Art Times, March 1999: "Silverman's work is fiercely
and resolutely representational, holding to a traditional background
and aesthetic that flies in the face of the adherents and champions
of modernism. Intensely personal, always masterful, Silvermans
work is included in such collections as the Brooklyn Museum,
the Philadelphia museum of Art the National Museum of American
Art and the National Portrait Gallery."
This beautiful book, features 48 facsimile drawings, almost all
in color, of Silverman's perceptive images with handwritten commentaries
on facing pages by the artist in a 105 page 11x13 inch sumptuous
book that faithfully replicates the studio original. It follows
in the traditions of the journals of 19th century artists, Degas
and Delacroix, and like theirs, Silverman's book substantiates the
importance of drawing. It shows what a remarkable and versatile
tool drawing is, not only in Silverman's hands, but in the hands
of every artist.
Step-by-step demonstrations present innovative techniques that combine
the freshness and spontaneity of watercolor with the control and
textural richness of oil
A modern master of representational painting enlightens the
reader with insights into properly seeing and accurately rendering
his or her subject. Lots of full color reproductions of Schmid's
extremely solid, yet loose and painterly artwork back up every
point he makes.
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Sight & Insight: The Art of Burton Silverman
The
Intimate Eye: The Drawings of Burton Silverman
Breaking the Rules of Watercolor
Painting People
Richard Schmid A Retrospective by Richard Schmid (Author) –
Paperback Publisher: Stove Prairie Press (2003)
Alla Prima: Everything I Know About Painting 
Richard
Schmid Paints Landscapes
by Richard Schmid – Unknown Binding: 143 pages Publisher:
Watson-Guptill Publications (1975)
