Art Library

Studying art is a passion that I have. I'm always reading books about artists and art history and have quite a collection of art-related books. This section tries to put all of that research material into one area that is easy to navigate.

Most of the material here comes from my studies in the Adult Degree Program (ADP) at Vermont College, Norwich University. My studies in the ADP required that I read 20 art-related books/semester and write insightful essays on each book. At the end of each semester, a "Final Reflective Essay" was written, pulling the entire six-month study together in preparation for an hour-long presentation in front of my advisory group.

My written work tied in with my studio work, which continued throughout all six semesters. The following is the result of that research, plus new research that is still going on to this day. An * denotes a book in my personal art library.

Enjoy!

Book List (Arranged by Author)

• Aldred, Cyril. Egyptian Art in the Days of the Pharaohs 3100 - 320 B.C. New York: Thames and Hudson, 1980.
• Alexandrian, Sarane. Seurat. New York: Crown, 1980.
• Alighieri, Dante. Inferno. Trans. Robert Pinsky. New York: Noonday Press, 1998.
• Allen, Pat B. Art is a Way of Knowing: A Guide to Self-Knowledge and Spiritual Fullfillment Through Creativity. Boston: Shambhala, 1995. *
• d'Argencourt, Louis. William Bouguereau. Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, 1984. *
• Ash, Russel. Impressionist Seasons. San Francisco: Collins Publishers, 1995. *
• Ashton, Dore. Picasso on Art. New York: Da Capo, 1972. *
• Audette, Anna Held. The Blank Canvas: Inviting the Muse. Boston: Shambhala, 1993.
• Bade, Patrick. Degas. Standford: Longmeadow Press, 1994. *
• Baker, Christopher. Rembrandt. Greenwich: Brompton Books, 1993. *
• Barnet, Sylvan. A Short Guide to Writing about Art. New York: Harper Collins, 1993. *
• Bayles, David., and Ted Orland. Art & Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking. Santa Barbara, CA: Capra, 1993. *
• Berger, John. Ways of Seeing. London: Penguin, 1972.
• Birren, Faber. Color and Human Response. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1978.
• Birren, Faber. Creative Color: A Dynamic Approach For Artists and Designers. West Chester: Schiffer Publishing, 1961.
• Birren, Faber. Principles of Color. New York: Litton Educational Publishing, 1969.
• Bluemel, Carl. Greek Sculptors at Work. Trans. Lydia Holland. London: Phaidon Press, 1955.
• Bockemuhl, Michael. Rembrandt. London: Taschen, 2000. *
• Bonafoux, Pascal. Portraits of the Artist: The Self Portrait in Painting. New York: Rizzoli, 1985.
• Bonafoux, Pascal. Rembrandt, Master of the Portrait. New York: Abrahms, 1992.
• Bosnak, Robert. A Little Course in Dreams. Boston: Shambala, 1988.
• Bowness, Alan. Conditions of Success. New York: Thames and Hudson, 1990.
• Brettell, Richard., & Joachim Pissarro. The Impressionist and the City: Pissarro's Series Paintings. London: Royal Academy of Arts, 1992. *
• Buettner, Stewart and Rienhard Pauly. Great Composers / Great Artists. New York: Timber Press, 1992.
• Bullard, Edgar John. Mary Cassatt: Oils and Pastels. New York: Watson-Guptill, 1976.
• Cameron, Julia. The Artist's Way. New York: J.P. Tarcher, 1992. *
• Cameron, Julia. The Vein of Gold: A Journey to your Creative Heart. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1996. *
• Carr-Gomm, Sarah. Manet. London: Studio Editions Ltd, 1992. *
• Chastel, Andre. Leonardo on Art and the Artist. New York: Dover, 2002. *
• Clark, Kenneth. Leonardo da Vinci. New York: Penguin, 1989. *
• Clark, Kenneth. The Nude. New York: Pantheon Books, 1956. *
• Cochrain, Diane. This Business of Art: A Guide to Business Practices For Artists. New York, Watson-Guptill, 1988. *
• Copplestone, Trewin. Methods of the Masters: Degas. London: Brian Todd Publishing, 1990. *
• Craze, Sophia. Mary Cassatt. New York: Brompton Book Corp., 1998. *
• Crespelle, Jean-Paul. Monet. Stamford: Longmeadow Press, 1992. *
• Delacriox, Eugene. The Journal of Eugene Delcriox. Grove Press, *
• Denvir, Bernard. The Chronicle of Impressionism. Boston: Bulfinch Press, 1987.
• Denvir, Bernard. The Impressionists at First Hand. London: Thames and Hudson, 1991. *
• Denvir, Bernard. Vincent: A Complete Portrait. Philadelphia: Running Press, 1994. *
• Doerner, Max. The Materials of the Artist & Their Use in Painting. Trans. Eugen Neuhaus. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1949. *
• Doran, Michael. Conversations With Cezanne. Trans. Eugen Neuhaus. Berkley: University of California Press, 2001. *
• Dunstan, Bernard. Painting Methods of the Impressionists. New York: Watson-Guptill, 1983.
• Duty, Michael. Dave McGary: American Realism in Bronze. New Mexico: McGary Studios, Inc., 1997. *
• Eco, Umberto. On Ugliness. Trans. Alastair McEwen. New York: Rizolli, 2007. *
• Escher, Maurits Cornelis. M.C. Escher: The Graphic Work. London: Taschen, 2006. *
• Edwards, Betty. Drawing on the Artist Within. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1986. *
• Edwards, Betty. Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. Los Angeles: J. P. Tarcher, 1979. *
• Enomiya-Lassalle, Hugo M. The Practice of Zen Meditation. Trans. Michelle Bromley. London: Aquarian Press, 1987.
• Fenner, Cathy, and Arnie Fenner. Spectrum 1: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art. Nevada City, CA: Underwood Books, 1994. *
• Fenner, Cathy, and Arnie Fenner. Spectrum 2: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art. Nevada City, CA: Underwood Books, 1995. *
• Fenner, Cathy, and Arnie Fenner. Spectrum 3: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art. Nevada City, CA: Underwood Books, 1996. *
• Fenner, Cathy, and Arnie Fenner. Spectrum 8: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art. Grass Valley, CA: Underwood Books, 2001. *
• Fenner, Cathy, and Arnie Fenner. Spectrum 9: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art. Nevada City, CA: Underwood Books, 2002. *
• Fenner, Cathy, and Arnie Fenner. Spectrum 10: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art. Nevada City, CA: Underwood Books, 2003. *
• Fenner, Cathy, and Arnie Fenner. Spectrum 11: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art. Nevada City, CA: Underwood Books, 2004. *
• Fenner, Cathy, and Arnie Fenner. Spectrum 12: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art. Nevada City, CA: Underwood Books, 2005. *
• Fenner, Cathy, and Arnie Fenner. Spectrum 13: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art. Nevada City, CA: Underwood Books, 2006. *
• Fenner, Cathy, and Arnie Fenner. Spectrum 14: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art. Nevada City, CA: Underwood Books, 2007. *
• Flack, Audrey. Art and Soul-Notes on Creating. New York: Dutton, 1986.
• Flam, Jack D. Matisse on Art. New York: Dutton, 1978. *
• Forty, Sandra. The Pre-Raphaelites. New York: Barnes and Noble, 1997. *
• Franck, Frederick. The Zen of Seeing: Seeing and Drawing as Meditation. New York: Vintage Books, 1973.
• Franck, Frederick. The Awakened Eye. New York: Alfred A. Knopf Inc., 1979.
• Gardener, Louise. Art Through the Ages (9th ed.). New York: Harcourt Brace, 1991. *
• Gasser, Henry. Henry Gasser's Guide to Painting. New York: Golden Press, 1964. *
• Gold, Aviva., and Elena Oumano. Painting from the Source: Awakening the Artist's Soul in Everyone. New York: Harper Collins, 1998. *
• Goldstein, Nathan. Figure Drawing: The Structure, Anatomy, and Expressive Design of the Human Form (2nd ed.). New Jersey: Prentice-Hall Publishing, 1981. *
• Goleman, Daniel, Paul Kaufman, Michael Ray. The Creative Spirit. New York: Penguin Books, 1992.
• Grant, Daniel. On Becoming an Artist. New York, Allworth Press, 1993. *
• Greene, Daniel: Pastel Portrait. Dir. Frederick Russo, Encore Teleproductions Corp., New York, 1989. *
• Gruitrooy, Gerhard. Degas, Impressions of a Great Master. New York: Todtri Productions Ltd., 1994. *
• Guare, John. Chuck Close: Life and Work 1988 -1995. New York: Thames and Hudson, 1995.
• Haber, Karen, and Todd Lockwood. Transitions: The Art of Todd Lockwood. London: Paper Tiger, 2003. *
• Hale, Robert Beverly. Master Class in Figure Drawing. New York: Waston-Guptill, 1985. *
• Hall, James A. Jungian Dream Interpretation. Toronto: Inner City Books, 1983.
• Hardin, Terry. The Pre-Raphaelites: Inspiration From the Past. New York: Smithmark, 1996.
• Hartt, Frederick. Michelangelo. New York: Harry N. Abrams Pub., 1984. *
• Henri, Robert. The Art Spirit (1923). New York: Harper & Row, 1984. *
• Higonnet, Anne. Berthe Morisot. New York: Harper and Row, 1990.
• Hildebrandt Jr., Gregory. Greg and Tim Hildebrandt: The Tolkien Years. New York: Watson-Guptill, 2001. *
• Hilton, Timothy. The Pre-Raphaelites. London: Thames and Hudson, 1970. *
• Howe, John. Fantasy Art Workshop. Cincinnati: David & Charles Limited, 2007 *
• Howe, John. Myth and Magic: The Art of John Howe. New York: HarperCollins, 2001 *
• James, T.G.H. Egyptian Painting and Drawing in the British Museum. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1986.
• Jennings, Kate F. John Singer Sargent. New York: Brompton Book Corp., 1998. *
• Jude, Dick. Fantasy Art Masters. New York: Waston-Guptill, 1999. *
• Kandinsky, Wassily. Concerning the Spiritual in Art. (Trans. M.T.H. Sadler). New York: Dover, 1977. *
• Kandinsky, Wassily. Point and Line to Plane. (Trans. Hilla Rebay). New York: Dover, 1979.
• Keeper, Denys Haynes. Fifty Masterpieces of Classical Art in the British Museum. London: The Trustees of the British Museum, 1970.
• Kemp, Martin. Leonardo on Painting. New Haven: Yale, 1989. *
• Kendall, Richard. Cezanne, by Himself. London: Barnes & Noble, 2004. *
• Kendall, Richard. Degas, by Himself. London: Mcdonald & Co, 1987. *
• Kendall, Richard. Monet, by Himself. London: Barnes & Noble, 2004. *
• King, Ross. Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling. New York: Penguin, 2003. *
• Klayman, Toby Judith. The Artists' Survival Manual: Complete Guide to Marketing Your Work. New York: Scribner's, 1984. *
• Klee, Paul. Paul Klee on Modern Art. Trans. Paul Findlay. London: Faber and Faber, 1989.
• Lang, Cay. Taking the Leap: The Insider's Guide to Exhibiting and Selling Your Art. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1998. *
• Laurent, Monique. The Rodin Museum of Paris. New York: Peebles Press, 1977.
• Leeds, Valerie Ann. My People: The Portraits of Robert Henri. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1994.
• Levin, Gail. Edward Hopper: The Art and the Artist. New York: W. W. Norton & Co., 1980.
• London, Peter. No More Secondhand Art. Boston: Shambhala, 1989. *
• Lord, James. A Giacometti Portrait. Toronto: McGraw Hill, 1980. *
• Lyons, Deborah, et al. Edward Hopper and the American Imagination. New York: W. W. Norton & Co., 1989.
• Maisel, Eric. Fearless Creating: A Step-by-Step Guide to Starting and Completing Your Work of Art. New York: Putnam, 1995. *
• Maisel, Eric. A Life in the Arts: Practical Guidance and Inspiration for Creative and Performing Artists. New York, NY: Putnam, 1994. *
• Markham, Ursula. The Elements of Visualization. Rockport, MA: Element Books, 1991.
• Marling, Karal Ann. Norman Rockwell. London: Taschen, 2005. *
• Marsh, Jan. Pre-Raphaelite Women, Images of Femininity. New York: Harmony, 1988. *
• Mathews, Nancy Mowll. Mary Cassatt. New York: Abrahms, 1987.
• Matisse, Henri. Matisse on Art. New York: Phaidon, 1973. *
• Mauclair, Camille. Degas. Paris: Hyperion Press, 1937. *
• May, Rollo. The Courage to Create. New York: Norton, 1975. *
• McNiff, Shaun. Trust the Process: An Artist's Guide to Letting Go. Boston: Shambhala, 1998. *
• McQuillan, Melissa. Impressionist Portraits. London: Thames and Hudson, 1986.
• Merejkowski, Dmitri. The Romance of Leonardo da Vinci. New York: Random House, 1928. *
• Mertz, Barbara. Red Land, Black Land: Daily Life in Ancient Egypt. New York: Peter Bedrick Books, 1990.
• Milner, Frank. Degas. New York: Smithmark Publishing, 1994. *
• Milner, Marion. On Not Being Able to Paint. 4th ed. New York: International Universities Press, 1979.
• Mullins, Edwin. The Painted Witch. New York: Carroll & Graf Pub., 1985.
• Nachmanovitch, Stephen. Free Play: Inprovisation in Life and Art. Los Angeles: J.P. Tarcher, 1990.
• Nicolaides, Kimon. The Natural Way to Draw. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1941. *
• Nochlin, Linda. Impressionism and Post - Impressionism 1874 - 1904. Engelwood Cliffs: Prentice Hall, 1966. *
• Nochlin, Linda. Realism. New York: Penguin, 1971.
• Olson, Stanley. Sargent at Broadway: The Impressionist Years. New York: Universe Books, 1986. *
• Parramon, Jose M. The Book of Color. New York: Watson-Guptill, 1993.
• Perlman, Bernard. Revolutionaries of Realism: The Letters of John Sloan and Robert Henri. New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1997. *
• Perlman, Bernard. Robert Henri: His Art and His Life. New York: Dover, . *
• Pissarro, Camille. Camille Pissarro, Letters to His Son Lucien. Trans. L. Abel. New York: Pantheon Books, 1943. *
• Pollock, Griselda. Mary Cassatt. New York: Harper & Row, 1980. *
• Prettejohn, Elizabeth. Interpreting Sargent. New York: Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 1999. *
• Protter, Eric. Painter's on Painting. New York: Dover, 1997. *
• Ratcliff, Carter. John Singer Sargent. New York: Artabras Press, 1982. *
• Reid, Martin. Pissarro. London: Studio Editions, 1993. *
• Renoir, Jean. Renoir, My Father. Boston: Little, Brown, and Co., 1958. *
• Richardson, Edgar. Gilbert Stuart. Providence: Meridan Gravure Company, 1967.
• Richter, Gisela M.A. A Handbook of Greek Art: A Survey of the Visual Arts of Ancient Greece. New York: Phaidon Limited Press, 1987.
• Rose, Andrea. The Pre-Raphaelites. Oxford: Phaidon, 1977.
• Rouart, Denis. Degas. Paris: Braun & Cie, 1949. *
• Rouart, Denis. Degas: In Search of His Technique. New York: Rizzoli International Publications, 1988. *
• Roudebush, Jay. Cassatt. New York: Crown Pub., 1979.
• Sanden, John Howard. The Portraits of John Howard Sanden. New York: Madison Square Press, 2001. *
• Scott, David. John Sloan: Paintings, Prints, and Drawings. New York: Watson-Guptill, 1975.
• Scribner III, Charles. Peter Paul Rubens. New York: Harry N. Adams Inc., 1989.
• Silverman, Burt: Painting the Figure in Watercolor. Prod. Signilar Inc., 1996. *
• Silverman, Burt: Breaking the Rules in Oils Paint. Prod. Signilar Inc., 1997. *
• Simpson, Marc and Richard Ormond. Uncanny Spectacle : The Public Career of the Young John Singer Sargent. Boston: Yale University Press, 1997. *
• Sloan, John. Gist of Art. New York: Dover, 1977. *
• Smith, R.R.R. Hellenistic Sculpture. London: Thames and Hudson Ltd., 1991.
• Smith, W. Stevenson. The Art and Architecture of Ancient Egypt. London: Penguin Group, 1988.
• Steadman, Philip. Vermeer's Camera. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002. *
• Stevenson, Leslie. Manet. New York: Smithmark Publishing, 1992. *
• Stevenson, Leslie. Renior. New York: Smithmark Publishing, 1995. *
• Stone, Irving. The Agony and the Ecstacy. New York: Signet, 1961. *
• Stone, Irving. Dear Theo: The Autobiography of Vincent Van Gogh. New York: Signet, 1937. *
• Stone, Irving. Depths of Glory. New York: Penguin Books, 1985. *
• Stone, Irving. Lust For Life. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1972. *
• Strouhal, Eugen. Life of the Ancient Egyptians. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1992.
• Thomson, Belinda and Michael Howard. Impressionism. London: Bison Books, 1988. *
• Thomson, Richard. The Private Degas. New York: Thames and Hudson, 1987. *
• Tillander, Yvon. Cezanne. New York: Random House, 1980.
• Toohey, Jeanette M. Pre-Raphaelites: The Samuel and Mary R. Bancroft Collection of the Delaware Museum of Art. Wilmington: Delaware Art Museum, 1995.
• Vasari, Giorgio. The Lives of the Artists. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. *
• Vecchi, Pierluigi de. Michelangelo. New York: Konecky & Konecky, 1990. *
• Vinci, Leonardo da. The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci. Trans. Edward MacCurdy. Connecticut: Konecky & Koneckyns, 2003. *
• Wadsworth Atheneum; Musee Des Beaux-Arts De Montreal; Musee du Petit Palais (Paris, France). William Bouguereau. Montreal, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, 1984. *
• Walther, Ingo F. and Rainer Metzger. Van Gogh: The Complete Paintings. London: Taschen, 1993. *
• Walther, Ingo F. Impressionism. London: Taschen, 1993. *
• Wasserman, Jack. Leonardo Da Vinci. New York: Harry N. Abrams Pub., 1984. *
• Whitford, Frank. Klimt. New York: Thames and Hudson, 1990.
• Wilkinson, Richard H. Symbol and Magic in Egyptian Art. London: Thames and Hudson, 1994.
• Wilson-Bareau, Juliet. Manet, by Himself. London: Barnes & Noble, 2004. *
• Woodford, Susan. Cambridge Introduction to the History of Art: Greece and Rome. Cambridge: University Press, 1982.

Books Not Listed Yet (Arranged by Author)

• Chase, William Merritt. William Merritt Chase: Modern American Landscapes 1886-1890. *
• Degas and New Orleans: A French Impressionist in America. , . *
• Manet, Monet, and the Gare Saint-Lazare. National Gallery of Art, . *
• Making a Living as an Artist. : The Lyons Press, . *
• Getting the Word Out. : The Lyons Press, . *
• Auden, . Van Gogh: A Self Portrait. *
• Bockemuhl, Michael. Rembrandt. *
• Cabanne, Pierre. Van Gogh. *
• Callow, Philip. Vincent Van Gogh. *
• Dore, . Conversations With Cezanne. *
• Frascioa, Francis. Modern Art and Modernism. *
• Hadden, . The Artist's Quest For Inspiration. *
• Harrison, Hazel. Watercolor School. *
• Hibbard, Howard. Michelangelo. *
• Luben, . Stranger on the Earth - A Psychological Biography of Vincent Van Gogh. *
• MacCurdy, . The Notebooks of Leoneardo da Vinci. *
• Marling, Karal Ann. Norman Rockwell. *
• Perlman, Bernard. Revolutionaries of Realism. *
• Politzer, Anita. A Woman on Paper: Georgia O'Keefe. *
• Schama, Simon. Rembrandt's Eyes. *
• Smith, . Art Marketing 101. *
• Vollard, . Degas: An Intimate Portrait. *
• Wood, Michael. Art of the Western World. *
• Reff, Thoedore. The Notebooks of Edgar Degas. *