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Fancy Nancy: Aspiring Artist

Fancy Nancy: Aspiring Artist

ISBN: 0061915262

Title: Fancy Nancy: Aspiring Artist

Author: Jane O'connor

KDL Description:

Inspired by such art masters as Edgar Degas, Henri Matisse, and Jackson Pollock, Nancy, who likes to use fancy words, dons her beret to create her own fabulous artwork.

Amazon Description:

Portraits: Fancy.
Collages: TrÈs fancy.
Splatter paintings: TrÈs, trÈs fancy!

It’s spring vacation, and Nancy is feeling glum because her best friend, Bree, is out of town. Luckily, it’s Nancy’s mom to the rescue! When she brings home a brand-new set of glitter markers, Nancy puts her trademark flair to trÈs creative use and devotes herself to becoming a serious artist (or artiste, as the French say). After all, everything about being an artist is fancy, fancy, fancy—especially when inspiration strikes!

Complete with instructions on how to create your own artistic masterpieces, Fancy Nancy: Aspiring Artist will get your creative juices flowing and your fancy in full swing.