Month: December 2024
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An inspiring Christmas book for aspiring artists
The paintings in “A Village Christmas” are best viewed in a dim light, perhaps next to the glow of lights on a Christmas tree. That’s because most of them are nighttime illustrations of extravagant, lit-up houses surrounded by snowy yards and streets, lots of dressed-up people, and horses and carriages. Kinkade’s pieces take place in…
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Author Daniel Kraus Shares His Whalefall
Daniel Kraus is an unapologetically multi-genre author who has written almost every type of fictional book except a western, and even that type of read is coming soon from the Chicago resident. An “omnivorous” reader and writer by his own account, Kraus enjoys everything from romance books to thrillers, calling himself an “agent’s nightmare” because…