We love heralding our customers recent exhibitions or the awards achieved at juried competitions and, in addition, we hope to support their painting by promoting their books and DVDs. Books, exhibition catalogues, instructional DVDs are cherished resources for new painters seeking guidance and support for their own work as well as insight into the work of the featured artist. We look forward to these discoveries in our miscellany and hope you will, too. Above, Alison Josephs, illustrator and painter, reads aloud from her latest children's picture book, Christmas Feet, at the Three Tarts bakery in New York City.
Noteworthy California painter Tony Pro journeys to Victor, ID, in the early spring of 2010 to locate one of America's premier plein air painters, Scott L. Christensen, in his landscape, reveal his working methods, and document on a disc what painting truly is.
We are enthralled by the beauty of Scott's finished landscapes in the opening scenes, but also get to understand and learn how it all begins in an interview with Christensen emphasizing what's important, what's needed and has to be found first in order to make a painting. With Scott at his easel, over the next few hours the entire process unfolds as he shares all of his decisions with the paint to achieve the initial idea for the work.
2 hours 18 minutes running time $95.00
The first book to be independently published by MoJo InkWorksTM about an adorable golden yellow "ankle-high" French bulldog named Carlos and his adventures in and around New York City.
Brimming with crisp verse and the singing bright colors of Alison's paintings, it's no wonder "Ankle Soup" captured the 2009 IPPY Gold Medal for Best Children's Book.
Features Thanksgiving Day at Grand Central Terminal.
Signed hardback $17.95
Some of the work of looking at and understanding a painting, especially one you never considered or favored, can be made easier with this new addition to the miscellany of books and DVD's we offer.
How perfect to have a guide book for paintings and one that focuses on the distinguished collections of some of New York's best museums!
Great for travel, this very portable, 5" x 9" 256 page sturdy paperback, with full color reproductions, will not only tell you about the painting and the painter but puts the work within the context of the time and place in which it was created, and even identifies additional paintings (to explore), by other artists, painted at the same time.
sturdy paperback, 256 pages: $22.00
Working through the colors on her palette, Sharon Sprung explores the complex and challenging subject of mixing flesh tones, and painting from life, by breaking it down into well reasoned, basic concepts.
During 78 minutes of running time, Sprung's studio demonstrations of her techniques are invaluable to the new or experienced painter seeking to gain knowledge of color mixing and creating form with the use of light and shadow.
In this magnificent presentation of more than 140 color reproductions of his work, David Leffel challenges us to think about our intention for the painting, a "visual concept," as we paint, and not just the technique.
Leffel builds upon this approach, exploring how to control the elements of painting to give expression to our ideas.
hardcover, 148 pages: $85.00
David Leffel continues to inspire us with a focus on painting one's own self.
Take this journey with more than 150 illustrations of Leffel's Self-Portrait work, close-ups, personal photos, and stories revealing his masterly conviction in approaching painting throughout his extensive career as he captures time in the art of the portrait.
hardcover, 160 pages: $75.00
Painter and master draughts person Sherrie McGraw explores the works of Old Masters and contemporary artists who have influenced her work through more than 220 large full color reproductions in this soft cover instant classic.
Aptly titled, this inspiring work makes clear the importance of connecting in a visceral way to both subject and medium for successful drawing.
We are given personal and profound insight into all of the necessary elements as well as examples of her own work.
>li>A true treasure for any artist.
soft cover, 208 pages: $55.00
