Thursday, April 5, 2018

Botanical Drawing and Illustration books





Drawing calm : relax, refresh, refocus with 20 drawing, painting, and collage workshops inspired by Klimt, Klee, Monet, and more / Susan Evenson.
by Evenson, Susan, author(2017).

Botanical sketchbooks / Helen & William Bynum.
by Bynum, Helen (2017)

Botanical drawing : a step-by-step guide to drawing flowers, vegetables, fruit and other plant life / Penny Brown.
by Brown, Penny (2018)

Botanical line drawing : 200 step-by-step flowers, leaves, cacti, succulents, and other items found in nature / Peggy Dean.
by Dean, Peggy (2017)

Botanical line drawing : cacti & succulent edition : 200 step-by-step illustrations / Peggy Dean.
by Dean, Peggy (2017)

Botanical illustration : the first ten lessons / Valerie C. Price.
by Price, Valerie C.,(2017)

The art of botanical & bird illustration / Mindy Lighthipe.
by Lighthipe, Mindy (2017)

Drawing lifelike subjects : [a complete guide to rendering flowers, landscapes, and animals] / with Diane Cardaci ... [and others]
by Cardaci, Diane. (2009)

Botanical illustration / Valerie Oxley.
by Oxley, Valerie.(2008)

Botanical illustration : painting with watercolours Siriol Sherlock.
by Sherlock, Siriol.(2007)

Botanical illustration : painting with watercolours / Siriol Sherlock.
by Sherlock, Siriol. (2004)

The golden age of flowers : botanical illustration in the age of discovery 1600 1800 / Celia Fisher.
by Fisher, Celia.(2013)

Picturing plants : an analytical history of botanical illustration / Gill Saunders.
by Saunders, Gill. (2009)

The art of botanical illustration / Wilfrid Blunt and William T. Stearn.
by Blunt, Wilfrid (1994)

Botanical Shakespeare : an illustrated compendium of all the flowers, fruits, herbs, trees, seeds, and grasses cited by the world's greatest playwright / written and edited by Gerit Quealy ; conceived and illustrated by Sumie Hasegawa-Collins ; with a foreword by Helen Mirren.
by Quealy, Gerit (2017)

The art of science : Nicolas Baudin's voyagers 1800-1804 / edited by Jean Fornasiero, Lindl Lawton and John West-Sooby.
by Fornasiero, F. J. (F. Jean) (2017)

Painting by numbers : the life and art of Ferdinand Bauer / David Mabberley.
by Mabberley, D. J. (2017)

Joseph Banks' Florilegium : botanical treasures from Cook's first voyage / with texts by Mel Gooding ; commentaries on the plates by David Mabberley ; and an afterword by Joe Studholme.
by Banks, Joseph (2017)

Monday, January 8, 2018

Food Glorious Food



TOP Australian Food Websites
Delicious (Magazine) at: http://www.delicious.com.au/
Ninemsn recipes at: www.food.ninemsn.com.au
Gourmet Traveller (Magazine) at: http://www.gourmettraveller.com.au

Recipe websites
Saveur at: https://www.saveur.com
SOAR recipe database at: http://www.recipesource.com/
All Recipes at: http://allrecipes.com/
Simply Recipes at: http://www.simplyrecipes.com/

Healthy Eating
Better Health Victoria Recipe search at: https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/healthyliving/recipes

TV Snacks

Vegetarian food

General Food blogs
The Feed Report at: https://www.zomato.com/thefeedreport/blogs
Adelaide Food Central at: http://adelaidefoodcentral.com/

Food Safety

Top 5 Food finder Apps
1. Urbanspoon
2. Yelp
3. Trip Advisor
4. Good Food & Travel Guide
5. Yum Table


Food Magazines
Food Magazines available on RBDigital (as at Jan 2018) at: https://www.rbdigital.com/SAPLN/service/magazines/landing?q=%2Ffood-cooking%2F&p_num=1
Titles from RBDigital include:

Food Books
There is thousands of Recipe and Food related books available via the public library catalogue.
Cuisine Search
Search using the keyword “cooking” combined with the cuisine you want to search for. For example: “Cooking Thai”, “Cooking Italian

Dietary Requirement Search
Search using the keyword “cooking” combined with the dietary requirement you want to search for. For example: “Cooking Gluten Free” “Cooking Vegan

Food History
Search using the keywords “food & history” For example: “Food History

Saturday, December 30, 2017

Python coding example - Crows or Power?


Example of Python coding for football colours. On lines 19-21, change the colours to your favourite team!

Python coding example

Sunday, September 24, 2017

Library, Science, Technology & Music Podcasts - something for everyone

Podcasts are a great way to find out about what is happening in your area of interest. From discussions on topics by industry leaders, to book reviews, reader's advisory advice or how to be a better leader. There are podcasts out there for everyone! Here are some of my favourites...Enjoy


Libraries, Librarians, & Books
Beyond the Stacks: http://beyondthestacks.info/
Circulating Ideas: https://circulatingideas.com/

Arts & Technology & Science

Music