"When I get a little money, I buy books; And, if any is left, I buy food & clothes." Erasmus 1466 - 1536
  
 
Suggested Books List
 
 
Great Art Books, there are many more.    Just a few of my favorites.    In no particular order.
 

 
The Art Spirit
 The Art Spirit
Robert Henri
ISBN#0-06-430138-9
Harper and Row		  
Hawthorne on Painting
 Hawthorne on Painting
Charles W. Hawthorne
ISBN#486-2653-X
Dover Publishing		  
             
 
Carlson's Guide to Landscape Painting
Carlson's Guide to Landscape Painting
John F. Carlson
ISBN#0-486-22927-0
Dover Publishing

 
Composition of Outdoor Painting

Composition of Outdoor Painting
Edgar Payne
ISBN#0-939370
Payne Studio/Derues Fine Art Books
(213-920-1312)

  
             
 
Gist of Art

Gist of Art
John Sloane
ISBN#0-486-23435-5
Dover Publishing

  
Oil Painting Techniques and Materials
Oil Painting Techniques and Materials
Harold Speed
ISBN#0-486-25506-9
Dover Publishing 		 
             
 
Painter's Craft
 The Painter’s Craft
Ralph Mayer
ISBN#0-14-046895-1
Penguin Books
  
The Winning Ways of Watercolor
The Winning Ways of Watercolor
Rex Brandt
ISBN#0-442-21404-9
Van Nostrand Reinhold

  
             
 
Richard Schmid Paints Landscapes
Richard Schmid Paints Landscapes
Richard Schmid
ISBN# 0-8230-4862-4
Watson-Guptill
 
Richard Schmid Paints The Figure
Richard Schmid Paints The Figure
Richard Schmid
ISBN# 0-8230-4865-9
Watson -Guptill
  
             
 
Alla Prima Everything I Know About Painting
 Alla Prima Everything I Know About Painting
Richard Schmid
ISBN#0-9662117-0-7
Stove Prairie Press

  
The Landscape
 The Landscape
Richard Schmid
ASIN:B0032MJC0C
Stove Prairie Press 		 
             
 
Nicolai Fechin
 Nicolai Fechin
Mary N. Balcomb
ISBN# 0-87358-374-4
Northland Press		  
Constructive Anatomy
Constructive Anatomy
George B. Bridgeman
Library of Congress
Cat.#68-18692
Dover Publishing
 
             
 
Creative Illustration
Creative Illustration
Andrew Loomis 1947
Viking Press		  
Figure Drawing For All Its Worth
Figure Drawing For All Its Worth
Andrew Loomis 1943
Viking Press
  
             
 
Fun with Pencils
 Fun with Pencils
Andrew Loomis
ISBN-10: 0670332356
Viking Press
  
The Artist's Guide to Human Anatomy
 The Artist's Guide to Human Anatomy
Gottfried Bammes
ISBN-10: 0785800549
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Russian Impression
 Russian Impression
Vladimir Kruglov
ISBN#0-8109-6714-6
Harry N. Abrams		  
Composition, Understanding Line, Notan & Color
 Composition, Understanding Line, Notan & Color
Arthur Wesley Dow
ISBN 0-486-46007 X
Dover Publications		  
             
 
John Singer Sargent
 John Singer Sargent
Patricia Hills
ISBN 08109 1506 5
Harry N. Abrams Inc. Publishers		  
Sacred Paint
 Sacred Paint Ned Jacob
Sandra Dallas
ISBN#0-913504-50-5
Fenn Galleries Publishing		  
             
 
Sorolla
 Joaquin Sorolla
Blanca Pons-Sorolla
ISBN 0 85667 605 5
Philip Wilson Publishers 2005		  
Asaro A New Romanticism
 Asaro A New Romanticism
Robert Perine
ISBN#0-936725-06-0
Artra Publishing, Inc.		  
             
 
Wm. F. Reese
 Wm. F. Reese
Mary N. Balcomb
ISBN#0-916029-00-X
Blue Raven Publishing		  
The Painter's Process
 The Painter's Process
William F. Reese
Self Published
www.williamfreese.com

  
             
 
Fill Your Oil Paintings With Light & Color
 Fill Your Oil Paintings With
Light & Color
Kevin Macpherson
ISBN#0-89134-687-2
North Light Books 		 
The Pleasures of Painting Outdoor
The Pleasures of Painting Outdoor
with John Stobart
ISBN#0-89134-546-9
North Light Books		  
             
 
Traildust The Art of James Reynolds
Don Hedgpeth
ISBN#0-86713-035-0
The Greenwich Workshop Press		  
Oil Painting Pure and Simple
 Oil Painting Pure and Simple
Ron Ranson, Trevor Chamberlain
ISBN#0-289-80071-4
Studio Vista		  
             
 
Painting the Impressionist Landscape
 Painting the Impressionist Landscape
Lois Griffel
ISBN#0-8230-3643-X
Watson-Guptill 		 
Painting Impressionist Color
 Painting Impressionist Color
Lois Griffel
Self Published
loisgriffel.com/books		  
             
 
Mastering the Craft of Painting
Mastering the Craft of Painting
Angelo John Grado
ISBN#0-8230-3016-4
Watson-Guptill 		 
oil painting step by step
 Oil Painting Step by Step
Ted Smuskiewicz
ISBN# 0-89134-741-0
North Light Books		  
             
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