The Secret Language of the Renaissance
Decoding the Greatest Age of Italian Art
Richard Stemp
$35.

Interpret the symbolic messages of painters like Leonardo and Botticelli, as well as sculptors and architects
Renaissance artists had a habit of encoding meanings into symbols – everything from bee-hives to centaurs. Sometimes these meanings in paintings, sculptures, buildings and literature drew upon a traditional symbolic repertoire, but often a more esoteric meaning was encoded – perhaps a hidden political message or an expression of heretical faith.Richard Stemp leads us through a wealth of examples – more than 100 works of art – each shown in all its glory and then deconstructed, or decoded, to interpet the symbols it contains. For all those who relish secret symbolism and conspiracies as well as lovers of the art of Renaissance Italy, this book will instruct and delight in equal measure.

Stacked, A 32DDD Reports from the Front
Susan Seligson
Bloomsbury USA, 2007
$23.95

World of Water, World of Sand
A Cape Cod Collection
of Poetry, Fiction and Memoir
Shank Painter Publishing Co., 2006
143 pages
$14.95

This new anthology presents the work of more than 50 writers who live on, write about, or are closely connected to Cape Cod

Ailleurs
Bernard Giraudeau
with paintings by Olivier Suire Verley
In French
$95.00

Provincetown
Stories from Land’s End
by Kathy Shorr
Illustrated by Anne Rosen
signed by the author
$19.95

The Wild Braid
A Poet Reflects on a Century in the Garden
Stanley Kunitz with Genine Lentine
Photographs by Marnie Crawford Samuelson
$23.95

The Book of Good Cheer
Edited by Edwin Grover
$5.95

Dog in the Dunes • Revisted
Barbara E. Cohen
$18.95

If looking at wonderful paintings fills you with desire to create your own, this book is for you. Even if you've never put brush to canvas before, Oil Painting for the Serious Beginner will enable you to express yourself richly through this esteemed art medium.

With clarity, simplicity and enthusiasm, Steve Allrich shares with readers the tried-and-true methods he employs in his mastery of oil painting. Practical step-by-step instruction and fully illustrated demonstrations are provided

You will learn how to:

• Select paint, canvas, brushes and other materials
• Practice good drawing skills, mix color ranges, design vital compositions
• Tone canvas, sketch and block in your subject, achieve painterly brushwork
• Depict strong still lifes and interiors, arrange good lighting effect for both
• Choose the best landscape settings, handle perspective, capture natural lighting