Books with author Bergin Mark

The supper club is a tradition and now somewhat of a phenomenon found in the Upper Midwestern states of Wisconsin, Minnesota, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, and Iowa. They are so retro that they are coming back in to vogue. With two books out chronicling the history of this by gone era, covering everything from the original supper clubs to the modern incarnations of the once popular genre of eating, the time is right for a cookbook featuring the famed recipes from these establishments. Midwest Supper Clubs will uncover the secrets to the food and the drinks that keep people coming back to the party any time of the day.

See how to draw a range of lush flowers and plants with this highly visual and practical approach to learning art. Daisies, delphiniums, roses, foxgloves, and more: choose your flower and draw it beautifully! With this richly illustrated and detailed guide, you’ll be able to capture plants in their natural setting or in artificial groupings, create realistic or abstract compositions, choose a suitable theme, and achieve just the right light and tone. Special studies cover everything from daffodils to sunflowers. You’ll soon be able to put an entire garden on paper!

Some of the most fun things to draw are the most familiar. The cats, dogs, lizards and hamsters that people commonly keep as pets are just some of the domesticated critters featured in this informative drawing guide. Animals are broken down into simple shapes allowing aspiring artists to draw their favorite pet. Readers are encouraged to explore different materials like crayons, pens and markers.

How does a circle become a dinosaur? How do two circles become a tractor? And how do two circles--plus some triangles--become a cat? It’s easy to transform everyday shapes into adorable animals and interesting objects with Learn to Draw with Circles!Learn to Draw with Circles is based on three simple ideas: looking, drawing, and learning. Kids begin by looking at the easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions that show them how to build from a single circle to something more. They draw additional shapes, squiggles, lines, and zigzags, developing their creativity with each stroke of the special pen. And with the wipe-clean boards on each page, they can learn by practicing their drawings again and again. For even more fun, they can track Oscar the Snail as he appears in each colorful background while they draw.There’s a project for every aspiring artist ages 3 and up in Learn to Draw with Circles, the awesome drawing activity book that shows kids how to make magic out of simple shapes!