And here's yet another book review. This wasn't a Christmas present - just a book that suddenly became available brand new at a sensible price on...
Book Reviews
The Pastel Book, Bill Creevy – Book Review
Here's the third of the three art books I got for Christmas. It's a 176 page long paperback. I was attracted to it not just by the positive reviews...
Watercolour Techniques For The Artist, Richard Pikesley- Book Review
Here's the second of the three books that I got for Christmas. It's a book on watercolours by Richard Pikesley, a 160 page paperback. People only...
Portrait Revolution, Julia Kay – Book Review
So here's the first book review from my Christmas stash. Being in a post-Christmas slump, I started with a book that was all about inspiration...
Billy Showell’s Botanical Painting In Watercolour
It's a book review today. This is a book that I spotted in the shops on my most recent trip to London. I've never really given botanical painting a...
The Art Of Portraiture, Stephen Bauman – Book Review
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...
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...
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...
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...