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Medieval Tapestries Coloring Book
This collection of lovely images invites coloring book fans to explore the exquisite beauty of medieval tapestries. Thirty handsome drawings of unicorns, delicate damsels, knights in armor, and other details from priceless tapestries can be enhanced with a rainbow of colors. Captions.
30 pages, Paperback
First published September 10, 2004
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About the author
Marty Noble
536 books25 followersMarty Noble, a resident of Anna Maria, Florida is an artist, photographer and full time illustrator. Raised in Santa Barbara, California, she drew inspiration for her art from this 'Jewel of the Pacific' city, All four of her grandparents attended art school together in the mid-20's at the Cleveland School of Art and her maternal grandfather, George C Harper, went on to become a well known fine and commercial artist. Her mother, Helen Noble, continued the artist tradition and is known primarily for her monoprints. Both are recognized in American Artists Who's Who.
With the encouragement of her family of artists, Marty began her strokes from an early age. In the 60's when street fairs were becoming all the rage, she discovered batik, the ancient Javanese art of applying wax and dyes to fabric.. Each weekend her creations sold out at the street fairs of San Francisco and her career as a professional artist was underway. Ethnic peoples of the world developed as her favorite subject matter and simple designs grew into elaborate and detailed paintings. Her appetite for other cultures grew as she traveled to Mexico, Guatemala, Europe, Israel and Egypt and more recently to Thailand and Vietnam. The beauty and individuality of each culture inspired her batik paintings, which were then sold through galleries in southern California over a period of 20 years.
Commission work became predictable and in the 70's she changed her medium to watercolor and pursued opportunities with art publishing firms. Greeting card companies were the first to pick up her designs and over time her focus shifted completely towards illustration. "I love the continuing variety of work that comes my way and the pleasure of seeing the work in so many different formats". Her work can be seen as book illustration, posters, gift wrap, plate designs, puzzles and calendars.
Publishers of Marty's work include Dover Publications, The Franklin Mint, Penguin Putnam, Random House, MacMillan,
Golden Turtle Press, Modern Art Editions, Sunrise Publications, Marcel Schurman Fine Papers, HJ Kramer, Somerset House, Crystal Creations, Grosset & Dunlap, American Greetings, Claritas USA, Caravan International, Suns Out, Great American Puzzle Company, and Publications International.
Her work has also been featured in American Artist, Fiber Arts Design Book, Surface Design Journal, Creative Crafts and Something About The Author.
She has taught workshops on batik and silk painting and has been an art teacher for different grade levels.
With the encouragement of her family of artists, Marty began her strokes from an early age. In the 60's when street fairs were becoming all the rage, she discovered batik, the ancient Javanese art of applying wax and dyes to fabric.. Each weekend her creations sold out at the street fairs of San Francisco and her career as a professional artist was underway. Ethnic peoples of the world developed as her favorite subject matter and simple designs grew into elaborate and detailed paintings. Her appetite for other cultures grew as she traveled to Mexico, Guatemala, Europe, Israel and Egypt and more recently to Thailand and Vietnam. The beauty and individuality of each culture inspired her batik paintings, which were then sold through galleries in southern California over a period of 20 years.
Commission work became predictable and in the 70's she changed her medium to watercolor and pursued opportunities with art publishing firms. Greeting card companies were the first to pick up her designs and over time her focus shifted completely towards illustration. "I love the continuing variety of work that comes my way and the pleasure of seeing the work in so many different formats". Her work can be seen as book illustration, posters, gift wrap, plate designs, puzzles and calendars.
Publishers of Marty's work include Dover Publications, The Franklin Mint, Penguin Putnam, Random House, MacMillan,
Golden Turtle Press, Modern Art Editions, Sunrise Publications, Marcel Schurman Fine Papers, HJ Kramer, Somerset House, Crystal Creations, Grosset & Dunlap, American Greetings, Claritas USA, Caravan International, Suns Out, Great American Puzzle Company, and Publications International.
Her work has also been featured in American Artist, Fiber Arts Design Book, Surface Design Journal, Creative Crafts and Something About The Author.
She has taught workshops on batik and silk painting and has been an art teacher for different grade levels.
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June 23, 2016
Note: Coloring books are great just for fun, but after several surgeries this year I recommend them for keeping your nerves calm, helping you to cope with pain and discomfort, and keep your spirits up. So if you have a friend who is facing a hospital stay, consider buying a coloring book and some colored pencils as a gift, they will likely appreciate it.
--- My review ---
Although I like many of Marty Noble's coloring books (and wish I had more), this one missed the mark for me. For those who enjoy coloring books with lots and *lots* of detail, you will adore this book. For those of us (like me) who like to cut loose and color a big patch of sky now and again, this book is nearly maddening. Perhaps some of the Tanglewood fans might take a step into this one, if the Unicorn Tapestry was presented twice it's size I would have been in heaven.
--- My review ---
Although I like many of Marty Noble's coloring books (and wish I had more), this one missed the mark for me. For those who enjoy coloring books with lots and *lots* of detail, you will adore this book. For those of us (like me) who like to cut loose and color a big patch of sky now and again, this book is nearly maddening. Perhaps some of the Tanglewood fans might take a step into this one, if the Unicorn Tapestry was presented twice it's size I would have been in heaven.
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