So here's the last of my four arty birthday books. I've saved this one to the end because there's something about it that suggests it's going to be...
Book Reviews
David Bellamy’s Arabian Light- Book Review
Time for another book review and it’s David Bellamy's second travelogue book. I read and reviewed Arctic Light a while back and so much of what I...
The Artist’s Complete Guide To Figure Drawing, Anthony Ryder – Book Review
I’ve just finished the second of the four books I got for my birthday and am ready to review it now. I'm taking my time over these books, reading...
2025 Birthday Stash: Books
The dust has finally settled and I can reveal that there were four art books in my birthday stash this year. Here they all are. All four will be...
Watercolour And Beyond, David Bellamy – Book Review
And here's the first of my birthday books to be reviewed. It's a 160 page paperback. It arrived on Monday and took me five evenings to read,...
The Art Of Brusho, Carrie McKenzie – Book Review
Let's do a book review before kicking back and enjoying Saturday evening. I read this one yesterday. It's a 103 page paperback, quite short by...
Watercolor Techniques, Michael Reardon: Book Review
Before I get on to reviewing this book, a quick plug for the Camel Camel Camel website. For all the books and CDs that I put in my Amazon...
Drawing Dramatic Landscapes, Robert Dutton – Book Review
This book's been offered at quite a cheap price on Amazon for a while now, so I thought I'd give it a go. I was attracted to it by Robert's...
Amazon Associate Scheme
It's taken me all day but I've joined the Amazon Associates Scheme and I've added the appropriate links to all of the book review posts on this...
Line & Wash In The Urban Landscape, Neil Whitehead – Book Review
The Enterprise Crew collection has been moving more quickly than the bathroom work, so I've had enough time on my hands to buy, study and read...
Facial Expressions For Artists, Oliver Sin – Book Review
While this bathroom's being fitted, I'm not just painting portraits with the markers: I thought I'd also get some CPD in, so I've been reading this...
Painting The Landscape In Pastel, Albert Handell and Anita Louise West – Book Review
This book arrived in a post yesterday. No art books for me for Christmas so I thought I'd better order one and learn more about using pastels...
Creative Drawing Techniques, David Brammeld – Book Review
Time for another book review. Once again, a book whose price suddenly dipped on Amazon and tempted me to click on it. This one's been on my...
Painting In Pastels, Robert Brindley – Book Review
Time for another book review. Still considering myself a novice with soft pastels, I've had my eye on this one for a while and when the price...
Atmospheric Buildings In Watercolour, Nicholas Poullis – Book Review
So, yes, as I was saying, I bought a couple of books the other day that I thought I needed. This is the second one. It's a 144 page paperback on...
Painting Skies In Pastel, Sandra Orme – Book Review
I have lots of different excuses for getting new art instruction books. I get books for my birthday and at Christmas. But sometimes I buy them...
Creating Textured Landscapes With Pen, Ink And Watercolor, Claudia Nice – Book Review
This is the last of the stash of art books that I got for my birthday. It's a 144 page paperback and is in landscape format. It's still roughly...
Painting And Understanding Abstract Art, John Lowry – Book Review
Time for another book review and today it's this one by John Lowry on painting abstracts. It's a 160 page paperback by Crowood. I’m not going to...
David Bellamy’s Complete Guide To Landscapes – Book Review
Things have been a bit quiet over the last couple of days as I've been reading this 288 page paperback monster. It's one of those books that's been...
Pastels For The Absolute Beginner, Rebecca De Mendonça – Book Review
This book wasn't a birthday present. it's just that after getting all those pastels, I wanted to know how to use then before getting started and...