Landscape Painting Now (Book Review with Painting Photos)
it was good to see a book on modern landscape painting that takes the genre seriously by serious artists, and as a still relevant topic for living professional painters.
Art Books
Landscape Painting Inside and Out (Book Review)
I took copious notes from this thorough book and have copied them down here, both for my reference and yours.
The Talented Miss Farwell (Book Review)
If you are interested in art, crime, or compulsive behavior, you might enjoy this unique read. I give it four stars.
Spirituality and Art (Book Review with Photos and Notes)
This is a beautiful, well illustrated, and thoughtful book on a topic of articular interest to me.
Two Pastel Landscape Painting Books (Review and Notes)
Here are my notes from two well established landscape painters in pastel.
Journeys to Abstraction (Book Review with Notes & Lots of Ideas)
This is an excellent book to get the back story on how some abstract art is made.
Keep Going (Book Review with Quotes)
I give this uplifting little volume, which is full of quotes, by a kindred spirit, a gentle five stars
Inventing Abstraction 1910-1925 (Book Review)
This coffee table book is the best on the subject that I have seen. The charts and the color photos are great…
Books I Bought With My Christmas Gift Cards
So I usually milk my gift cards, stringing them out all year, but this time I shot my wad all at once! Here is what I bought and why:
Women Abstract Expressionists
I thought I’d share with you my favorite three new-to-me artists that I read about here.
In the Company of Women (Book Review)
Lets keep forwarding and amplifying the kind of authenticity, permission, and innovative ingenuity, expressed in these pages!
Featured Artist: Ashley Bryan
I will never forget this man’s energy, love of color, excitement for the creative process, his great attitude, and how animated and lucid he is. His youthfulness at 93 is truly the greatest art of all.
Book Review: The Art Forger
It was a pleasure to zip through this page turner; I loved it and give it five stars!
Book Review: The Forest Lover
This book is historical fiction of Emily Carr, a remarkable woman painter, who despite her confining Victorian upbringing traveled to Paris to study with Post Impressionists and returned to her cherished northwest Canada to paint the forests and native artifacts
Books We Got for Christmas
Here are the books we got for Christmas. I received two art books and two cookbooks, all of which I will pour over.
Book Review: An Illustrated Journey
I loved this book by Danny Gregory and give it five stars. It has a short excerpt by different artists about their travel journaling practice, complete with materials they liked and why they do it, accompanied by some photos of their work.
Book Review: Realistic Abstracts
This book is better than most of its kind. I give it 4 stars. You can see below both paintings and instruction in it that I thought worth considering.