Illustrated with lush reproductions of Grant and Nixie's art and photographs of their amazing garden, The Romance Continues is a love story, an art-appreciation adventure and a garden tour, all wrapped up in one gorgeous volume. Nationally known artists Grant Leier and Nixie Barton are also husband and wife, parents and the creators of an astonishing and whimsical garden on Vancouver Island. Their paintings differ greatly, though both artists make extensive use of rich, luminous and vibrant colours, and both are widely admired and collected. Over their long careers, Grant and Nixie have experimented with subjects and styles, and observing the growth and change in their work is fascinating. When they moved to a rural, seven-acre property, they turned their love of colour and sense of fun onto the land, and the rambling, witty garden they created is a visual spectacle that draws thousands of delighted visitors every year.
Authors
- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 132)
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 759.11
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 22
- General Note
- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- Geographic Area Code
- n-cn-bc
- ISBN
- 9781459331808
- LCCN
- ND249.L3883
- LCCN Item number
- N56 2005eb
- Modifying agency
- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- DLC
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (xi, 132 p.)
- Published in
- Canada
- Publisher or Distributor Number
- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)thg00604578 (OCoLC)288121802 (CaOOCEL)419972
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Transcribing agency
- DLC
Table of Contents
- Contents 8
- Acknowledgments 9
- Foreword 10
- Introduction 12
- 1 A Kaleidoscopic Vision 13
- 2 Grant: Love What You Do 21
- 3 Nixie: The Joy of Art 37
- 4 The Romance Begins 45
- 5 Sharing a Studio 51
- 6 Celebrate Often 63
- 7 Count Your Blessings 71
- 8 Be the Brave Gardener 79
- 9 Artists in the Country 95
- 10 The Guerilla Gardener and Weird Homes 107
- 11 The Work 115
- 12 The Romance Continues 133
- Endnotes 145
