Artist, Gino Di Dio, Paintings Published
March 20th, 2015 - Damascus, VA
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Press Contact:
Artist:
Gino Di Dio 336.382.9871 or 336.687.0336
Email: ginodidioart@yahoo.com
Address: P.O. Box 721, Damascus, VA 24236
Website: www.ginosart.com
New Book Dedicated to Love and Romance Is Released Featuring Art from Gino Di Dio
“LOVE SAYINGS: wit & wisdom of romance, courtship, and marriage” is an exciting and vibrant collection of beautiful art and text designed to celebrate the joy, humor, and bittersweet struggles of love.
March 20, 2015, Damascus, VA – BookCollaborative.com announced the release of the book LOVE SAYINGS: wit & wisdom of romance, courtship, and marriage. This art-themed quotation book features work from the local artist Gino Di Dio, who is a resident of Damascus, VA. Three of Gino’s original pieces are published, Prosecco Nights, Weeping Angel, and Honeymoon in Rome. Prosecco Nights and Weeping Angel original oil paintings are still available for sale. More information about work by Gino Di Dio is available at www.ginosart.com.
LOVE SAYINGS covers topics including Love Through the Ages, Women, Men, Dating, Sex, Children, and more. This collaborative publication has two goals in mind: first, to honor and highlight the power and humor of love through text and artwork, and second, to showcase the talents of new and emerging artists.
BookCollaborative.com provides artists with a platform through which they can gain exposure and recognition. Both professional and nonprofessional artists were invited to submit their work to be a part of this art-themed quotation book. The end result showcases 48 artists from countries including the United States, UK, Poland, Australia, India, Switzerland, and South Africa. LOVE SAYINGS features a variety of art media including paintings, sculpture, and photography.
Like all books published by BookCollaborative.com, LOVE SAYINGS: wit & wisdom of romance, courtship, and marriage is distributed by the world’s largest book distributor Ingram. The book is available on Amazon.com, Barnes&Noble.com, and by order through any bookstore in the United States, UK, and Canada. It is also available in ebook form on Amazon.com.
Autographed copies of LOVE SAYINGS and past works from BookCollaborative.com may be purchased at a discount through visiting the website www.BookCollaborative.com.
Review copies are available in print or eBook mobi files for Amazon Kindle readers and ePub files for B&N Nook and Apple iBOOK readers.
About the Author:
BRADFORD G. WHELER is the former CEO, President, and Co-owner of Allan Electric Company. He sold Allan Electric to a New York Stock Exchange-listed company. After staying on as President during the transition, Brad retired.
Brad’s lifelong love of history, art, books, and the inherent humor in man’s nature led to the founding of BookCollaborative.com and the publishing of LOVE SAYINGS as well as INCA’S DEATH CAVE an archaeological mystery thriller, SNAPPY SAYINGS: wit & wisdom from the world’s greatest minds, GOLF SAYINGS: wit & wisdom of a good walk spoiled, CAT SAYINGS: wit & wisdom from the whiskered ones, HORSE SAYINGS: wit & wisdom straight from the horse’s mouth, and DOG SAYINGS: wit & wisdom from man’s best friend.
His community involvements include being a Trustee of Community General Hospital in Hamilton, NY, and chairing their Finance Committee. He is the former Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Cazenovia College, and former Chairman and member of the Board of Directors and Alumni Association and President of the Sigma Phi Society at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. He is also a former member of the Board of Directors of the Greater Cazenovia Area Chamber of Commerce and several other boards.
Brad played polo on the Cornell University men’s polo team for four years and was a member of the Cazenovia Polo Club. In 2012 he was inducted into the Manlius Pebble Hill Athletic Hall of Fame.
He holds a BS and ME in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, as well as an MBA degree from Fordham University in New York, NY.
Brad, his wife, Julie, and their golden retriever Finlay live in Cazenovia, NY and Fort Pierce, FL.
BOOK SUMMARY:
Title: LOVE SAYINGS: wit & wisdom of romance, courtship and marriage.
Author: Bradford G. Wheler
Illustrations by 48 artists from 14 countries
Edition: First
ISBN: 978-0-9822538-8-5
Pages: 1XX
Cover: full-color soft cover. PDF of cover at: www.BookCollaborative.com
Interior: Color
Price: $24.95
Publication Date: March 25, 2015