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A
Collection of Portraits by Portrait
Brokers of America – Hardcover: 88 pages
Publisher: Whitesands Publishing, LLC (May 2004)
From the Publisher: A Collection of Portraits features
47 artists who show their immeasurable talent and skill that
each artist uses to capture the likeness of their subject. You
will be delighted with beautiful portraits in a full range of
styles and mediums from many of the nation's top portrait artists.
Note: Portrait Brokers of America is one of the top portrait
agencies in the country. This book will feature artists that
they represent.
Painting Childrens Portraits in Pastel by Wende Caporale
– Hardcover, 128 pages (October 2001) International Artist
Publishing (Wende is the wife of Daniel E. Greene).
Reader review: I purchased this book last fall and was
blown away by the remarkable works of Ms Capole. In January
of 2004 I had the wonderful opportunity to attend her first
portrait workshop. There I was able to view several of the origional
paintings in person and can say that the color quality of the
book's photos are true to life. The instructions are presented
in an organized, concise manner along with corrosponding step
by step photos. If you cannot attend one of Wende's workshops,
this book is your second best option!
An Artist Teaches: Reflections on the Art of Painting
by David A Leffel (Author), NYC Ira Goldberg - Director of the
Art Students League (Introduction), Sherrie McGraw / Gregg Kreutz
(Foreword) – Hardcover Publisher: Bright Light Publishing;
1st edition (2003)
Here, arguably, is the first book to clearly explain the fundamentals
of the art and craft of painting. Written to be approached by
students and professionals alike. These pages contain a revolutionary
yet simple approach to learning to paint. The text if wonderfully
complemented by over 140 full-color reproductions with key details
enlarged to show the master's work.
Note: I've spoken with Thomas Buechner and this is the correct
book cover despite the image shown by Amazon.
Thomas S. Buechner is an accomplished artist who has painted
some 2,500 pictures in his long career, some of which are in
the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Smithsonian's
National Museum of American Art. For How I Paint: Secrets of
a Sunday Painter, he selected 50 works that he uses to illustrate
what, why, and how he paints. The book explores not only how
paintings can be better appreciated and enjoyed (Buechner is
also the former director of the Brooklyn Museum and the Corning
Museum of Glass), it also reveals the working insights that
go into making a painting vital. Buechner outlines traditional
methods of composition that many art schools no longer teach
today. Though capable of composing majestic, calm landscapes
and still lives of such exactitude and feeling that even a lowly
red onion seems poised to address the viewer, Buechner excels
in portraiture. He tends to place his sitters in dark, empty
space, explaining, "We are, each of us, quite alone, and
that's what I try to paint." This is a book about technique,
practice, and the timeless fundamentals of the creative process
from the perspective of a mature artist whose works reflect
the luminescent lessons of the old masters. —Mary Ribesky
Norman Rockwell’s works have always enchanted America with
their clear-eyed and humorous picture of life in the country’s
heartland: here are the very best of them, from the Saturday
Evening Post covers to The Four Freedoms, a series of paintings
done during World War II. Every image still exudes its fresh
charm, unsullied by sentimentality: Santa, napping as the elves
scurry about him and finish Christmas preparations; Grandma
placing a large Thanksgiving turkey on the table, surrounded
by her smiling family; a mother, stepping out of a slightly
run-down apartment building with arms joyfully outstretched
to greet her son, newly returned from the war. From the deeply
personal to the political—a black child being led to school
by US Marshals in the early days of integration—every piece
retains its fascination. Thomas S. Buechner, a distinguished
former director of the Brooklyn Museum, examines Rockwell’s
style, technique, and development, placing him in perspective
as an important force in 20th-century art.
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A
Collection of Portraits
Painting Childrens Portraits in Pastel
The Best of Portrait Painting 
Norman
Rockwell
An Artist Teaches: Reflections on the Art of Painting
