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Whether you're a true beginner or have been  painting with oils for years, you will find that this book has  everything you need to build a new, thriving, solvent-free practice.    •  UNIQUE APPROACH: Not only does this book help aspiring artists build a  repertoire of skills and materials, it also offers all artists,  regardless of their experience levels, methods for eliminating solvents  and other toxic substances from their oil painting practices. What was  once a dangerous pastime is now a guilt-free, health-conscious, and  rewarding activity. And using safe, nontoxic materials is better for the  environment!  • LONG-TERM USE: Good art instruction can deliver over a  long period of time, and this handy guide is no exception. Along with  being able to use this as an entryway into oil painting, you can also  use it for reference or reread sections when you need a brushup.  •  EXPERT AUTHOR WITH IMPRESSIVE CREDENTIALS: Painter Kimberly Brooks was  the founding arts editor at Huffington Post. As a painter, she exhibits  her work frequently throughout the United States and was a featured  artist with the National Endowment for the Arts. She has led oil  painting workshops, and now she shares her vast knowledge of the subject  in this accessible and comprehensive handbook.    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Curated and edited by Keith Martin, each poem was read by the poet in front of the painting that inspired it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKimberly Brooks\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e American Painter Kimberly Brooks integrates figuration and abstraction to explore a variety of subjects dealing with history, memory and identity. For exhibition information www.kimberlybrooks.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrendan Constantine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Brendan Constantine's work has appeared in \u003cem\u003ePrairie Schooner, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eFIELD, Ploughshares, Virginia Quarterly, \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e Ninth Letter\u003c\/em\u003e, among other journals\u003cem\u003e. \u003c\/em\u003eHis most recent collection is 'Dementia, My Darling (2016 Red Hen Press). He has received grants and commissions from the Getty Museum, James Irvine Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts. He currently teaches poetry at the Windward School and regularly offers classes to hospitals, foster homes, veterans, and the elderly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRich Ferguson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Pushcart-nominated poet\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eRich Ferguson has shared the stage with Patti Smith, Wanda Coleman, Moby, and other esteemed artists. He is a featured performer in the film \u003cem\u003eWhat About Me?\u003c\/em\u003e His poetry has been widely published, and his spoken word videos have appeared in international film festivals. His poetry collection \u003cem\u003e8\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e \u0026amp; Agony\u003c\/em\u003e is out on Punk Hostage Press. His debut novel, \u003cem\u003eNew Jersey Me\u003c\/em\u003e, is available through Rare Bird Books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarie Marandola\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Marie Marandola is a badass feminist poet who received her MFA from Sarah Lawrence College. She is an editor for the literary press \u003cem\u003eMeow Meow Pow Pow\u003c\/em\u003e, and the former poetry editor of \u003cem\u003eLumina\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eJournal. \u003c\/em\u003eHer work has appeared in \u003cem\u003ePoetry International, Fairy Tale Review, Lunch Ticket, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eDressing Room Poetry Journal, \u003c\/em\u003eamongst others, and her poem Poet Groupie won the Academy of American Poets University Prize for Sarah Lawrence College in 2016. She now lives in San Diego, where she remains in the habit of picking up fallen bits of trees and giving them to people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLuivette Resto\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Luivette Resto, a mother, teacher, poet, and Wonder Woman fanatic, was born in Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico but proudly raised in the Bronx. Her two books of poetry \u003cem\u003eUnfinished Portrait\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAscension\u003c\/em\u003e have been published by Tia Chucha Press. She is a CantoMundo fellow and has served as a contributing poetry editor for \u003cem\u003eKweli Journal\u003c\/em\u003e. Some of her latest work can be read in \u003cem\u003eEntropy Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCoiled Serpent anthology, \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eAltadena Anthology 2015 \u0026amp; 2016, \u003c\/em\u003eand an anthology of Afro-Latino poetry titled \u003cem\u003e Manteca  \u003c\/em\u003epublished by Arte P blico Press. Currently, she lives in the Los Angeles area with her three children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKeith Martin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Keith Martin is a community organizer and long time supporter of the LA literary community. He served on the Los Angeles poet laureate selection committee. He was appointed by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti to the LA County Metropolitan Transit Authority Citizens Advisory Council. He serves on the Clinica Romero executive executive board as fundraising chair and homeless patient advocate. He is the Chairperson of the Golden State Bonsai Federation committee at the Huntington Library and Gardens bonsai pavillion. 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