with us wonderful news of plans to give $1 from every Hardcover book to Toronto's Sick Kids Hospital....and that a volume 2 is being written as we speak!

Musings & fantasy paintings is a charming treasury of captivating colour and delightfully curious verse. The book was written in honour of artists, art appreciators, collectors, all creatures great and small, and for children ages one to one-hundred. You can preview the book and buy a copy here. To see more of Claudia Jean McCabe's artwork, visit www.cjmccabe.com

Claudia surely is an inspiration, bringing joy to the world with her paintings and writing, and her love ❤

New Acrylics Books: FIRST REVIEW!

Here's Rheni Tauchid's first review of her second book, released today! Please take a moment to read it, it's a 5-star review and says it all ~ I will just add that the book itself (tech info, writing, focus) rocks soooooo much, I truly am honored that 3 of my personal artworks were featured in the mixed media chapter!

Click here to read the New Acrylics Essential Sourcebook by Rhéni Tauchid: FIRST REVIEW!
by Marion Boddy-Evans, About.com Guide to Painting since 2002

Tri-Art and The New Acrylics books by Rhéni Tauchid

CALLING ALL ARTISTS! Have you been loving Rhéni's first book 'The New Acrylics'? Check out her call for reviews and testimonials here:
New Acrylics Books: Reviews, Testimonials...Bring it on!

I just got back from Kingston, ON where I was invited for a tour and to train at the Tri-Art paint factory, and with my enriched acrylic knowledge I'm now teaching for their Acrylic Educational Program along with Donna DeVries Buchan, who works at North Art Supplies in Huntsville. And well I just adore those that are cranking the wheels behind the scenes of Tri-Art Manfacturing :: Owner and operator Steve Ginsberg is most adorable in his life-long passion and respect for paint. Rhéni Tauchid, Artist and Author, is smart, gorgeous, so cool and down-to-earth...and the biggest paint geek I know next to Steve...and they are incredibly perfect for each other ♥. Connie Morris, Artist and the Co-Ordinator of Tri-Art's Acrylic Educational Program, has super powers (I'm sure of it!) with the sweetest personality and a smile that could melt the arctic. (more about Tri-Art here). Working with these wonderful and genuine people have reminded me of many happy moments in my life...thinking all the way back to my sunshiny days in Ottawa working with John Wallack and crew at Wallack's Art Store.
So this is an amazing opportunity for me that has added an extra sparkle or two (or three) in my eyes!!! I'm so excited, and working on class/workshop concepts as we speak - I'll post details soon....

For more news and musings relating to The New Acrylics books (noting the highly anticipated release of the second one!) published by Watson-Guptill/Random House and written by Rhéni Tauchid
visit www.newacrylicsbooks.blogspot.com

New Acrylics Essential Sourcebook

Rheni Tauchid’s bestseller The New Acrylics was an overview of modern acrylics. Her New Acrylics Essential Sourcebook is a more in-depth resource for today’s working acrylic artist.

Her new book, (release date : July 14 2009) New Acrylics Essential Sourcebook’s main focus is on the vast array of paints and paint mediums that are available today. It places special emphasis on documenting a variety of paint and medium combinations, showing in side-by-side comparisons how such “recipes” can alter and affect the final result. Because acrylic paints are available in so many formulas, ranging in consistency from liquid to high viscosity, the range of effects and painting styles is virtually infinite. The choice in mediums is even greater, and can be used to create glazes, build texture, and work as gluing agents for collage. Through the author’s own artwork and that of leading acrylic artists, each effect is gorgeously illustrated.

Why am I excited for this book release?
Rheni steps it up a notch by offering serious technical information for all artists, and in a way she challenges us all to be involved in what is happening now...the history of acylics in the making. Let's be curious, experiment and document our work for future generations. Learn, specialize and share our discoveries!
I've submitted art work to this book as well, and worked specifically with Rheni to create new work that supported her discussion of dry media on acrylic grounds. Look out for my contribution in that chapter :)

About the Author
RHENI TAUCHID is the head of product development at Tri-Art, a manufacturer of acrylic artist paints and mediums. An accomplished artist, she conducts workshops and lectures on acrylics throughout the United States and Canada.