Lulu Publishes, "The Master Painter" Brando Quin's Old West Novel, the Tale of a Young Boy Named Tapp Holladay who Becomes the Apprentice to a Civil War Veteran, Now an Apache Trained Magical Artist he Calls "The Master"



Brando Quin announces the release of "The Master Painter," a novel of 1861-1931 epic proportions. The author of his award winning poetry book series, "My Poetry Books by a Frightened Man" in conjunction with Lulu Publishing Company does it again. He draws us into his rich (Irish/English) American heritage..., this time giving us an unforgettable picture of small town characters we love to hate, love to love, and those we want to reach out to dust off and lift up off the page..."



Central, AZ (PRWEB) June 22, 2006 -- Brando Quin in conjunction with Lulu Publishing Company releases the admired Old West novel "The Master Painter". Written as the tale of a young boy named Tapp Holladay who becomes the apprentice to a civil war veteran who is now an Arizona Apache trained artist he calls "The Master".



"Brando Quin does it again, he draws us into his rich [Irish/English] American heritage..., and seduces with precise spare prose. He is not only a gifted poet, but an absolutely essential author and rich spinner of fable."--Poetry vs Time



Quin said he read books like "Treasure Island" by Robert Louis Stevenson and "Moby Dick" by Herman Melville and then patterned his work in the same style."--Stephanie Slater, Eastern Arizona Courier interview 11/04/2006.



The story takes place in the town of Relation Arizona (fictional), A small town with true to life small town characters. In 1931 during the Nations Stock Market Collapse the worst prison breakout in the history of Relation forces young Tapp Holladay's father a "Watcher of Prisoners" to search for a safe place where his young son can hide out, till the vermin are caught and brought to justice! He is brought to a Masterful Artists Palace where a, "Known but true friend" the Master Painter lives.



Frank Berryman, a former Civil War dispatch rider, now an Apache trained magical artist weaves magical paintings that are alive. After a brief artists apprenticeship, the Master Painter mysteriously disappears...leaving young Tapp Holladay to finish what they had started... Tapp Holladay must outwit a ruthless gang of outlaws and reach his assignment, the magical living painting, "Never Ending Wealth" before it falls into the hands of his nemesis destroying the town of Relation.



In 2007, ""The Master Painter"" became notable with several other writers and publishing company's including Susan Giffin from, "The AuthorHouse" who has personally written and/or edited during the past 4 years an impressive list of books including, "Citizen Power: A Mandate for Change" by 2008 presidential candidate and a true American hero, former U.S. Senator Mike Gravel. Giffin had gotten hold of a copy of Quin''s novel, ""The Master Painter"" and found it to be, "A fascinating and magical story!"" Quin and Giffin were introduced and collaborated on his novel and the screenplay he had written based on the book. Quin said, ""Susan, if you could edit and combine the novel I have written with the screenplay I''ve written based upon the novel, I think we would have a hell of a story to tell."" Giffin agreed, and together they indeed have woven a magical book called, ""The Master Painter"" now also published by The AuthorHouse which has helped more than 30,000 authors put their voice in print.

Brando also teamed up with Tami Gramont of TamiGramontPhotography.com who took the exceptional photograph used on the Novel's front cover. They both agreed her picture from the "Tales of the Southwest" collection is the perfect fit for the novel, "The Master Painter" written by Quin. Tami has been photographing the Arizona Equestrian scenes for years most recently acknowledged in Horse Trader Magazine for her unique style of photography and stunning ability to capture the most unusual yet brilliant equine pictures. She is currently showing her Photography in Sedona Arizona at the famed Goldenstein Gallery located in uptown Sedona.

"I found this book a good read. The author has a good command of the English language and I found his descriptions delightful. e.g. "A daughter as pretty as peach pie." I smiled when I saw the expression, "Knocked her clean out." as "clean out" is an expression often heard in the neck of the woods where I was raised. This book has all the ingredients of a good adventure book with the small town setting, the passive aggressive father, cowboys, Indians and the mystical master. I would say keep up the good work but I see Brando Quin has lots of irons in the fire if you check out his storefront!"--Joanne Collicott McGuigan, author of "Child of Danaan", Canada

About the passionate, Singer/SongWriter/Poet and Author of "The Master Painter"

Brando Quin received the Editor's Choice Award for Outstanding Achievement in Poetry in June of 2006 from The International Library of Poetry. In December 2006 Brando Quin received The Skilled Poet Certificate of Accomplishment Award and the Skilled Reviewer Certificate of Accomplishment Award from The International Library of Poetry and The International Society of Poets was a nominee for the society's 2007 Poet of the Year and honored as an Associate Ambassador for the International Society of Poets.

He is a man who grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada "The most dangerous place in the world, sin city". Brando then traveled the world striving to see his adventures and life from a "normal" person's perspective.

After returning to the United States, Brando began writing music, poetry, short stories, and now his first novel and screenplay, as well as continuing to draw, sketch, and yearn to return to painting.

He is the author of his award winning poetry book series, "My Poetry Books by a Frightened Man" and is the Songwriter, Lead Singer and Musical Arranger of the award winning Folk/Rock Music CD's, "Brando Quin My Life" , "Brando Quin The Journey", "Brando Quin Crossings" and "Brando Quin Confessions" Music and Production by RavenPheat and Friends.

Brando has written the screenplay for "The Master Painter" and is currently in discussions with several Hollywood agency's to make the Feature Film scheduled to begin in 2008. The Victor Kruglov Talent Agency in Hollywood CA has already agreed to supply several of the lead actors.

He is a former U.S.A.F. Airman and a former U.S. Marine, he has served on the front lines of combat during the Gulf War Conflict with Task Force Grizzly.

Brando has attended the following Colleges and University; Eastern Arizona College, Clark County Community College, The Community College of the Air Force, Chapman University and Kaplan University..

He currently lives in Arizona, with his two cats Bagheera and Tabitha. "The view of Mount Graham, from my back porch is awe inspiring!"

Latest book review "I found this book a good read. The author has a good command of the English language and I found his descriptions delightful. e.g. "A daughter as pretty as peach pie." I smiled when I saw the expression, "Knocked her clean out." as "clean out" is an expression often heard in the neck of the woods where I was raised. This book has all the ingredients of a good adventure book with the small town setting, the passive aggressive father, cowboys, Indians and the mystical master. I would say keep up the good work but I see Brando Quinn has lots of irons in the fire if you check his storefront...."--Joann Collicot McGuigan, author of "Child of Danaan"

"The Master Painter" is written as an adventure, a tale about a young boy Tapp Holladay who becomes an apprentice to a magical artist he calls "The Master". Set in the Arizona Territory in 1931 Holladay must outwit an outlaw and reach his assignment before it falls into the hands of his nemesis. The book has characters of adventure villainy and a treasure map leading to a magical painting containing "unlimited wealth". Quin said he read books like "Treasure Island" and "Moby Dick" and tried to pattern his writing styles from them. Book review by Joanne Collicott McGuigan "I found this book a good read. The author has a good command of the English language and I found his descriptions delightful. This book has all the ingredients of a good adventure book with the small town setting, the passive aggressive father, cowboys, Indians and the mystical master." (Bookcover by Tami Gramont)in 2007 this book was edited by Susan Giffin an impressive author found at Authorhouse.

"Written with an unusual flair and originality that is very entertaining!"--Susan Giffin author of "I Kept My Word: The Personal Promise Between a World War II Army Private and His Captain About What Really Happened to Glenn Miller"