![]() The Ultimate Alphabetincludes one volume presenting the paintings with introductory text by the artist the other offers the keyed drawings and alphabetical lists of words. It’s art appreciation and a game of discovery, all in one. One volume presents the paintings with introductory text by the artist the other offers numbered drawings and alphabetical lists of words. In examining the paintings carefully, one can check findings against the keys and in doing so will discover new words, as well as take delight in the process of examining the art carefully. The Ultimate Alphabet: Complete Edition brings two best-selling volumes together in this deluxe slipcase edition. Numbered line drawings accompanied by lists of words serve as keys to the paintings. ![]() The reader need not go crazy, however, trying to name all of the words represented in the images (at last count, 7,819!). One wonders at the artist accomplishing this seemingly Herculean artistic endeavor. It is a mind-blowing and enjoyably engaging task to attempt to identify all of the objects. Each image contains dozens, if not hundreds, of items all starting with the same letter. ![]() His four-year painting odyssey resulted in a suite of magnificent compilations, all minutely detailed, masterfully rendered, and slightly surreal. ![]() Mike Wilks set out in the 1980s to depict as many words as possible in 26 images corresponding to the alphabet. ![]()
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