Making a Rustic Leather Sketchbook Cover

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HOT SERIES from
OUR PRIZE-WINNING AUTHORS
Classic, high quality, satisfying reads

RUTHLESS TO WIN
by Dakota Franklin

COLD WAR, HOT PASSIONS
by André Jute

THE LANCE WEBER SERIES
by Andrew McCoy

These four superb but very different volumes form the foundation on which CoolMain's reputation for quality bestsellers was established

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MOST RECENT AWARDS FOR
COOLMAIN PRESS AUTHORS

IDITAROD
a novel of
The Greatest Race on Earth
by Andre Jute
wins
Flamingnet Young Adult
TOP CHOICE AWARD

LE MANS a novel by Dakota Franklin
WINS
Best Action/Adventure
eFestival of Words
Best Independant EBook Awards

CLEAN SKETCHER,
CLEAN PAINTER
Solvent-Free en Plein Air

The place for those who want to sketch and paint without all those smells, without offending everyone else, without contamination and danger of poisoning your children and pets. Also the place for those who want to sketch and paint without dragging along a whole studio full of gear. The tools, the materials, the methods, the means, the ways, the tricks, we'll share them all here. Welcome.

André Jute
is a novelist and painter who lives in the Irish countryside. More about him at:
• Bio
• Novels
• Reviews: Fiction
• Non-Fiction
• Reviews: Non-Fiction

Blogs & Discussions
• Kissing the Blarney
• Robust

Diverse Interests
• Painting
• Food
• Bicycling
• Electronics
• Timepieces

TOOLS
Making a Rustic Leather Sketchbook, a photo essay
Making a Sliding Unsewn Unstapled Multimedia All Cotton Quarter Imperial Sketchbook, a photo essay

OUTINGS
A Plein Air Painting Expedition by Bicycle, photo essay

INTERVIEWS
Plein air watercolour tools of Andre Jute, interview by Joanna Truscott at Parka Blogs

CLEAN SKETCHER, CLEAN PAINTER Solvent-Free en Plein Air

CLEAN SKETCHER,
CLEAN PAINTER
Solvent-Free en Plein Air