The Captain and the Ambassador by Carol Ann Kauffman

Ambassador Tull Redmond is looking for a quick ride home back to Earth after ending her twenty-year mission as peace negotiator. 

All she wants is peace, quiet, and to be left alone. She boards the Earth Starship Giuseppe Verdi with its questionable leader, Captain Ben Jacobs anyway. It's the fastest way home. 

Her quarters has a full bath, a space view window, and a large, real bed! How bad could this rule-breaking, authority-defying Captain Casanova be? 

High Council hates him, true, but his crew loves him. Surely, she's too old and tired to be drawn into this bad boy of the quadrant's personal circus. 

Will Ambassador Redmond get the quiet, uneventful ride home she craves?

Link: https://tinyurl.com/ybku3l28


"Kauffman gives a try at sci-fi and it's an amazing story!
I love how Captain Ben Jacobs handles the situations, one of which he loses his ship and is going to get court-martialled. He is a very strong and compassionate man, who is willing to save Ambassador Tull Redmond's husband from certain death; especially since he was reported dead and the Captain and Ambassador fell in love.
You have to read how marvelous this book is written. I highly recommend it!"

                                                  -Amazon Review

The Art of Maurice Prendergast

Interview with YA Author Cindy Lynch

Cindy Lynch

Chesterfield, MO USA

Good morning, Cindy, and welcome to Vision and Verse, the Place for Art and Authors. What have you written?

I have written three books so far. They are all apart of the Bye For NoTrilogy. Book one is Bye For Now; Book two is Even Willows Weep 
and book three is The Lightning Tree

What is your favorite genre to write?

General Fiction and

Young Adult Fiction

Favorite food.

Mexican food

Tea or coffee?

Coffee for sure. Everyday.

Pizza or ice cream?

Ice Cream

Wine or beer?

Wine

Where would you like to visit?

Fiji is on the top of my Bucket List

Favorite musical artist.  

Right now my favorite musician is Greg Laswell. His music is the soundtrack of my trilogy.

What makes you laugh? 

My kids and our crazy Vizsla puppy, Maggie

Favorite work of art or sculpture.

Fearless Girl

I love her, too. They moved her! Down the street, I hear. How old were you when you started writing?

I started journaling as a little girl which blossomed into writing poetry, then into short stories. I was 14 when I realized I wanted to write novels.

Do you plan out your book with outlines and notecards? Or just write?

I just write. I’ve had this story in my head since I was 14. The first book, Bye For Now, poured out of me in two weeks. The second, Even Willows Weep, two months. This third and final installment, The Lightning Tree took about a year. I think that’s partly because it’s the end of the road for this storyline. I’ve loved this story for a very long time and I’m sad to see it end.

Describe your perfect evening.

Dinner with my husband and friends

Where do you get your inspiration?

From life. You write what you know.

What do you do when you get a writer's block?

Go for a run, swim or bike ride. That’s usually where my ideas start popping.

Who is your favorite author?

Nicholas Sparks. The Notebook about killed me.

Best book you ever read.

There are so many great books out there, but emotionally speaking The Notebook is my favorite.

Last book you read.

The Girl With The Lower Back Tattoo by Amy Schumer

What would you do for a living if you weren’t a writer?

I would have continued to be a teacher. I was an elementary school teacher for 8 years before my first son was born. When I chose to be a stay-at-home mom, it felt like the right time to become an author.

Who is the one person who has influenced your personal life the most and why?

I’d have to say my mom has been the most influential person in my life. She has been a wonderful role model on everything motherhood.

If you could sit down and have a conversation with ONE person, living or dead, real or fictional, who would it be and why?

That’s a tough question. I just watched something on the History Channel this morning about Nikola Tesla. There’s a lot of controversy as to what happened to all of the trunks that contained his notebooks with details about all of his inventions. It was intriguing. So, to answer your question, Nikola Tesla.

What advice would you give someone who aspired to be a writer?

Just sit down and start writing. Don’t think about structure, grammar, punctuation, just write. When the writing is done THEN go back and work on the rest.

Do you have some links for us to follow you?

 Website: Cindylynch.net
Twitter: @mykidssayswhat
Instagram: cindylynch2530

The Art of Gustav Klimt

Gustav Klimt was born on July 14, 1862 in Baumgarten, Austria. He was one of the most prominent members of the Vienna Secession Movement. 

Gustav is noted for his paintings, murals, sketches, and onsets d'art.  Klimt's primary subject was the female body. His works are marked by a frank eroticism, but not here!

He was also a very good landscape artist and his figure paintings are full of shapes and vivid color. 

He started out painting architectural elements on buildings. He later painting the ceiling of the Great Hall at the University of Vienna and critics were aghast at its pornographic elements. 



 He became so upset that he never accepted another public commission. 

Luckily his next phase was his golden period, where he applied 24 carat gold leaf to his paintings. His father was a gold engraver and he was familiar with  gold leaf techniques. These met with much success and are still admired today.


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I claim nothing here as my own. All information and images are from the following sites.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GustavKlimt

Gustav Klimt - The Complete Works - klim

tgallery.org

www.urbanloftart.com/‎

Red Sarah by Carol Ann Kauffman

Sarah is a beautiful redhead who works for a special agency that fixes broken timelines and rescues historically significant people who are in trouble. She has a special set of skills that allow her to 'tap' someone out of a dangerous situation. Her present assignment is to find and rescue a prince whose yet unborn son eliminates hunger and disease on his island nation.

“Save the Prince; save the King; and save the Reds. In doing so, Red Sarah may just save herself, who knows, but what might be the cost? Moving from modern day wisecrackery to a time of romance long ago, Carol Ann Kauffman’s tale is filled with majesty and bravery. This time travel story is a gift for all.” - Amazon Review

“Sarah has one job and that is to rescue Crown Prince Lucas of Mist from captivity in a dungeon. Yet everything is not as it seems and will Sarah be able to stop an upcoming war?
This was an interesting book about time travel and trying not to disrupt the time continuum. I liked Sarah and it was interesting on where her and Lucas ended up.”
-Amazon Review

"This is a fun easy, fast read. When science meets fantasy involving time travel is where the storyline lives and shines. The characters: Sarah a lovely redhead and a prince. The story starts out with Sarah approaching an apparent lifeless figure on the floor of a dark dungeon. She has come to help the Crown Prince Lucas of the Mist Kingdom in the highland of LaMere. The prince corrects her by saying he’s not the Crown Prince but his brother and if she saves him, he has nothing to offer here. She does return the next night with food. As conversation ensues the reader discovers that the prince’s father, King Theodore of the House of Walker is close-minded, stubborn, vicious, and brutal per the prince and per Sarah a beast. The prince was out riding on his horse and woke up in the dungeon. He was apparently falsely accused of attacking and killing two men per Sarah but he protests he attacked no one. As it turns out he is in fact the Crown Prince and learns that his two other brothers have been murdered. Here the story conflict has been set and the storyline moves along at a rapid clip. Without retelling the whole story suffice it to say it was an easy, sit down in a couple of hours by the fireplace fast read. It’s worth picking it up to find out if Sarah manifested the courage necessary to ultimately be the heroine she set out to be. No spoilers. I enjoyed the read right down to the poignant dedication after the story."
- Amazon Review

Link: https://tinyurl.com/y7zcmuq4

Schedule for June 4 -8, 2018

Schedule

Mon., June 4 - Red Sarah 
by Carol Ann. Kauffman

Tues., June 5 - The Art 
of Gustav Klimt

Wed., June 6 - Interview with YA Author
Cindy Lynch

Thurs., June 7 - The Art 
of Maurice Prendergast 

Fri., June 8 - The Captain and the Ambassador
by Carol Ann Kauffman