The Nine Irony By Tom Rieber
December 5, 2011 by gary
Filed under Cool Stuff
The Nine Irony, the latest in the Nick Thomas Mysteries series by Local Author Tom Rieber is now available online.
Nick Thomas is a little bit of all of us; believable, lovable, tough when need be and sensitive. He is a man who got a second chance at life after hitting bottom and turned his life around.
And life was good, that is until one fateful day the walls of his life came crashing down and he finds himself framed and wanted for the murder of his estranged ex-wife.
Nick has no choice but to go underground and try and find the real killer before the police find him.
Pick up your autographed copy and join Tom’s loyal fans. You won’t be disappointed!
Miller Pope’s Book of Pirates
December 5, 2011 by Kim
Filed under Attractions And Events
From Captain Kidd to Blackbeard to the pirates of the orient . . . From bloody battles to walking the plank- from blunderbusses to cutlasses, With nearly 150 original illustrations, this volume is sure to please and inform pirate fans of all ages.
Buy this book at:
• Race for Riches: a history of the origins of piracy
• Greed and Gold: a pirate’s life aboard ship and in battle
• Tools of the Trade: weapons, vessels, and pirate culture
• Rogues and Raiders: profiles of pirates through history
• Other Pirates, Other Times: the past and future of piracy
• A Roster of Infamy: a list of pirates and their vessels
“The illustrations are incredible, from the actual pirates to their ships, battles, maps, tools of the trade and treasures. For every generations’ fascination with pirates and the exotic and exciting life they supposedly led, this book will satisfy that hunger for the actual and imagined part of pirate lore.
Miller Pope is as exceptional a writer as he is an illustrator, writing with the visual in mind, always crafting his words from an illustrators’ perspective and then backing that image up with the very picture the words so masterfully created.”
- Island Living Magazine
Local Artist Featured On TV
December 5, 2011 by Kim
Filed under Cool Stuff
Once a real New York Madman, Miller Pope has Read more
The Coastal Art of Miller Pope
December 5, 2011 by Kim
Filed under Cool Stuff
Local Artist and author Miller Pope is making high quality Giclée prints of his original artwork available for sale on Islands-Art.com!
While priced as low as $8.00, all prints are titled digitally and reproduced as high quality Giclées.
A light gray mat is also printed around the white area. All prints fit standard frame sizes found everywhere. Pricing is by frame size.
To view all of Miller’s prints and/or purchase these prints click here!
The first series Miller has released are nature and beach scenes.
Other series (to be released) include prints of his illustrations from his four pirate books and a selection of his retro/vintage art from the 19950s and 1960s.
Miller was recently the subject of a feature article in the January issue of Our State Magazine.
Miller Pope was born in South Carolina but spent most of his career during the “golden age of illustration” in the New York advertising and publishing arenas, after getting his start on the Marine Corps’ legendary Leatherneck magazine.
Miller studied figure drawing at the Corcoran School of Art in Washington, D.C., at the Art Students League in New York City.
His works have appeared on novel covers and in major magazines. He was elected to the Society of Illustrators in 1957.
With his wife, Helen, he moved south in the 1970s and worked to develop The Winds Resort Beach Club and Sea Trail Plantation on the Southeastern North Carolina coast.
To view all of Miller Pope’s prints and/or purchase these prints click here!
Miller Pope’s Vintage/Retro Art
December 5, 2011 by Kim
Filed under Cool Stuff
Local Artist and author Miller Pope is making high quality Giclée prints of his original artwork available for sale on Islands-Art.com!
While priced as low as $8.00, all prints are titled digitally and reproduced as high quality Giclées.
A light gray mat is also printed around the white area. All prints fit standard frame sizes found everywhere. Pricing is by frame size.
To view all of Miller’s prints and/or purchase these prints click here!
The first series Miller has released were nature and beach scenes.
Other series now released include prints of his illustrations from his four pirate books and a selection of his retro/vintage ar
t from the 19950s and 1960s.
Miller was recently the subject of a feature article in the January issue of Our State Magazine.
Miller Pope was born in South Carolina but spent most of his career during the “golden age of illustration” in the New York advertising and publishing arenas, after getting his start on the Marine Corps’ legendary Leatherneck magazine.
Miller studied figure drawing at the Corcoran School of Art in Washington, D.C., at the Art Students League in New York City.
His works have appeared on novel covers and in major magazines. He was elected to the Society of Illustrators in 1957.
With his wife, Helen, he moved south in the 1970s and worked to develop The Winds Resort Beach Club and Sea Trail Plantation on the Southeastern North Carolina coast.
To view all of Miller Pope’s prints and/or purchase these prints click here!
Shipwreck Diving NC
December 5, 2011 by Kim
Filed under Around The Town
Everyone fascinated with the sea will enjoy reading this documentary on local shipwreck diving. The book features stories and pictures about ships that have sunk offshore this area since the early 1800s.
Local authors Fred R David and Vern J. Bender created this 66 page paperback book.
$14.95 Buy it at: http://Islands-Art.com
People from age 4 to 104 will love this book, for twelve good reasons:
* It provides short stories of the last voyage of ships that sank offshore of Sunset Beach, Ocean Isle Beach, Holden Beach, Oak Island, and Baldhead Island
* It provides actual pictures of ships that sank here, such as the Sherman, the Hebe, the Raritan, the Governor, and the City of Houston
* It provides GPS #’s of many shipwrecks off southeast North Carolina
* It provides color pictures and short descriptions of exotic marine life that inhabit local shipwrecks
* It reveals where local Shark Tooth Beds are located and describes the extinct megalodon that once roamed here * It discusses the local Cypress Tree Forest on the ocean floor
* It provides numerous embedded YouTube video hotlinks to bring to life local shipwrecks and marine life
* It describes how, when, and where to catch spiny and slipper lobster here
* It gives important information for diving local shipwrecks, including depth, visibility, currents, type of artifacts, and marine life
* It describes local shipwreck history, from pirate ships to Civil War blockade runners, to World War II U-boat victims, to the recent Valour sinking * It tells the story of Frying Pan Tower and Frying Pan Lightships
* Help us preserve the history of this area by making this book available to others.
$14.95 Buy it at: http://Islands-Art.com
Great Gifts From Coastal, NC!
December 2, 2011 by gary
Filed under Cool Stuff
With the holidays approaching Islands-Art.com offers some unique gifts from the artists, authors & photographers of Coastal, NC and the surrounding islands area! SAVE! Many are at significant savings from regular retail prices! Up to 50% off!
Below is just a sampling of the offerings at http://Islands-Art.com an eCommerce website featuring high quality local artwork, books and photography.
Infamous Pirates and Their Incredible Lives
Read all about the incredible lives of some of history’s most infamous pirates. In his latest pirate book Miller Pope recounts the exploits of these outlaws of the seven seas.
Enjoy profiles of pirates through history.
From the pirates at the dawn of civilization through the pirates of the middle ages and the most famous pirates of piracy’s golden age right through to the present day. .. this book tracks the infamous rogues of the seas.
Each pirate ’s story features a unique illustration of the pirate. Other Pirates, Other Times: the past and future of piracy. A Roster of Infamy: a list of pirates and their vessels
Infamous Pirates and Their Incredible Lives
Miller Pope – Soft Cover $12.95
Click here to learn more or buy!
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Favorite Beach Photos – By Ken Buckner
Hardcover coffee table edition with 128 high quality 8?x10? pages with 100 full color photographs – personally signed by the author.
Stroll sandy shores and see sunrises, sunsets and wildlife just as nationally renowned local nature photographer and artist, Ken Buckner viewed them through his camera.
This is Ken’s journey and you are invited to join him through these pages. Most of the photos were taken near his home in the South Brunswick Islands of NC.
Hard Cover/Coffee Table Edition $35.00
Click here to learn more or buy!
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Fleeing The Tide – Miller Pope
Giclée Print – art of a series of Coastal Art by nationally recognized local author and artist, Miller Pope.
Miller’s painting is digitally reproduced as a high quality Giclée print, using only the finest and most permanent materials, with a light gray mat printed around the white area. The print is designed to fit standard frame sizes found everywhere. All art is unconditionally guaranteed.
Available in a variety of sizes priced from $8.00 – $35.00
Click here to learn more or buy!
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Shipwreck Diving NC: Calabash to Southport – $14.95
A new fascinating book by local authors Fred R David and Vern J. Bender.
Published in 2010, this book is 63 page book covers all the biggest shipwrecks of North Carolina from Calabash to Southport.
The book is 63 pages of detailed stories and images – a great read for anyone fascinated with nautical history.
Everyone fascinated with the sea will enjoy reading this documentary on local shipwreck diving.
Soft Cover Edition $14.95
Click here to learn more or buy!
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Tales of the Silver Coast – A Secret History Of Brunswick County
From the earliest days of European exploration to the golf courses and beach resorts in this fascinating and fast-growing region, Brunswick County has attracted settlers, invaders, and visitors of all descriptions.
Follow the struggles and victories that shaped Brunswick County, from the first contact of Europeans with native Americans, to successive administrations of the Lords Proprietors, the royal governors, the British crown, and the leaders of a new nation—many at whom hailed from this small but influential corner of North Carolina. Discover Brunswick’s rich Civil War history, scenic roadways and waterways and current-day towns and townships. Tales of the Silver Coast, recounts the tales of privateers and plantation owners, politicians and Prohibition rum-runners and the many colorful people and diverse places of southeastern North Carolina.
Click here to learn more or buy: Soft Cover/Coffee Table Edition $14.95
Click here to learn more or buy: Hard Cover/Coffee Table Edition $24.95
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Islands-Art.com is an eCommerce website featuring books, photography and other works by artists and writers of the islands of Coastal Carolina.
The coastal islands of the area have long been a magnet to artists and writers who discover the beauty and romance of the area and decide to put down roots.
Islands Art features Giclée Prints by nationally renowned local nature photographer and artist, Ken Buckner, the books of Miller Pope (founder of The Winds Resort and Sea Trail Golf Resort), mystery novelist Tom Rieber and renowned local Romance Novelists Jacqueline DeGroot and Peggy Grich.
Also The History of Ocean Isle Beach book and Audio Driving Tour 2 CD Set by local authors Fred R David and Vern J. Bender
Visitors to the site can learn about these artists and writers and purchase their works along with T-shirts and other apparel featuring their works of art.
New works will be added going forward as the site expands!
