{"product_id":"the-amateur-phillip-reese-9798369974902","title":"The Amateur: 2nd Edition","description":"\u003cb\u003eI used art and short poems, which I often sent via text message to very special friends, to help me make sense of my new world outside the troubled days I spent in Angola (1961-1994).\u003cbr\u003e This process was undoubtedly healing, offering me liberation from a harsh yet not entirely innocent past.\u003cbr\u003e The book discusses each of my paintings on canvas and explains why I created them.\u003cbr\u003e The latest edition of The Amateur contains a few more acrylic paintings and a sample of my most recent digital artwork.\u003cbr\u003e I don't make excuses for the quality of my paintings. For me, creating them - amateurish as they may be - was simply another challenge that helped me to lead a better life internally. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is an experience that many people can have, and it is something that I would like to share. However, painting alone was not enough for me; I also had to write about it. It worked.\u003cbr\u003e A few more books illustrate what I have produced so far.\u003cbr\u003e Phillip Reese\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Phillip Reese\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798369974902\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/28\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 58\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.15d","brand":"Phillip Reese","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48588197396735,"sku":"9798369974902","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-amateur-phillip-reese-9798369974902","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}