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Art Books I like

Artist's Journal Workshop (Cathy Johnson)
The Art of Field Sketching (Clare Walker Leslie)
Creating Nature in Watercolor (Cathy Johnson)
Sketching Your Favorite Subjects in Pen & Ink (Claudia Nice)
The Sierra Club Guide to Sketching in Nature (Cathy Johnson)
The Sierra Club Guide to Painting in Nature (Cathy Johnson)
Drawing Landscapes in Pencil (Ferdinand Petrie)
The Magical Realm of Sallie Middleton (Sallie Ellington Middleton)
The Heart of the Artist (Rory Noland)
Sumi-e: The Art of Japanese Ink Painting (Shozo Sato)
Vincent Van Gogh: His Spiritual Vision in Life and Art (Carol Berry) *

Books I’ve Read in 2018

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (J. K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (J.K. Rowling)
Befriending Our Desires (Philip Sheldrake)
A Mouse is Miracle Enough (Myna Lockwood)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (J.K. Rowling)
The Metamorphosis (Franz Kafka)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (J.K. Rowling)
The Gifts of Imperfection (Brene Brown) *
Parallel Journeys (Eleanor H. Ayer) *
The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come (John Fox Jr)*
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Chimes (Charles Dickens)
Murder on the Orient Express (Agatha Christie)
The Road to Donaguile (Herbert O'Driscoll) **
Death on the Nile (Agatha Christie)
The Secret Adversary (Agatha Christie)

Books I Read in 2017

Preparing for Jesus (Walter Wangerin Jr.) *
The Arabian Nights (ed. by Kate Douglas Wiggin)
Lone Wolf (Jodi Picoult)
The Long Walk (Slavomir Rawicz) *
The Courage to Grieve (Judy Tatelbaum) *
Constructing a New Normal (Helen R. Lambin)
The Jungle Book 1 (Rudyard Kipling)
Inside the Kingdom (Carmen Bin Ladin)
The Jungle Book 2 (Rudyard Kipling)
The Shack (Wm. Paul Young) *
The Dispossessed (Ursula K. leGuin)
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Reliving the Passion (Walter Wangerin Jr.)
Treasure Island (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Three Cups of Tea (Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin)
Around the World in Eighty Days (Jules Verne)
A Year in the Maine Woods (Bernd Heinrich)
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (C. S. Lewis)
Grace at this Time (C. W. McPherson) *
Prince Caspian (C. S. Lewis)
Sanctuary of the Soul (Richard J. Foster)
Voyage of the Dawn Treader (C.S. Lewis)
The Silver Chair (C.S. Lewis)
Hearing God (Dallas Willard)*
The Horse and His Boy (C. S. Lewis)
The Magician's Nephew (C.S. Lewis)
The Last Battle (C.S. Lewis)
A Hope in the Unseen: An American Odyssey from the Inner City to the Ivy League (Ron Suskind)*
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austin)
A Different Kind of Daughter (Maria Toorpakai and Katherine Holstein)
On the Edge of Nowhere (James Huntington)*
The Practice of the Presence of God (Brother Lawrence)*
Crossing Antarctica (Will Steger and Jon Bowermaster)
The Princess and the Goblin (George MacDonald)
The Road from Home (David Kherdian)
The Princess and Curdie (George MacDonald)
When God Looked the Other Way (Wesley Adamczyk)
Single, Gay, Christian (Gregory Coles) *
Holes (Louis Sachar)
One Man's Wilderness (Sam Keith)
Merle's Door (Ted Kerasote)
Go Set a Watchman (Harper Lee)
Phantastes (George MacDonald)
Let Dogs Be Dogs (The Monks of New Skete)
The Rule of Benedict: Insight for the Ages (Joan Chittister)

Books I Read in 2016

Foundation (Isaac Asimov)
The Lost Crown (Sarah Miller)
The Birds: Our Teachers (John Stott)
Foundation and Empire (Isaac Asimov)
Leota’s Garden (Francine Rivers)
The Case for Christ (Lee Strobel)
Second Foundation (Isaac Asimov)
Songs of the Humpback Whale (Jodi Picoult)
84, Charing Cross Road (Helene Hanff)
Torn: Rescuing the Gospel from the Gays-vs.-Christians Debate (Justin Lee)
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Prayer (Philip Yancey) *
Sarah's Key (Tatiana de Rosnay)
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (John Boyne)
Sacred Companions (David G. Benner) ***
Spiritual Friendship (Wesley Hill)
A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
The Art of Racing in the Rain (Garth Stein)
The Illuminator (Brenda Rickman Vantrease)
24/6 (Matthew Sleeth, MD)
Growing Pains (Paul Villiard)
Sabbath (Wayne Muller) *
The Sabbath (Abraham Joshua Heschel) ***
The Island (Gary Paulsen)
The Mayo Clinic Guide to Stress-free Living (Amit Sood)
The Summer of the Falcon (Jean Craighead George)
The Hospitality Commands (Alexander Strauch)
Sacred Marriage (Gary Thomas)
Camilla (Madeleine L'Engle)*
Artist's Sketchbook (Cathy Johnson) **
Mudhouse Sabbath (Lauren Winner)*
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)*
Thunder Dog (Michael Hingson)
The Personal Touch (Rachael Crabb)*
The Prince and the Pauper (Mark Twain)
Being Mortal (Atul Gawande) **
Pudd'nhead Wilson (Mark Twain)
Goodbye, Friend (Gary Kowalski)
A Dog's Purpose (W. Bruce Cameron)
Where Your Treasure Is (Eugene Peterson)
The Christmas Letters (Bret Nicholas)

Books I read in 2015

The Joy of Missing Out (Christina Crook) *
It's All Too Much (Peter Walsh) *
A Midnight Clear (Katherine Paterson)
Learning to Walk in the Dark (Barbara Brown Taylor)
The Red Tent (Anita Diamant)
The Seven Storey Mountain (Thomas Merton)
Bright Shoots of Everlastingness (Paul J. Willis)
Art for God's Sake (Philip Graham Ryken)
Vanishing Grace (Philip Yancy) ***
My Name is Asher Lev (Chaim Potok)
Surprised by the Voice of God (Jack Deere)
The Moon by Night (Madeleine L'Engle)
Meet the Austins (Madeleine L'Engle)
Old Watercolorists Never Die; They Just Wet Their Sheets (Joe Miller)
Conan Doyle Stories (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
damned if i do (Percival Everett)
How the Light Gets In (Pat Schneider) *
Soul Survivor (Philip Yancey) **
Fire Bringer (David Clement-Davies)
Surprised by the Power of the Spirit (Jack Deere)
The Creative Call (Janice Elsheimer)
Pulling Your Paintings Together (Charles Reid)
Becoming a Healing Presence (Albert S. Rossi)
The Leap of the Deer (Herbert O'Driscoll) *
With Christ in the School of Prayer (Andrew Murray) **
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
Navigating Early (Clare Vanderpool)
Christ in the Passover (Ceil and Moishe Rosen)
Let's Roll (Lisa Beamer)
Eternity in Their Hearts (Don Richardson)
Peace Child (Don Richardson) *
Stones from the River (Ursula Hegi)

Melissa Fischer's Art

Galleries

Wildlife and Birds 14 images

Portraits 7 images

Hudson Valley 9 images

Acadia National Park 16 images

Sketchbook 19 images

Plant Life 7 images