1 Numbered linen canvas
Road To Nowhere
The sorceress of psychological suspense, Ninie Hammon, is back with a new stand-alone novel in the world of her deeply unsettling Nowhere, USA series.
Desperate to get her life back on track, Brianna Haggarty has come home to Nower County to do one thing: make amends by building her grandmother a chicken coop to replace the one she burned down as a pot-smoking teenager. But when she arrives, her grandmother is gone. There’s absolutely nothing in her house — no furniture, not so much as a gum wrapper. The rest of the county’s residents have vanished, too.
Dawson McCade is running for his life, hunted by assassins who would do anything to keep him from testifying. If he can just make it to the safe house in the mountains of Eastern Kentucky … But when he gets there, nobody’s home. They’ve vanished, along with everyone else.
Cade forms an alliance with Brianna. He’ll help build her chicken house, she’ll keep him safe. And they’ll both try to figure out what malevolent force could possibly snatch a whole county of people off the face of the earth.
Then the killers show up.
Can they survive attacks by trained assassins and find the vanished loved ones they’ve lost?
★★★★★ “I found this book captivating. I fell in love with the two main characters – Brianna Haggarty and Dawson McCade. They form a strange alliance as they both face demons from the past. I want to know more about these two young people and hope that Hammon brings them back in a sequel to this story. I hope it’s not just wishful thinking.” — Bonsterblack
★★★★★ “I’m really glad I found this author. Since reading Road to Nowhere I’ve picked up the rest of the series and The Last Safe Place, also great! This story was part Twilight Zone, part Stephen King (but less ghoulish). I can just hear Rod Serling narrating. A real page turner.” — Sherie
★★★★★ “Ninie has done it again. I fell in love with the characters Cade and Brianna from the first chapter. It just gets better and better as you read page after page as well as heart pounding things happening. It was so hard to put down. I absolutely hated the story to end. This is a book you don’t want to miss!! Write on Ninie can’t wait for your next book. Don’t make us wait to long.” — Cora A Myers
★★★★★ “I love Ninie Hammons characters. They become like friends and family. She has such a way with dialogue. I find myself laughing out loud.” — Lollipop
Fans of Justified, Under The Dome, and LOST will love settling down to spend some time in Nowhere USA.
Giraffe Pop Art
This paint by numbers kit contains all the necessary materials to create your artwork:
1 Numbered linen canvas
3 Different sized brushes in nylon
Numbered pots of acrylic paint
A miniature photo of the art work to guide you during the process
2 screws + 2 hooks for walls
Note: You can also order additional paint pots for this design.
Discover our blog article How to Paint by Numbers and learn how to paint like an artist.
What is Paint by Numbers?
Paint by numbers is a simple and fun way to start painting art works easily and perfecting your painting techniques with ready-to-use kits.
1) Choose from our wide selection of paint by number kits.
2) You will receive a ready-to-use kit containing the canvas with the numbered areas, the numbered pots of paints, paint brushes and a picture of the expected result to guide you. Let the journey begin!
3) Paint each number on the canvas with it’s corresponding paint colour.
4) And that’s it, Bravo! Admire, share, hang or frame your work. The kit also includes 2 screws and 2 hooks.
This guided method allows anyone to quickly improve and achieve very high quality paintings. Wake up the artist inside you!
For more information, you can read our article how to paint by numbers.
At UK Figured’Art, customer satisfaction is our top priority and this means 100% secure payment methods.
We accept the following payment methods:
Our website has an SSL encryption system to protect your personal data and the means of payment used. We use the secure payment system Stripe.
All our orders are validated and shipped within 48 hours of your purchase.
Items labelled with “✅ UK Stock: Delivery in 48hrs” ship from our warehouse in Derbyshire, England and you will receive them in 48hrs.
Items labelled with “☑️ Shipped from our workshop” ship directly from our workshop and the delivery usually takes 1 to 3 weeks.
Depending on the products ordered your order may sometimes arrive in several packages and we will then send you several tracking numbers.
Once shipped, we will email you a carrier tracking link allowing you to track the progress of your delivery until you receive your order.
Model: Giraffe Pop Art
Method: Paint by numbers
Difficulty level: Easy
Size(s): From 40x50cm to 90x120cm
Support: Numbered linen canvas
Type of paint: Acrylic
Packaging: Securely wrapped Packaging
This paint by numbers kit contains all the necessary materials to create your artwork:
1 Numbered linen canvas
3 Different sized brushes in nylon
Numbered pots of acrylic paint
A miniature photo of the art work to guide you during the process
2 screws + 2 hooks for walls
Note: You can also order additional paint pots for this design.
Discover our blog article How to Paint by Numbers and learn how to paint like an artist.
What is Paint by Numbers?
Paint by numbers is a simple and fun way to start painting art works easily and perfecting your painting techniques with ready-to-use kits.
1) Choose from our wide selection of paint by number kits.
2) You will receive a ready-to-use kit containing the canvas with the numbered areas, the numbered pots of paints, paint brushes and a picture of the expected result to guide you. Let the journey begin!
3) Paint each number on the canvas with it’s corresponding paint colour.
4) And that’s it, Bravo! Admire, share, hang or frame your work. The kit also includes 2 screws and 2 hooks.
This guided method allows anyone to quickly improve and achieve very high quality paintings. Wake up the artist inside you!
For more information, you can read our article how to paint by numbers.
At UK Figured’Art, customer satisfaction is our top priority and this means 100% secure payment methods.
We accept the following payment methods:
Our website has an SSL encryption system to protect your personal data and the means of payment used. We use the secure payment system Stripe.
All our orders are validated and shipped within 48 hours of your purchase.
Items labelled with “✅ UK Stock: Delivery in 48hrs” ship from our warehouse in Derbyshire, England and you will receive them in 48hrs.
Items labelled with “☑️ Shipped from our workshop” ship directly from our workshop and the delivery usually takes 1 to 3 weeks.
Depending on the products ordered your order may sometimes arrive in several packages and we will then send you several tracking numbers.
Once shipped, we will email you a carrier tracking link allowing you to track the progress of your delivery until you receive your order.
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Steel Spirit chronicles military personnel and their art
1 / 1 Visual artist Tony Friesen depicts first hand the darkness and pain a combat soldier deals with when suffering from PTSD. The painting is on exhibition at St. Albert Place as part of Steel Spirit until Remembrance Day. ANNA BOROWIECKI/Photo
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St. Albert Place rotunda is currently the focus of a military art exhibition that reflects on war, the sacrifices enlisted personnel make, and the emotional-psychological price they pay.
The Steel Spirit, now featuring its inaugural display, showcases the work of 14 military personnel and one first responder. Each artist submitted a range of two to eight works of art.
Military service personnel, veterans and first responders have a long history within Canada and abroad. Military service has garnered a unique degree of respect, and the works on display reflect contemporary themes, that when shared, resonate broadly with viewers.
At the exhibit’s official opening on Saturday, Nov. 4, Elena Vlassova, Steel Spirit’s volunteer regional coordinator explained the purpose of the exhibit.
“This is an exhibit where you will find beginner artists all the way up to professional artists. For us it’s more important to tell the story of each artist. You don’t have to be a top artist. You just need to wear the uniform,” said Vlassova, also a visual artist.
Consisting of paintings, sketches, sculptures, poems, stories, metal art, glass art and jewelry, the exhibit displays a vast array of talent. From the emotional point of view, the exhibition captured a mix of serene landscapes, humorous animals and clever crafts coupled with pieces that reflect the anguish combat soldiers face every day.
One of the most chilling pieces is The Trip Wire, a poem written by Daniel Hartford. He is a 28-year veteran of the Canadian Forces and at one time was part of nine-member team from Canada under the American Special Forces in Pakistan.
As a former combat engineer, part of his job dealt with diffusing land mines. The Trip Wire provides insight into the effects of long-term stress felt by soldiers in prolonged landmine clearance operations. In his poem, the trip wire morphs into an evil creature quietly waiting to claim its next victim.
“When you wake up every morning and know you have to find something every day, it almost starts to feel like it’s a silent creature out to get you. You know you can’t win every hand. And it’s just made more hateful because it’s sentient and malevolent,” said Hartford.
Another artist who courageously put his inner thoughts and emotions into his work is Tony Friesen, a 35-year retired veteran who served in both the Royal Canadian Navy and Air Force. Three of his wartime paintings are completely riveting and heartbreaking.
In one painting, the slouched body of a soldier carries the body of an injured soldier across his back to safety. In the second portrait, a soldier sits on the ground completely engulfed in a nightmarish black space that suggests a personal living hell. And the third is a blood-red painting of soldier standing at attention beside a cross while a Scottish bagpiper plays a last lament.
Former radio operator Monica J. Batek, has also suffered from PTSD, but for this exhibit she chose to feature positive, forward-thinking paintings. Batek applied to a combat arms position and was accepted into the military college.
Unfortunately, she experienced sexual trauma and an injury following graduation that led to retirement. Today art is her salvation and one of her most arresting paintings is a self-portrait visualizing her swim competition at the Invictus Games 2018.
Quite a few ex-military artists have found peace and solace in painting animals and birds. St. Albert firefighter Fred Hollands submitted two stunning bird portraits while Carol Beggs showcases a surrealist, six-foot giraffe sculpture hatching from an egg. Phil Gagnon adds a touch of whimsy to the exhibit with a grizzly bear shaking off water droplets.
The most prolific was Wayne Gorman who is a third-generation retired veteran of the Canadian Armed Forces. Now spending his time experimenting in acrylic, watercolour, oil and pencil, Gorman’s impressionistic art captures local trails and scenes such as St. Albert Botanic Park.
The Steel Spirit will be on display until Saturday, Nov. 11.
