Books for an Artist’s Studio

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

2 thoughts on “Books for an Artist’s Studio

  1. Michael Pearce says:

    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

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