Portrait of Us

Informationen zum Autor A. Destiny is the coauthor of the Flirt series. She spends her time reading, writing, and watching sweet romance movies. She will always remember her first kiss.Rhonda Helms is the author of Promposal , Struck , Never Too Late , and Portrait of Us . She lives in Northeast Ohio with her husband, two kids, and three dogs. Visit her at RhondaHelmsBooks.com. Klappentext First crush, first love, first kiss—in this addition to the sweet and clean Flirt series, art may be the common ground between opposites Corinne and Matthew in their summer class. Corinne is looking forward to a perfect summer taking classes at a local art studio, where a famous artist-in-residence will be teaching. She's always wanted to focus more on her art, and the related competition (and grand prize) would be a perfect way to end the summer. Her dreams become muddled when she finds out she has to work with Matthew—the arrogant, annoying jock whose postmodern style seriously clashes with her classic aesthetic. But what she expects to be a total nightmare turns out to be something different when she finds that maybe, just maybe, Matthew isn't as bad as she thought. Underneath that jock exterior, he might be someone Corinne could tolerate. Or possibly even like. The question is...does Matthew feel the same way? Or is this all just a summer fling?Portrait of Us Chapter One I couldn’t quite get the color of her hair right. I stepped back from my oil canvas and tried to eye the painting with a fresh, unbiased perspective. I’d already blocked in the background colors for my portrait, soft hues of green and blue that complemented the model’s flowing peach dress. Maiko sat facing us, her long hair a rich brown-black that draped across her shoulder like a dark river. Her perfect skin was creamy, pale with blushing undertones, and her small hands rested on her lap. She was a great model, motionless but somehow still filled with life, drawing our attention to her naturally. I’d totally captured the gentle emotion on her face, the relaxed lines of her body. But I wasn’t pleased with the tones I’d mixed for her hair. They didn’t feel . . . warm enough, somehow. What was I doing wrong? A bubble of frustration welled in me. “Coming along great, Corinne,” Teni Achebe, the local artist-in-residence who ran our summer workshop, said as she slipped behind me. She studied my painting, head tilted, taking in everything. I suddenly felt like she could see every flaw, and I fought the urge to cover the whole thing with my hands. “I don’t know what I’m messing up about her hair,” I finally confessed, my face flushed hot. I rubbed the back of my neck with my clean hand. “It’s falling flat for me.” “Hmm. Take a close look at the shades in her hair,” she instructed, pointing me toward Maiko, who sat serenely, staring off into space. “You have the browns and blacks, but do you see a hint of red, too? That’s the warm tone your painting is missing.” Wow. Now that she pointed it out, I could see a touch of red where the soft light hit the crown of her hair. How had I missed that? “Thank you,” I said, pouring appreciation into my voice. “Just a thin layer over what you’ve already painted. Make it light, almost transparent, and I think you’ll see that warmth you desire pop right out.” She smiled at me, her dark brown eyes crinkling in the corners. Teni, a tall slender African woman, was in her forties, with only a few hints of gray threading through her many braids. She wore gold bangle bracelets, her dress bearing an abstract batik pattern in bright red, green, and purple. Teni had moved to Ohio from Nig...

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: A. Destiny, A./ Helms Destiny, Rhonda Helms
• Editore: Simon & Schuster USA
• Lingue: Inglese
• Raccomandazione d'eta': 12 a 17 anni
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 06.05.2014
• EAN: 9781481405171
• ISBN: 978-1-4814-0517-1
• Pagine: 224
• Serie: Flirt; Flirt
• Categoria: Libri per bambini e per ragazzi