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How to Draw & Paint Fantastical Clockwork (Hardcover): Jessica Feinberg How to Draw & Paint Fantastical Clockwork (Hardcover)
Jessica Feinberg; Illustrated by Jessica Feinberg
R677 Discovery Miles 6 770 Ships in 10 - 17 working days
Fever Dreams - Kimberly Brooks (Hardcover): Kimberly Brooks, Michael Wilson, Shana Nys Dambrot Fever Dreams - Kimberly Brooks (Hardcover)
Kimberly Brooks, Michael Wilson, Shana Nys Dambrot
R1,139 Discovery Miles 11 390 Ships in 10 - 17 working days
AcrylicWorks 3 - Celebrating Texture (Hardcover): Jamie Markle AcrylicWorks 3 - Celebrating Texture (Hardcover)
Jamie Markle
R783 R645 Discovery Miles 6 450 Save R138 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Gain insight into methods of the best contemporary acrylic artists in the 3rd edition of AcrylicWorks. Features more than 125 paintings by about 100 artists selected from hundreds of acrylic painters across the world invited to submit work for consideration. Each painting is accompanied by a caption that offers instructive information that discusses the artist's radical breakthrough in the painting process. Entry fee of $25 for first image and $20 each additional entry helps defer cost of production. The 1st annual AcrylicWorks brought in $25,233 in fees, and AcrylicWorks 2 brought in $24,032 in fees. Call for entries promoted in consumer mailings, The Artist's Magazine, www.artistsnetwork.com and http://wetcanvas.com.

Pins and Needles - Words to see with the heArt wide open (Hardcover): Andre Iton Pins and Needles - Words to see with the heArt wide open (Hardcover)
Andre Iton; Contributions by Caroline (Booops) Sardine
R899 R818 Discovery Miles 8 180 Save R81 (9%) Ships in 10 - 17 working days
Joan Eardley - A Sense of Place (Hardcover): Patrick Elliott, Anne Galastro Joan Eardley - A Sense of Place (Hardcover)
Patrick Elliott, Anne Galastro
R681 R580 Discovery Miles 5 800 Save R101 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Joan Eardley (1921-1963) is one of Scotland's most admired artists. During a career that lasted barely fifteen years, she concentrated on two very distinct themes: children in the Townhead area of central Glasgow, and the fishing village of Catterline, just south of Aberdeen, with its leaden skies and wild sea. The contrast between this urban and rural subject matter is self-evident, but the two are not, at heart, so very different. Townhead and Catterline were home to tight-knit communities, living under extreme pressure: Townhead suffered from overcrowding and poverty, and Catterline from depopulation brought about by the declining fishing industry. Eardley was inspired by the humanity she found in both places. These two intertwining strands are the focus of this book, which looks in detail at Eardley's working processes. Her method can be traced from rough sketches and photographs through to pastel drawings and large oil paintings. Identifying many of Eardley's subjects and drawing on unpublished letters, archival records and interviews, the authors provide a new and remarkably detailed account of Eardley's life and art.

Painting Happiness - Creativity with Watercolors (Paperback): Terry Runyan Painting Happiness - Creativity with Watercolors (Paperback)
Terry Runyan; Illustrated by Terry Runyan
R371 Discovery Miles 3 710 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Combat stress and anxiety and release your own inner creative with this beautiful mindful watercolour book. In this simple and vibrant guide, hugely popular Instagram muse @TerryRunyan explores the art of watercolour through the lens of mindfulness, presenting activities and projects which you can paint along with as you allow your creative side to flourish. This watercolour guide is easy and accessible for beginners, as Runyan gently delves into the basics of the artform, starting with simple techniques which you can follow along with, as well as presenting some fun projects ideas for painters to explore. Alongside beautiful examples of the techniques and styles explored in the book, Runyan also encourages readers to practice mindfulness as they paint, and explores the ways in which art can be used to help improve mental health. Exploring the idea of 'perfectly imperfect watercolours', Runyan places emphasis on self-expression and allowing yourself to make mistakes. Painting Happiness also includes fun projects for readers to try at home, including: Turning blobs into birds Creating wild hairstyles Experimenting with different prompts to paint at least one thing a day From technical skills and notes on materials to insight into the creative process, this book has everything you need to start flourishing in watercolour.

Mermaids of Coney Island - Beautiful watercolor illustrations of a parade on New York City's famous beach boardwalk, and a... Mermaids of Coney Island - Beautiful watercolor illustrations of a parade on New York City's famous beach boardwalk, and a poem to remember. (Hardcover)
Anna Nadler
R518 Discovery Miles 5 180 Ships in 10 - 17 working days
The Painters' Encyclopaedia. Containing Definitions of All Important Words in the Art of Plain and Artistic Painting, With... The Painters' Encyclopaedia. Containing Definitions of All Important Words in the Art of Plain and Artistic Painting, With Details of Practice in Coach, Carriage, Railway Car, House, Sign and Ornamental Painting, Including Graining, Marbling ... And... (Hardcover)
F. B. (Franklin B.) Gardner
R984 Discovery Miles 9 840 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Urban Sketching Handbook Color First, Ink Later, Volume 15 - A Dynamic Approach to Drawing and Painting on Location... The Urban Sketching Handbook Color First, Ink Later, Volume 15 - A Dynamic Approach to Drawing and Painting on Location (Paperback)
Mike Yoshiaki Daikubara
R346 Discovery Miles 3 460 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Discover a unique approach to creating art on location: start with a loose, colorful watercolor sketch, let that layer dry, then add details in ink. The result? Sketches that are more vibrant, dynamic, and fun! Designer, urban sketcher, and author of The Urban Sketching Handbook: Sketch Now, Think Later, Mike Daikubara is your guide to this exciting method in The Urban Sketching Handbook: Color First, Ink Later: Start with a detailed overview of the process, from optional light pencil sketch to finishing touches Follow along several step-by-step demonstrations that apply the approach to a range of subjects, from still life to figures to architecture Get inspired by an extensive gallery of on-location sketches You'll learn how to let watercolor do the hard work of urban sketching and enjoy the spontaneous effects and delightful surprises you'll see in your artwork. The Urban Sketching Handbooks series offers location artists expert instruction on creative techniques, on-location tips and advice, and an abundance of visual inspiration. These handy references come in a compact, easy-to-carry format-perfect to toss in your backpack or artist's tote. Also available from the Urban Sketching Handbooks series: Understanding Light; Panoramas and Vertical Vistas; Drawing Expressive People; Techniques for Beginners; Complete Urban Sketching Companion; Drawing with a Tablet; 101 Sketching Tips; Working with Color; Sketch Now, Think Later; Understanding Perspective; People and Motion; and Architecture and Cityscapes.

The WeekEnd Studio Artist, Book II - Figure (Hardcover): Daniel Van The WeekEnd Studio Artist, Book II - Figure (Hardcover)
Daniel Van
R975 Discovery Miles 9 750 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Way to the West (Paperback): Andy Christopher Miller Way to the West (Paperback)
Andy Christopher Miller; Illustrated by Vally Miller
R417 Discovery Miles 4 170 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Way to the West is a glorious collection resulting from a collaboration between disciplines of art. Featuring twenty-five beautiful full-page watercolours alongside accompanying poems, its focus is on the western tip of Cornwall. For Andy and Vally Cornwall's geographical remoteness, its abiding attraction as a holiday location, its proud fishing and mining history and the varying and often dramatic moods of its weather and sea are an inspiration and cause for celebration. The profound emotional and psychological effects on visitors to Cornwall is not lost on the authors, who have a long association with the area, having walked its entire coastline and holidayed there for over a half a century. Way to the West is a celebration of the natural world and the home, the past and the present, and of the fierce interconnectedness of people with their landscape.

Fifty Masterpieces of Anthony Van Dyck in Photogravure - Selected From the Pictures Exhibited at Antwerp in 1899. Described and... Fifty Masterpieces of Anthony Van Dyck in Photogravure - Selected From the Pictures Exhibited at Antwerp in 1899. Described and Historically Explained With a Sketch of the Life of the Artist (Hardcover)
Max 1839-1914 Rooses
R888 Discovery Miles 8 880 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Painter's Secret Geometry - A Study of Composition in Art (Hardcover): Charles Bouleau The Painter's Secret Geometry - A Study of Composition in Art (Hardcover)
Charles Bouleau
R840 Discovery Miles 8 400 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Bouleau's classic illustrated work examines the essential reliance of European painting tradition on the golden mean and other geometrical patterns. From antiquity to the present, expert painters-including abstract modern masters such as Paul Klee and Jackson Pollock-have conveyed harmony through the mathematics of spatial division, ultimately giving geometry a crucial role as the foundation upon which these classics were built. For over half a century, "The Painter's Secret Geometry" has been a seminal work for students of art history and composition. Now this popular, rich analysis is back in print for today's artists and historians.

Conversations with Diego Rivera - The Monster in His Labyrinth (Hardcover): Alfredo Cardona Pena Conversations with Diego Rivera - The Monster in His Labyrinth (Hardcover)
Alfredo Cardona Pena; Translated by Alvaro Cardona-Hine
R2,375 Discovery Miles 23 750 Ships in 10 - 17 working days

A year of weekly interviews (1949-1950) with artist Diego Rivera by poet Alfredo Cardona-Pena disclose Rivera's iconoclastic views of life and the art world of that time. These intimate Sunday dialogues with what is surely the most influential Mexican artist of the twentieth century show us the free-flowing mind of a man who was a legend in his own time; an artist who escaped being lynched on more than one occasion, a painter so controversial that his public murals inspired movements, or, like the work commissioned by John D. Rockefeller, were ordered torn down. Here in his San Angelin studio, we hear Rivera's feelings about the elitist aspect of paintings in museums, his motivations to create public art for the people, and his memorable, unedited expositions on the art, culture, and politics of Mexico. The book has seven chapters that loosely follow the range of the author's questions and Rivera's answers. They begin with childlike, yet vast questions on the nature of art, run through Rivera's early memories and aesthetics, his views on popular art, his profound understanding of Mexican art and artists, the economics of art, random expositions on history or dreaming, and elegant analysis of art criticisms and critics. The work is all the more remarkable to have been captured between Rivera's inhumanly long working stints of six hours or even days without stop. In his rich introduction, author Cardona-Pena describes the difficulty of gaining entrance to Rivera's inner sanctum, how government funtionaries and academics often waited hours to be seen, and his delicious victory. At eight p. m. the night of August 12, a slow, heavy-set, parsimonious Diego came in to where I was, speaking his Guanajuato version of English and kissing women's hands. I was able to explain my idea to him and he was immediately interested. He invited me into his studio, and while taking off his jacket, said, "Ask me..." And I asked one, two, twenty... I don't know how many questions 'til the small hours of the night, with him answering from memory, with an incredible accuracy, without pausing, without worrying much about what he might be saying, all of it spilling out in an unconscious and magical manner. A series of Alfredo Cardona-Pena's weekly interviews with Rivera were published in 1949 and 1950 in the Mexican newspaper, El Nacional, for which Alfredo was a journalist. His book of compiled interviews with introduction and preface, El Monstruo en su Laberinto, was published in Spanish in 1965. Finally, this extraordinary and rare exchange has been translated for the first time into English by Alfredo's half-brother Alvaro Cardona Hine, also a poet. According to the translator's wife, Barbara Cardona-Hine, bringing the work into English was a labor of love for Alvaro, the fulfillment of a promise made to his brother in 1971 that he did not get to until the year before his own death in 2016.

RHS Botanical Art Watercolour Art Pad - 15 plant and flower artworks for you to paint (Paperback): Rachel Pedder-Smith RHS Botanical Art Watercolour Art Pad - 15 plant and flower artworks for you to paint (Paperback)
Rachel Pedder-Smith
R538 R466 Discovery Miles 4 660 Save R72 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Creating beautiful botanical paintings has never been easier with these template outlines and art-quality watercolour paper. Perfect for absolute beginners in botanical art, the ready-to-use outlines allow you to focus on the painting and avoid the accuracy of composition drawings. Each outline includes a finished painting by artist Rachel Padder-Smith and a recommended colour palette, so all you have to worry about is enjoying the process! Included are step-by-step tutorials on all the essential tips and techniques you need to know, from painting different parts of the flower and shiny surfaces to perfecting the fine veins on leaves, as well as advice on how to correctly capture light. Rachel's stunning illustrations also include fruit and vegetables, so whether you're a lover of autumn leaves, spring daffodils, or even an onion or two, she has you covered. This detailed and visual art book is the perfect start for anyone looking to take up botanical art, refresh their skills, or simply appreciate the beauty of nature.

The Sovereign Artist - Charles Le Brun and the Image of Louis XIV (Hardcover): Wolf Burchard, Christopher Le Brun The Sovereign Artist - Charles Le Brun and the Image of Louis XIV (Hardcover)
Wolf Burchard, Christopher Le Brun
R1,248 Discovery Miles 12 480 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In his joint capacities of Premier peintre du roi, director of the Gobelins manufactory and rector of the Academie royale de peinture et de sculpture, Le Brun exercised a previously unprecedented influence on the production of the visual arts - so much so that some scholars have repeatedly described him as 'dictator' of the arts in France. The Sovereign Artist explores how Le Brun operated in his diverse fields of activities, linking and juxtaposing his portraiture, history painting and pictorial theory with his designs for architecture, tapestries, carpets and furniture. It argues that Le Brun sought to create a repeatable and easily recognizable visual language associated with Louis XIV, in order to translate the king's political claims for absolute power into a visual form. How he did this is discussed through a series of individual case studies ranging from Le Brun's lost equestrian portrait of Louis XIV, and his involvement in the Querelle du coloris at the Academie, to his scheme for 93 Savonnerie carpets for the Grande Galerie at the Louvre, his Histoire du roy tapestry series, his decoration of the now destroyed Escalier des Ambassadeurs at Versailles and the dramatic destruction of the Sun King's silver furniture. One key theme is the relation between the unity of the visual arts, to which Le Brun aspired, and the strong hierarchical distinctions he made between the liberal arts and the mechanical crafts: while his lectures at the Academie advocated a visual and conceptual unity in painting and architecture, they were also a means by which he attempted to secure the newly gained status of painting as a liberal art, and therefore to distinguish it from the mechanical crafts which he oversaw the production of at the Gobelins. His artistic and architectural aspirations were comparable to those of his Roman contemporary Gianlorenzo Bernini, summoned to Paris in 1665 to design the Louvre's East facade and to create a portrait bust of Louis XIV. Bernini's failure to convince the king and Colbert of his architectural scheme offered new opportunities for Le Brun and his French contemporaries to prove themselves capable of solving the architectural problems of the Louvre and to transform it into a palace appropriate "to the grandeur and the magnificence of the prince who [was] to inhabit it" (Jean-Baptiste Colbert to Nicolas Poussin in 1664). The comparison between Le Brun and Bernini not only illustrates how France sought artistic supremacy over Italy during the second half of the 17th century, but further helps to demonstrate how Le Brun himself wanted to be perceived: beyond acting as a translator of the king's artistic ambition, the artist appears to have sought his own sovereign authority over the visual arts.

1,500 Color Mixing Recipes for Oil, Acrylic & Watercolor, Volume 1 - Achieve precise color when painting landscapes, portraits,... 1,500 Color Mixing Recipes for Oil, Acrylic & Watercolor, Volume 1 - Achieve precise color when painting landscapes, portraits, still lifes, and more (Paperback, Revised Edition)
William F Powell
R422 Discovery Miles 4 220 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Dreaming About Tomorrow (Paperback): Johanna Tagada Hoffbeck Dreaming About Tomorrow (Paperback)
Johanna Tagada Hoffbeck
R231 Discovery Miles 2 310 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Painting Abstract Landscapes (Paperback): Gareth Edwards, Kate Reeve-Edwards Painting Abstract Landscapes (Paperback)
Gareth Edwards, Kate Reeve-Edwards
R541 Discovery Miles 5 410 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Abstract landscape painting expresses emotion while still capturing the essence of a landscape. This compelling book explores this suggestive style first developed by Turner. Using the hauntingly-beautiful paintings of Gareth Edwards, it explores the technical, historical and psychological dimensions of abstract landscape painting to help you develop your own skilful and intensely personal approach. Through this new book you can learn about how to begin an abstract landscape painting, using chance application; understand how to 'manage accidents' to create innovative pieces of work; discover the importance of effective composition and how this navigates the viewer's journey; determine the importance of the 'invisible' elements of painting: the unspoken value of the viewer and the influence of 'looking'. It also reveals how to utilize a convergence of linear and atmospheric perspective to help your viewer traverse the picture plane and helps you understand the importance of light, space, colour, and tone in generating evocative paintings. Finally, it encourages you to be more demanding of your surface, using textural techniques and glazing to achieve professional production values. It is a unique and exciting book into this under-documented genre.

Painting by Design - Getting to the Essence of Good Picture-Making (Master Class) (Hardcover, Reprint ed.): Charles Reid Painting by Design - Getting to the Essence of Good Picture-Making (Master Class) (Hardcover, Reprint ed.)
Charles Reid
R920 Discovery Miles 9 200 Ships in 10 - 17 working days
Ruben'S Massacre of the Innocents (Paperback): David Jaffe Ruben'S Massacre of the Innocents (Paperback)
David Jaffe
R815 Discovery Miles 8 150 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The recent rediscovery of Rubens's Massacre of the Innocents (bought by Lord Thomson for GBP50 million in 2002) offers an important opportunity to reassess the painter's early career. Of Rubens's works immediately following his return to Antwerp in 1608, it is the most assured, achieving a remarkable complexity both compositionally and emotionally. David Jaffe, Senior Curator at the National Gallery, London, considers the work in its context, discussing the numerous sources and influences - both visual and literary - from which Rubens drew. He also compares it to contemporary works by the artist, such as the London National Gallery's Samson and Delilah, and publishes new research illuminating the career and profile of the Massacre's first owner, the Milanese merchant resident in Antwerp Jacopo Carenna. In association with the Thomson Collection, the Art Gallery of Ontario and Skylet.

Nicholas Hilliard (Hardcover): Hearn, Karen Nicholas Hilliard (Hardcover)
Hearn, Karen
R268 Discovery Miles 2 680 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Nicholas Hilliard has helped form our ideas of the appearance of Elizabeth I, Mary Queen of Scots, Sir Francis Drake and James I among others. His painted works open a remarkable window onto the highest levels of English/British society in the later years of the sixteenth and the early years of the seventeenth century, the Elizabethan and Jacobeans ages. In this book Karen Hearn gives us an intimate portrait of Nicholas Hilliard, his life, his work and the techniques he used to produce his exquisite miniatures. Karen Hearn is curator of Sixteenth and Seventeenth-Century Art at the Tate Britain. She has written on Marcus Gheeraerts II, Dynasties: Painting in Tudor and Jacobean England 1530-1630 and In Celebration: The Art of the Country House.

Watercolor Workbook - 30-minute Beginner Botanical Projects On Premium Watercolor (Paperback): Sarah Simon Watercolor Workbook - 30-minute Beginner Botanical Projects On Premium Watercolor (Paperback)
Sarah Simon
R570 R466 Discovery Miles 4 660 Save R104 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Build your watercolor skills with confidence with these 25 beautiful and beginner-friendly new projects on premium watercolor paper!

This easy-to-use watercolor workbook is filled with unique and beautiful flower and nature sketches that are ready for you to watercolor--no drawing skills required! Each page is specially designed with simple step-by-step instructions so you can easily and confidently paint each project and create artwork that matches the quality of the author's example.

Watercolor Workbook features:

  • An introduction to fundamental watercolor techniques
  • 25 projects on thick, 200 gsm premium watercolor art paper—no color bleed-through!
  • Easy-to-follow instructions that can be completed in 30 minutes or less
  • Beautiful floral and plant artwork, including: wild roses, poppies, sunflowers, buttercups, dandelions, and more
  • Easy-to-follow instructions, including suggested paint and paintbrush materials, so you can start painting today

Artist and author Sarah Simon, a.k.a. @themintgardener, has taught thousands of people how to paint with watercolor. Her first book Modern Watercolor Botanicals provides everything you need to know about the art of watercolor and, now in this new workbook, Simon offers 25 watercolor projects that you can sit down and enjoy painting today!

Hopper (Paperback): Rolf G Renner Hopper (Paperback)
Rolf G Renner 1
R386 Discovery Miles 3 860 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Edward Hopper (1882-1967) is something of an American success story, if only his success had come swifter. At the age of 40, he was a failing artist who struggled to sell a single painting. As he approached 80, Time magazine featured him on its cover. Today, half a century after his death, Hopper is considered a giant of modern expression, with an uncanny, unforgettable, and utterly distinct sense for mood and place. Much of Hopper's work excavates modern city experience. In canvas after canvas, he depicts diners, cafes, shopfronts, street lights, gas stations, rail stations, and hotel rooms. The scenes are marked by vivid color juxtapositions and stark, theatrical lighting, as well as by harshly contoured figures, who appear at once part of, and alien to, their surroundings. The ambiance throughout his repertoire is of an eerie disquiet, alienation, loneliness and psychological tension, although his rural or coastal scenes can offer a counterpoint of tranquility or optimism. This book presents key works from Hopper's oeuvre to introduce a key player not only in American art history but also in the American psyche. About the series Born back in 1985, the Basic Art Series has evolved into the best-selling art book collection ever published. Each book in TASCHEN's Basic Art series features: a detailed chronological summary of the life and oeuvre of the artist, covering his or her cultural and historical importance a concise biography approximately 100 illustrations with explanatory captions

Rembrandt van Rijn Masterpieces of Art (Hardcover, New edition): Susan Grange Rembrandt van Rijn Masterpieces of Art (Hardcover, New edition)
Susan Grange
R407 R308 Discovery Miles 3 080 Save R99 (24%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn was the leading painter and graphic artist of the 'Golden Age of Dutch Art'. He excelled in imbuing his art with the 'deepest and most lifelike emotion', with rich detail and stunning lighting. This richly enjoyable book gives the reader an illuminating overview of the life, work and influences of the artist, before going on to showcase the most stunning and varied examples of his oeuvre, broken down into themes - Portraits, Landscape & Narrative, Self-portraits, and Etchings & Drawings. Discover his versatility in the range of works selected, from the electric The Storm on the Sea of Galilee to the treasured The Night Watch, with its triumph in chiaroscuro and energy. A visual feast, it will underline the artist's status as a true master.

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