The Artist and Me by Shane Peacock
Vincent van Gogh is now known as an acclaimed, incomparable Post-impressionist painter. But when he lived in Arles, France, in the 1880s, he was mocked for being different. Back then, van Gogh was an eccentric man with wild red hair who used clashing hues to paint unusual-looking people and strange starry skies. Children and adults alike called him names and laughed at him. Nobody bought his art. But he kept painting.Inspired by these events, The Artist and Meis the fictional confession of one of van Gogh's bullies -- a young boy who adopted the popular attitude of adults around him. It's not until the boy faces his victim alone that he realizes there is more than one way to see the world.
Artwork in the book uses vibrant color and texture to bring the laneways, cafés, and wheat fields of southern France to life while playing on scenes from van Gogh's own work. The lyrical text carries the emotional weight of the subject and will leave readers with the understanding that everyone's point of view is valuable.
Shane Peacock grew up in Kapuskasing, Ontario, after being born in Thunder Bay. He is a biographer, journalist, and screenwriter, as well as a novelist and playwright. With his writing, he has won numerous awards, including the prestigious Arthur Ellis Prize for Eye of the Crow and the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Vanishing Girl, all of which are part of his boy Sherlock Holmes series. Shane Peacock resides near Cobourg, Ontario, with his wife and three children.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781771471381 |
| ISBN 10 | 1771471387 |
| Title | The Artist and Me |
| Author | Shane Peacock |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Owlkids Books Inc. |
| Year published | 2016-08-01 |
| Number of pages | 40 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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