Books for an Artist’s Studio
Chardin, Vermeer, and Friends | 9×12 inches | oil on linen panel
I love books. Not just to use them as models, but to actually read them. This list is from my bookshelves ]They are all linked to Amazon for you to learn more about each.
I have arranged them in broad categories of Instruction, and Inspiration. The truth is they are all inspiring.
INSTRUCTION
Alla Prima: Everything I Know About Painting by Richard Schmid
Hawthorne on Painting Mrs. Charles W. Hawthorne
Carlson’s Guide to Landscape Painting by John F. Carlson
The Natural Way to Draw: A Working Plan for Art Study by Kimon Nicolaïdes
INSPIRATION
Beauty: The Invisible Embrace by John O’Donahue
The Art Spirit by Robert Henri
Oh my! Well, you have to include Aristides – Classical Painting Atelier and her Classical Drawing Atelier, and Velazquez – Techniques of Genius, and how about Da Vinci – On Painting, and for the old masters Thompson – Materials and Techniques of Medieval Painting.
Good idea
Great idea!!! I’ll add mine soon, rushing to the studio now 🙂
LOVE it!!!!