Behind the Canvas

Behind the Canvas
Author: Alexander Vance
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2016-02-23
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1250080258

There is a world behind the canvas. Past the flat façade and the crackling paint is a realm where art lives, breathes, creates, and destroys. Claudia Miravista loves art but only sees what is on the surface-until the Dutch boy Pim appears in the painting in her room. Pim has been trapped in the world behind the canvas for centuries by a power-hungry witch, and he now believes that Claudia is his only hope for escape. Fueled by the help of an ancient artist and some microwaveable magic, Claudia enters the wondrous and terrifying world behind the canvas, intent on destroying the witch's most cherished possession and setting her new friend free. But in that world nothing is quite as it appears on the surface. Not even friendship.

The Cat And the Canvas

The Cat And the Canvas
Author: Deborah Mercier
Publisher: Deborah Mercier
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2006-03-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0595381731

In the aftermath of her mother's sudden death, things can't get much worse for 12-year-old Abby Daniels. She has moved into the old high school-a building transforming into an art gallery and residence under the direction of her mother's will. Taking over the project (and custody of his daughter) is Lam Daniels, a man Abby has never met, and resents with every ounce of her being. School is no refuge. Tormented by the school bully and ignored by the other kids, Abby can't imagine who would have left her an envelope in the principal's office. In it she discovers what she thinks is a temporary tattoo. When she puts the tattoo on her arm, Abby seals her fate and sets in motion a series of events that will not only tip the balance of power in a magical world she's never seen, but reveal family secrets that will change her life forever.

Petra's Canvas

Petra's Canvas
Author: Ann Roberts
Publisher: Bella Books
Total Pages: 245
Release: 2011-06-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1594937222

Once upon a time, Dani O'Grady let the artist Petra use her body as a canvas and became an anonymous Internet legend. She was also banned from Provincetown-it's a long story. As a powerful CEO who prides herself on control, she keeps professional deals and personal pleasures strictly separate. The luscious, aggressive Cat, a guest at her son's wedding, seems like a harmless dalliance. Once Dani untangles exactly who Cat is, she knows she's got trouble. Adding to her problems is the beautiful, mysterious Rafi, who sells very grown-up sweets in the one place Dani is not supposed to go... From the skyscrapers of New York to the top of Pilgrim Monument, Dani has Drama with a capital D in this erotic, giddy romance from Ann Roberts.

Canvas Windows

Canvas Windows
Author: P. J. Almeida
Publisher: Tate Publishing
Total Pages: 278
Release: 2010-09
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1616634804

He had left a part of himself with them, he knew. Each one had become a part of the story in his mind, each one could identify with the spirit of one of the characters, and only they could know which one. Samantha Perkins and her husband, Nick, live in the quiet little town of Benetton, Maine, with their children and grandchildren. They spent their days relaxing with their family and teaching their grandchildren Christian values through thrilling adventure stories of imaginary places. But when Samantha receives a puzzling phone call from her old roommate, Nancy, her quiet life of family, faith, and fairy tales is turned on its nose. Nancy's life is in shambles. Her husband has died, her daughter destroyed her most prized possession, and now she's missing. Just when things couldn't get stranger, Nick begins to have visions of a new story to tell the grandchildren, but unlike his other stories, he just can't quite figure out how this one ends. In Samantha, Nick, and Nancy's quest to put Nancy's life back together, they each find something more-the integral piece of the canvas of their lives. Join new author PJ Almeida in looking through Canvas Windows-an adventurous story of two worlds blended together by one man.

Mary & Me Beyond the Canvas

Mary & Me Beyond the Canvas
Author: Susan Van Sleet
Publisher: Outskirts Press
Total Pages: 175
Release: 2013-01-15
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1478712015

The year was 1966, and Susie, a senior in high school, found herself with a new label: unwed mother. It was an era of “silent surrender,” and Susie was forced to leave home and move in with her aunt for three months of seclusion until her baby was born and could be put up for adoption. She somehow found the inner strength to survive the solitude, shame, physical changes, and the incredible loss of giving up her baby. Susie was told to forget about her baby and go on with life, but that was impossible. While other birthmothers may have turned to alcohol or drugs to deal with their loss, Susie transformed her deep longing into art. Her most remarkable works were annual paintings of the child she privately named “Mary.” For more than two decades, Mary grew to adulthood on canvas. And twenty-seven years after giving birth, Susie would finally meet Mary—whose given name was Jeanne—in person. The resemblance between the woman before her and the woman in the paintings was remarkable, and there was a connection of epic proportion between mother and child. The adoption experience had come full circle. This inspirational memoir sheds new light on the shadowy era of closed adoption and shares how one woman translated her pain and guilt into art.

BEYOND THE CANVAS

BEYOND THE CANVAS
Author: DR. Renuka Parmar
Publisher: Notion Press
Total Pages: 249
Release: 2023-06-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

“An artist does not produce the visible, he renders things visible. He reveals what we cannot see. He opens our eyes blinded by habit. He advances into the very heart of creation. He grasps life’s hidden forces and reveals them on canvas” – Govind Madhav Solegaonkar. Beyond the Canvas is a narrative account of the life story of the master artist, Govind Solegaonkar, as seen through the eyes of his youngest granddaughter, Renuka. Govind Solegaonkar (1912–1986) was an artist who made a significant contribution to Indian art. An alumnus of the JJ School of Art and later the president of the Indian Art Society, Solegaonkar’s life was the epitome of burning passion and complete dedication to art. Renuka, a doctor and an artist herself, was two years old when Govind Solegaonkar passed away. Having known her grandfather only through his paintings, Renuka wanted to understand him and his life better. Feeling stuck in her artistic journey, she was looking for answers to questions about the meaning of art, artistry and the pursuit of one’s passion. What did it mean to be an artist? What does it take to follow one’s heart? Through Solegaonkar’s life story, his paintings and his writings, Renuka goes on an explorative journey to understand the artist behind the art.

Blank Canvas

Blank Canvas
Author: Marcy Gregg
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Total Pages: 252
Release: 2022-05-24
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 149645040X

When Marcy Gregg awoke from a coma, 13 years had vanished from her memory. She was 30 years old; she thought she was still 17. She didn’t recognize the man who introduced himself as her husband. She stared at pictures of the three children they said were hers, trying desperately to remember them, but her mind was blank. Terrified and confused, Marcy did the only thing she could think of: she faked it. She told the doctors she was starting to remember and bluffed her way through visits from friends and family. Against all odds, it worked: she was released to a home, family, and life she should have known intimately—but seemed to be a stranger’s. How was she going to pull off the biggest acting challenge imaginable—and would her memories ever return? Ghost Boy meets What Alice Forgot in this amazing true story of a woman who lost herself and tried to fight her way back on her own—but who found unexpected beauty in hope, faith, and second chances.

Black Canvas

Black Canvas
Author: Kriti Gangwar
Publisher: Partridge Publishing
Total Pages: 219
Release: 2017-09-27
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1543701140

Masira Singh considers herself, an ordinary teenager with an ordinary life until bizarre dreams and unexplainable chills begin plaguing her. As her dreams lead her into a mountain village where she is greeted by a boy, a series of unimaginable incidents slowly begin to turn her life upside down. While she attempts to learn why she is being tested, Masira is left with agonizing choices. Unsure of her place in the giant scheme of things she seeks help, only to find herself alone in a place where even her best friend refuses to trust her. In a battle between the logical and the probable; between the established and the intuited, Masira was torn, alone and in danger. She must determine if she was making the right choices or was simply being misled only to put herself and those she loves in danger by taking a risky course. But how will she decide where her duty lies, especially when everything is at stake and no one believes her story? In this shadowy tale, an ordinary teenager has to make extraordinary choices in a challenging battle between reality and a dream world to learn the truth, before it is too late.