Searching for Surprise--New Book Illustrates an Artist's Quest for Inspirational Energy

Oct. 25, 2011 - PRLog -- Picture a world devoid of artistic inspiration and creative motivation. In Searching for Surprise, author Madonna Siles imagines a 31st century scenario where nature has been tamed and humans have evolved into minimally motivated, emotionally anemic beings.
  Before all is lost, the future human race sends an emissary back in time to the 21st century. This most unusual muse’s mission is to bring back over-the-top, artistic expressions of nature’s energy—to trigger emotions and inspire creativity.
  Searching for Surprise is a fairy tale illustrated with the author’s oil pastel paintings of the Wisconsin peninsula, Door County, a popular destination for Midwest plein-air artists. A preview of the book is offered at http://www.DoorSurprise.com
  A marketing communicator and pastel artist, Siles was formerly a feature columnist for the Door County Vacation Guide (Gannett Newspapers). She is the author of two stroke/brain injury caregiver books—Brain, Heal Thyself (Hampton Roads, 2006) and Eureka! Memories and Motivations (Third Step Press, 2010). Siles is a member of the Door County Art League and the Water’s Edge Artists, a plein air painting group affiliated with the Lakeshore Natural Resources Partnership.
  Searching for Surprise (Third Step Press, 2011) is nationally distributed by Small Press United/IPG, Chicago, IL.

NOTE: Release and book cover photo in Press Room at http://www.DoorSurprise.com


Review Data Sheet

Title: Searching for Surprise
Author: Madonna Siles
Edition: First
LCCN: 2011933110
ISBN: 978-0-9825518-3-7
Pages: 80; 14 Illustrations
Cover Photo: in Press room at DoorSurprise.com
Price: $14.95
E-Book ISBN: 978-0-9825518-4-4
E-Book Price: $4.95
Publication Date: Nov. 2011
Distributed by: SPU/IPG, Chicago, IL