Here is a list of books that I have in my home… if ever you would like me to send you a review on one of these, I will gladly do it… This is not my complete library as this represents only the books that are in my living room… I have quite a few elsewhere in the house -)
Artists’ Philosophy
• The Art Spirit by Robert Henri
• Calligraphie by Claude Mediavilla
Drawing
• Drawing from Observation by Brian Curtis
• Keys to Drawing by Dodson
• The Natural Way to Draw by Nicolaides
• Fast Sketching Techniques by Rankin
• The Technical Pen by Simmons
History of Painting
• The Story of Painting by Sister Wendy Beckett (book & dvd)
Masters
• John Ruskin Artist & Observer
• John Singer Sargent Venetian Figures and Landscapes by PM Yale
• The Watercolors of John Singer Sargent by Little
• Andrew Wyeth by Bulfinch
Urban Sketching
• Sketching on Location by Brehm
• The art of Urban Sketching by Gabriel Campanaro
• Freehand Drawing & Discovery by James Richards
• An Illustrated Life by Danny Gregory
• One Drawing a Day by Veronica Lawlor
Watercolour Painting
• The Simple Secret to Better Painting by Albert
• Artful Watercolor by Bonamarte & Janik
• Artists’ Manual by Chronicle Books
• Making Color Sing by Jeanne Dobie
• Charles Reid’s Watercolor Secrets by Charles Reid
• Charles Reid’s Watercolor Solution by Charles Reid
• The Technique of Watercolour Painting by Richmond and Littlejohns
• Paint Watercolors that Dance with Light by Kincaid
• The Essence of Watercolor by Sloan
• Water-Color Painting is Fun by Frank A. Staples
• The Complete Guide to Watercolor Painting by Whitney
Watercolour Websites:
• Jane Blundell :: http://www.blurb.ca/b/3736881-watercolour-mixing-charts?redirect=true
• Watercolour Theoretical Guide :: http://www.handprint.com/HP/WCL/water.html
Your paintings look like watercolors. The brush and your hand and your love for this medium of painting shows on the paper. They’re beautiful.
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Thank you Marc — yes indeed they are all watercolors and I just wish that I had more time to paint -)
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