Essential Guide to Drawing: Perspective & Composition by Barrington Barber
Category: Sale Book
Contemporary Art by Natalie Rudd
Category: Art | Series: Art Essentials Ser.
A plain speaking, jargon-free account of contemporary art that identifies key themes and approaches, providing the reader with a clear understanding of the contexts in which art is being made today. Since the 1960s contemporary art has overturned the accepted historical categorizations of what constitu ...Show more
Art Unpacked: 50 Works of Art: Uncovered, Explored, Explained by Matthew Wilson
Category: Art
For beginners, art history might seem a daunting subject with complex rules and impenetrable technical language. Even for more seasoned art lovers the question of how to think about art is a perennial riddle. Art Uncovered is the perfect resource for both audiences: an engaging, visual primer for the ge ...Show more
Modern Watercolor Botanicals - A Creative Workshop in Watercolor, Gouache, and Ink by Sarah Simon; Paige Tate & Co. (Produced by)
Category: Art
Unwind and get creative as you learn all about watercolor painting--one of the fastest-growing activities for everyday adults who are looking for a hobby to easily relax and relieve stress!Modern Watercolor Botanicals is a comprehensive guide for all skill levels--beginner to advanced--that teaches ever ...Show more
Don Binney - Flight Path by Gregory O'Brien
Category: NZ Non-Fiction
Painter, printmaker, teacher, writer and ornithologist Don Binney (1940 - 2012) was a mercurial presence on the New Zealand cultural scene from the time of his meteoric rise to fame in the early 1960s. His unmistakable, stylised depictions of birds have come to define an era in the development of the na ...Show more
Art Monsters: Unruly Bodies in Feminist Art by Lauren Elkin
Category: Art
A landmark feminist intervention- a dazzlingly original reassessment of women's stories, bodies and art - and how we think about them. For decades, feminist artists have confronted the problem of how to tell the truth about their experiences as bodies. Queer bodies, sick bodies, racialised bodies, fema ...Show more
Watercolor Florals (Color in Reverse) by Heinke Nied
Category: Art
Color in Reverse: Watercolor Florals encourages creativity, relaxation, and mindfulness through pages of watercolor artwork that are meant to be doodled and drawn over.
The History of Western Art by Janetta Rebold Benton
Category: Art | Series: Art Essentials Ser.
A concise, reader-friendly illustrated survey of western art and architecture from prehistory to the present day.Acknowledging how architecture, painting, sculpture and the decorative arts reflect the culture and society of their time, this latest addition to the Art Essentials series invites the reader ...Show more
250 Years Of New Zealand Painting by Gill Docking; Michael Dunn; Edward Hanfling
Category: NZ Non-Fiction | Reading Level: near fine
This landmark book on New Zealand artists and their work was first written by Gil Docking, published in 1971, extended to 1990 by art historian Michael Dunn, and again to 2020 by art historian, writer and lecturer Edward Hanfling. New design, with additional text by Edward Hanfling, including an introd ...Show more
365 Days of Art in Nature: Find Inspiration Every Day in the Natural World by Lorna Scobie
Category: Art | Series: 365 Days of Art Ser.
In 365 Days of Art in Nature, Lorna Scobie, invites the reader to take a closer look at the natural world - whether that's outside on location, or inside their own home - reminding us all that regardless of whether we live in the city or the countryside, wildlife is just on our doorstep. Observe the s ...Show more