The Romance Continues

The Art and Gardens of Grant Leier and Nixie Barton

by Goody Niosi

A lavishly illustrated book, The Romance Continues is an art lover's pleasure and a gardener's delight.

Goody Niosi's newest book is a retrospective of these wideley admired artists whose work is highly collected. It juxtaposes photographs of Grant's and Nixie's artwork through the years with stunning images and the eclectic, whimsical garden they created at their rural property near Ladysmith, B.C.

Niosi's story traces Grant and Nixie's days as emerging artists through their lives today. It captures their evolution as artists and the progress of their art.

The Romance Continues is a visual feast that celebrates life, love and art.

$49.95 CA, $39.95 US

Art/Biography

Touch Wood Editions Photography

1-894896-29-X

8 x 11, 128 pages, sc

100 colour photographs

Robertson Rat

book

1-894800-53-2

$ 24.95 CDN

Robertson Rat is an adventurous rodent who will inspire young readers to overcome fear and try new things.

The rhyming tale by first-time author Gillian B. Davies will entertain and the brilliantly-coloured illustrations by Grant Leier are filled with the audacious exuberance of the title character.

Hardcover with 22 illustrations.