Paintings http://www.magnifico.org/el-magnifico/paintings/1.html Paintings <![CDATA[Unexpected Journeys: The Art and Life of Remedios Varo]]> Price=$24.95
Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:32:22 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/unexpected.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/unexpected.htm <![CDATA[An Objet d'Art Book: Van Gogh In Bloom]]>
Bright yellow sunflowers in a golden vase. Deep purple irises and pink-blossomed peach trees, blanketing the Arles. The Post-Impressionist artist Vincent van Gogh painted some of the most vibrant and beautifully textured flowers in art history. They are also among the most popular; the images of choice to hang on walls everywhere. Van Gogh’s genius is on gorgeous display in this fold-out collection of some of his finest floral paintings.

Price=$10.15
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Bonnard found early fame among the Nabis, the radical young disciples of Gauguin, and went on with Vuillard to create a new intimist art of psychologically charged interiors. But from 1900 he turned back towards Impressionism, and his art recreates moments of heightened subjectivity, color, and space. His greatest works explore his claustrophobic relationship with Marthe, his wife; in his seventies he also completed some of the most poignant self-portraits in Western art. This new account shows how these beautiful and lyrical pictures sometimes emerged from terrible circumstances. As Bonnard himself wrote shortly before his death in 1947, "one does not always sing out of happiness." Shaped in the 1890s by Mallarm and Symbolism, by Jarry and anarchism, and by the philosophy of Bergson, Bonnard's complex art took on full conviction only in the 1920s. His reassessment over the past thirty years has centered on these extraordinary late pictures, which are among the most enduring images of the twentieth century.
Price=$13.45
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Part of the Barron's Art Handbooks, Purple Series, WATERCOLOR covers materials and accessories, techniques and methods, historical aspects, tips from experts, step-by-step procedures, detailed explanations, demonstrations of methods, and practical advice for learning to create beautiful paintings using watercolor.
Price=$10.95
Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:32:18 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/watercolor-3.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/watercolor-3.htm <![CDATA[Dreamings: The Art of Aboriginal Australia]]>
In collaboration with a major exhibition of Aboriginal art, this book provides a complete study of the role of the Aboriginal artist and his work in a traditional context, and the adaption and evolution of that work in response to outside contact and interest.
Price=$75.00
Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:32:16 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/dreamings-the.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/dreamings-the.htm <![CDATA[Pre-Raphaelite Women Artists]]>
The work of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and their followers is enduringly popular and correspondingly familiar to a wide public. Works by women artists within the Pre-Raphaelite style have, however, largely been forgotten and ignored in the history of the movement. This book, published to accompany an exhibition in Manchester, England, brings together paintings, drawings, photographs, and other works that women contributed to the Pre-Raphaelite movement. Many are reproduced and documented here for the first time. Spanning three generations from the 1840s to the early 1900s, the artists include Barbara Bodichon, Anna Howitt, Rosa Brett, Anna Blunden, Jane Benham Hay, Joanna Boyce, Elizabeth Siddal, Rebecca Solomon, Emma Sandys, Julia Margaret Cameron, Lucy and Catherine Madox Brown, Marie Spartali Stillman, Maria Zambaco, Francesca Alexander, Evelyn De Morgan, Kate Bunce, Marianne Stokes, Christina Herringham, and Eleanor Fortescue Brickdale. Their works demonstrate that Pre-Raphaelitism is a broader historical movement than has previously been recognized and that women were active in all its phases. Their re-inclusion in Pre-Raphaelite history will redefine its scope, concerns, and achievements, as well as restore a wealth of neglected works to public attention.
Price=$24.95
Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:32:16 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/pre-raphaelite.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/pre-raphaelite.htm <![CDATA[Painting Acrylic Flowers A to Z]]>
Flowers continue to be one of the most popular subjects among North Light readers, especially the beginner/intermediate reader.

Acrylic is the only medium that is gaining floor space in the art stores--perfect for readers looking to work with acrylic paints in a more traditional approach.

This lovely book is an indispensable guide for acrylic flower artists, revealing how to paint 50 of the most popular floral subjects, from agapanthus to zinnia, with plant-specific instructions for capturing the unique beauty of each species. All the techniques are clearly explained and demonstrated, from analyzing the shape and structure of the flowers to mixing and blending rich, luminous colors, laying washes, creating textured effects and adding highlights. Each featured flower includes information about its distinguishing characteristics, detailed step-by-step instructions, a complete color palette, mini demonstrations showing special techniques, and a stunning full-color image of a finished painting.
Price=$19.79
Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:32:14 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/painting-3.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/painting-3.htm <![CDATA[The Navajo Art of Sandpainting]]>
Sandpainting has it origin in the religious tradition and practice of the Navajo people. It forms a central part of their religious chants, being a place where Earth People and Holy People come into harmony, giving healing and protection. Sandpainting is understood as being very powerful, and for many years it was deemed unwise and even dangerous not to erase the paintings when the ritual was completed. In the course of the twentieth century this attitude has modified allowing for many representations to be made, while still not violating the religious traditions. Sandpainting thus have come to be an internationally appreciated and collected art form. In this newly revised and expanded volume, over 400 sandpaintings are illustrated in full color. They range from the most traditional to the new forms that are being developed today. The sandpaintings are organized by artist, making this an important reference for collectors.
Price=$9.94
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Price=$18.00
Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:32:11 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/bonnard-crown.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/bonnard-crown.htm <![CDATA[The Painter's Chair: George Washington and the Making of American Art]]>

An eloquent new look at the beginnings of the American republic—through the portraits of its first icon, George Washington, and the painters who defined him.

“I am so hackneyed to the touches of the painters pencil, that I am now altogether at their beck…no dray moves more readily to the Thill, than I do to the Painters Chair.”—George Washington, May 16, 1785

When George Washington was born, the New World had virtually no artists. Over the course of his life and career, a cultural transformation would occur. Virtually everyone regarded Washington as America’s indispensable man, and the early painters and sculptors were no exception. Hugh Howard brings to life the founding fathers of American painting, and the elusive Washington himself, through the history of their portraits. We meet Charles Willson Peale, the comrade-in-arms; John Trumbull, the aristocrat; Benjamin West, the mentor; and Gilbert Stuart, the brilliant wastrel and most gifted painter of his day.

Howard’s narrative traces Washington’s interaction with these and other artists, while offering a fresh and intimate portrait of the first president. The Painter’s Chair is an engaging narrative of how America’s first painters toiled to create an art worthy of the new republic, and of the hero whom they turned into an icon.

Price=$19.80
Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:32:09 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/the-painter-s.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/the-painter-s.htm <![CDATA[Space Art: How to Draw and Paint Planets, Moons, and Landscapes of Alien Worlds]]>
What is it like to walk through an alien world? Artists have been imagining otherworldly landscapes for hundreds of years—but only in the past few decades have we started to see what other planets and moons really look like. These exciting scientific discoveries have led to ever more "realistic" space art. Space Art shows artists how to capture and create these partly real, partly imagined vistas by combining the latest facts with traditional landscape drawing. Put the two together and the results are memorable, dreamlike, haunting. Author Michael Carroll, one of the country’s most distinguished astronomical artists, explains how to use washes and texturing, how to paint water and ice, rocks and geological formations, craters and alien skies. Linear and atmospheric perspective, color, composition, color, value, and shading are also covered as they relate to showing otherworldly landscapes. Fourteen paintings, building in complexity, are presented step-by-step, accompanied by NASA photos and the author’s own photos of mysterious landscapes closer to home: Death Valley, Iceland, Alaska. For everyone who has ever wanted to travel to far-off worlds…or just show what they’re imagining…Space Art is a rocket to the stars.

Price=$16.47
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Price=$24.95
Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:32:04 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/the-art-of-39.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/the-art-of-39.htm <![CDATA[Art Class: A Complete Guide to Painting]]>
From the team behind Chronicle Books' best-selling art reference book Artist's Manual comes the ultimate painting compendium, Art Class. The perfect complement to its predecessor, Art Class is _lled with page after page of beautiful paintings and expert teaching. It is packed with ideas and inspirations, tools and techniques, photos and illustrations, as well as detailed instructions on working with media ranging from watercolor to acrylic to oil. With an entire section devoted to step-by-step demonstrations by renowned artists-where they reveal their personal secrets, tips, and methods-Art Class is like having an instructor guiding each and every brush stroke. Learn how to paint an eye or a portrait, a tree or an entire landscape, by following the many artist-led descriptions and full-page color spreads that illustrate the most basic to the most advanced painting techniques. Whether they work in gouache or watercolor, oil or pastel, aspiring or seasoned artists will find that Art Class offers everything they need to create successful paintings. With 500 color photographs and featured works of art, a visual glossary of the language and mechanics behind painting, and an extensive resource listing, Art Class is the definitive studio companion for every painter.
Price=$27.50
Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:32:03 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/art-class-a.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/art-class-a.htm <![CDATA[Aviation Art of Frank Wootton]]>
The magnificent collection of aircraft to be found in this book celebrates 50 years of painting by Frank Wootton, one of the most popular aviation artists of his generation.

The Aviation Art of Frank Wootton encompasses the full range of Wootton's art, from his intense early years as official artist to the Royal Air Force during WWII, to the very recent past, including his impressions of modern high-tech fighter planes. It contains over 70 full color plates and over 40 line drawings and sketches. This book begins with commentary from Wootton on his experiences, illustrated by his line drawings and sketches of the people, vehicles and aircraft that surrounded him. It then goes on to present the 70+ exquisite plates splendidly reproduced in full color.
Price=$22.99
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William Hogarth (1697-1764) ranks amongst the few artists whose work defines a period of history: for his paintings, drawings, engravings and portraits have become the accepted representation of London in the Eighteenth Century. Hogarth’s work chronicles the seething, impossible London of Gin Lane and Beer Street, with a piercing, almost narrative moral sense exemplified by such prints as A Harlot’s Progress, the
pictorial tale of a country girl gone to ruin. A complex, profoundly curious artist, Hogarth would leave an equally rich legacy for British art, his instincts for parody and story-telling becoming essential to our traditions of artistic social commentary. Michael Rosenthal’s study reviews the entire corpus of Hogarth’s work, reproducing much of his celebrated series The Rake’s Progress and Marriage a la Mode, and addresses Hogarth’s timeless status as the quintessential ‘artist of his epoch’.
Price=$35.95
Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:32:00 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/hogarth-chaucer.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/hogarth-chaucer.htm <![CDATA[Mothers & Children (Celebrations in Art)]]>
35 full-color reproductions. 10 1/2 x 12 1/4.
Price=$12.98
Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:31:59 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/mothers.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/mothers.htm <![CDATA[The Art of Handpainting Photographs (Amphoto crafts)]]>
Transform ordinary black-and-white photos into beautifully painted display art. This step-by-step workbook guides you through the process, assists with material selection and provides different approaches to different originals and other useful handcoloring tips. These techniques can be useful not only to the photographer, but artists and creative hobbyists as well.
Price=$24.95
Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:31:58 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/the-art-of-38.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/the-art-of-38.htm <![CDATA[The Art of Painting Animals on Rocks]]>
A step-by-step handbook on painting animals on rocks, which contains 11 projects including ladybirds, turtles, rabbits, kittens, foxes and owls.
Price=$15.63
Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:31:56 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/the-art-of-37.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/the-art-of-37.htm <![CDATA[The Cats History of Western Art]]>
Thirty-two cat paintings--based on masterpieces by Michelangelo, Whistler, Sargent, Van Gogh, and many others--take a humorous look at the history of art. By the author of A Victorian Cat's Journal.
Price=$17.95
Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:31:54 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/the-cats.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/the-cats.htm <![CDATA[Poetry in Design: The Art of Harry Leith-Ross]]>
The early career endeavors of Harry Leith-Ross (1886-1973) took him on a very circuitous path. He studied engineering, worked for his uncle's coal-mining business, and pursued an advertising and commercial art career with a printing and engraving company. In 1909, he traveled to Paris to study painting, which would become his life's work.

After study in Europe, Leith-Ross moved to New York and began to exhibit his paintings at the National Academy of Design and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. His work from this period demonstrates bold broken brushwork and thick rich impasto. It was during this time that he met John Folinsbee, a noted painter of the Pennsylvania Impressionist school. Leith-Ross moved to Pennsylvania in 1935, where he quickly became an integral member of the New Hope arts community, settling with his wife in Solebury.

Throughout his career he encouraged his students not to fear painting from memory. He also cautioned them to focus their efforts on conveying a mood as well as distilling their ideas into a single concept before beginning to paint; as he said, a canvas must express "just one thing." His work shows a great emphasis on visual design, and he was critical of Impressionist paintings that relied on only light and shadow. Along with his vibrant, carefully composed oil paintings, he became renowned for his transparent watercolor technique in the tradition of eighteenth-century painters.

Poetry in Design gathers together Leith-Ross's work from major museums and private collections for the first time, in a richly illustrated volume that showcases an artist who was one of the most decorated and prolific Pennsylvania Impressionists.

Erika Jaeger-Smith is Associate Curator of Exhibitions at the James A. Michener Art Museum.
Price=$34.95
Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:31:51 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/poetry-in.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/poetry-in.htm <![CDATA[Great Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Paintings: 24 Cards From The Art Institute of Chicago Collection (Card Books)]]>
full-color picture postcards of masterpieces by Monet, Renoir, van Gogh, Gauguin, Cezanne, Degas, and other artists. Painstakingly reproduced from originals in one of the world’s great collections. Captioned, perforated and ready-to-mail.

Price=$6.95
Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:31:48 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/great.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/great.htm <![CDATA[The western art of James Bama]]> Price=$1.76
Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:31:46 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/the-western-art.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/the-western-art.htm <![CDATA[Picasso: Art Can Only Be Erotic]]>
Picasso’s granddaughter introduces readers to a sublime selection of the artist’s erotic masterpieces, brought together in this lush and elegant volume.

Pablo Picasso lived life as he painted it—with sensual energy and abandon. Nearly every woman whom he loved has been immortalized in his work, from the playful nudes of his early years to the classical representations twenties and the more frankly sexual paintings that crowned his career. With mesmerizing color and an appealing design, this chronologically arranged volume follows Picasso’s artistic development as expressed in more than ninety erotically charged works. Exquisitely reproduced paintings and etchings such as Salomé Dancing Nude in Front of Herod, Demoiselles d’Avignon, and the famous Pisseuse are displayed alongside fragments from Picasso’s love letters and his revealing observations about the role of sensuality in his life. Diana Widmaier Picasso comments on her grandfather’s amorous adventures, offering intimate revelations and insights that transform this beautiful book into a personal reflection of one man’s consuming passion.
Price=$42.00
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With two popular mediums and a favorite topic, Dramatic Light is sure to become a staple on every artist’s bookshelf. This guide shows painters how to capture the elusive quality of light and make their work glow from within. Highlights include:

-Instruction in both watercolor and oils

-23 step-by-step demonstrations on seeing and painting light

-An in-depth look at basic light principles: transparency, translucency, luminosity and reflections

-Gorgeous transparent and translucent subjects such as glass jars, sheer curtains, stained-glass windows and water

Artists at every level will come away with a better understanding of light--and more dramatic paintings!
Price=$19.13
Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:31:44 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/dramatic-light.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/dramatic-light.htm <![CDATA[Dali (Masters of Art)]]>
Continuously in print for more than 20 years, Abrams' Masters of Art series has always been known for its exceptional quality and value. Now these classic volumes devoted to the lives and works of the world's great painters have been newly redesigned and released in paperback for the first time. The comprehensive texts, written by distinguished art historians, provide incisive and informative portraits of the artists and perceptive commentaries on their works and achievements. Each book features 40 full-page, full-color plates accompanied by commentary on the facing page. Numerous black-and-white illustrations supplement the text.
Price=$19.95
Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:31:43 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/dali-masters-of.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/dali-masters-of.htm <![CDATA[Welcome To My Worlds: The Art of Rob Alexander]]>

Here is the very first book devoted to the work of Chesley Award Winner Rob Alexander, one of the most versatile and highly respected artists today. Alexander's gorgeous watercolors look more like oils or acrylics, and he has a subtle, beautiful, and wonderfully evocative style that works well in a variety of genres. Although his images have appeared in such publications as Amazing Stories and Cricket magazine, he's best known as the painter who creates pictures of sad-eyed women, eerie beings who perch in trees or carve mysterious messages in skulls, hauntingly lovely landscapes, and young children who either discover, imagine, or make wondrous things. All these facets of his art are represented in this breathtaking collection.

Price=$19.77
Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:31:41 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/welcome-to-my.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/welcome-to-my.htm <![CDATA[Japanese Painting in the Literati Style (Heibonsha Survey of Japanese Art)]]> Price=$20.00
Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:31:39 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/japanese-2.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/japanese-2.htm <![CDATA[Beatrix Potter's Art: A Selection of Paintings and Drawings]]>
More than 200 of Potter's finest paintings and drawings are featured in full color in this magnificent book which demonstrates this beloved illustrator's wide range of artistic skills.
Price=$27.99
Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:31:37 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/beatrix-potter.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/beatrix-potter.htm <![CDATA[Watercolor (Dover Books on Art Instruction)]]>
From one of America's favorite artists comes one of the most popular watercolor books ever written. Drawing upon a lifetime of perfecting the craft he loves, Pike provides artists at all levels of expertise with information on everything from choosing a brush to producing a variety of washes. Abundantly illustrated with 166 paintings.

Price=$15.61
Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:31:36 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/watercolor-2.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/watercolor-2.htm <![CDATA[Oil Painting Techniques: Learn How to Master Oil Painting Working Techniques to Create Your Own Successful Paintings (Artist's Painting Library)]]>
Do you want to become more confident handling an oil brush? How about developing your skill in manipulating and mixing oil colors? This volume, filled with the experience and techniques of ten of today's finest oil painters, shows you how to discover and paint your own successful paintings, covering everything from the importance of brush selection to capturing the color nuances of a collapsing wave.



Together these artists offer a treasury of instruction in oil technique: Charles Reid shows you how to handle an oil brush with dexterity and how to make handling and mixing color simple. Wendon Blake, George Cherepov, Paul Strisik, and Richard Schmid teach you how to capture the magnificence of a full landscape, and the more subtle characteristics of the countryside; Foster Caddell shows you how to overcome elementary errors in composition, balance of values and especially how to handle color in the landscape; E. John Robinson demonstrates how to capture the color and awesome power in the sea and shore; Ken Davies teaches you how to render sharp focus still lifes in oil; and John Howard Sanden, Charles Pfahl and Jane Corsellis show you how to paint the human portrait and figure, perhaps the most intriguing painting subject of all.



The book is divided into seven sections: oil Brushwork, handling color, landscapes, color in landscapes, seascapes, sharp focus, and figures and portraits. Each section's full-color step-by-step demonstrations clearly illustrate how the artists achieve their striking results, and how you can too.



Profusely illustrated and entirely in color, Oil Painting Techniques is required reading for the amateur or intermediate oil painter who wants to develop his skill in this medium.
Price=$17.12
Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:31:35 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/oil-painting.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/oil-painting.htm <![CDATA[Painting Flowers (Practical Art Books)]]>

Price=$18.95
Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:31:31 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/painting-2.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/painting-2.htm <![CDATA[The Art of Amy Brown: Bk. 1]]>

Price=$51.65
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Art Deco is the eclectic, international style popular in the 1920s and 1930s, affecting the decorative arts, fine arts, and fashion and best known as a style of the applied arts--furniture, ceramics, etc. This book specifically examines Art Deco painting and defines it as a genre. Illustrated in color throughout, it provides an authoritative and spectacular survey of this rich subject.
Price=$22.45
Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:31:29 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/art-deco-3.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/art-deco-3.htm <![CDATA[Yosemite: Art of an American Icon]]>
This lavishly illustrated volume offers a stunning new view of Yosemite's visual history by presenting two hundred works of art together with provocative essays that explore the rich intersections between art and nature in this incomparable Sierra Nevada wilderness. Integrating the work of Native peoples, it provides the first inclusive view of the artists who helped create an icon of the American wilderness by featuring painting, photography, basketry, and other artworks from both well-known and little-studied artists from the nineteenth century to the present. Yosemite: Art of an American Icon pursues several evocative themes, including the relationship between environment and aesthetics in Yosemite; the various ways in which artists have shaped how we see and use the park; and the dynamic intersections between art, nature, and commerce that have played out during its history. In addition to offering a wide-ranging view of Yosemite's art over the past two centuries, the volume provides intriguing insights into the complexities and contradictions inherent in its enduring image as both an unspoiled natural wonder and a must-see spot for sightseers.
With Essays by Amy Scott, William Deverell, Kate Nearpass Ogden, Gary F. Kurutz, Brian Bibby, Jennifer A. Watts, and Jonathan Spaulding
Copub: Museum of the American West
Price=$65.00
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A unique odyssey through the world of pigments, line drawings, portraits and landscapes, this is part instruction manual and part art history survey. Makes frequent reference to the illustrious masters of art history as you are guided through the intricately detailed pages of this hand-painted, hand-lettered book.
Price=$35.00
Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:31:25 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/the-joy-of-art.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/the-joy-of-art.htm <![CDATA[Mark Hampton: The Art of Friendship]]>
Mark Hampton, long regarded as the "First Decorator" for his work on the White House for former president George Bush, was one of America's most prominent interior decorators. His clients included Estée Lauder, the Saul Steinbergs, the Mike Wallaces, and the Henry Kissingers, to name only a few. For the people who knew him well, his reputation as a decorator was surpassed by his generosity as a friend. In his lifetime, Hampton painted hundreds of watercolors as gifts for the people who were closest to him. Mark Hampton: The Art of Friendship, by his widow, Duane Hampton, is a collection of 140 watercolors that reveal his wit, affection, and sophistication.

The paintings are whimsical, lighthearted, yet richly beautiful. Even though he often painted while talking on the phone to business contacts, taking care of his daughters, or packing to leave for the weekend, Hampton managed to create lasting impressions of the most fleeting moments of life. Including birthday cards; valentines; Christmas greetings; travel studies; portraits of friends, family members, and pets; garden scenes; still lifes; and homages, this collection is a memorable reflection of a lifetime of friendship.

Duane Hampton's introduction offers a loving and insightful portrait of her husband's life. Raised as a Quaker in a community of Friends in Indiana, Mark Hampton grew to understand that being a friend -- in the most universal sense -- is a vital part of our existence and is intimately linked with our everyday activities. He once wrote, "At least our private worlds can reward us with peace and pleasure." The watercolors in this collection prove that the rewards of the private world can be profound.

Mark Hampton: The Art of Friendship is a striking testimonial to the enduring power of friendship and an endearing collection of Mark Hampton's most personal artwork.


Price=$40.00
Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:31:24 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/mark-hampton.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/mark-hampton.htm <![CDATA[Picasso: The Blue and Rose Periods (Crown Art Library)]]> The Crown Art Library, the most useful monographs available on a wide range of significant artists. Each volume is written by an internationally recognized authority and is generously illustrated with full-color reproductions of the artist's paintings and two-color reproductions of sketches and line drawings.
Price=$18.00
Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:31:22 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/picasso-the.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/picasso-the.htm <![CDATA[Can You Find It?: Search and Discover More Than 150 Details in 19 Works of Art]]>
I spy great art! Here's a seek-and-find book that invites youngsters to look at art in a special way: very closely! For each of the 19 paintings reproduced in full color here, a list of intriguing hard-to-find details sets readers off on a journey of art discovery.

With major works from the collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, this book offers a close, closer, closest look at works from early Egyptian to 20th-century American. Included are paintings by Bruegel, Canaletto, Tiepolo, and many other artists. Whether children are hunting for four pink shoes, seven blue parasols, a chair in the air, or a man who looks like a rock, they are sure to find a wonderful new way to look at art. Published in association with The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Price=$10.85
Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:31:20 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/can-you-find.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/can-you-find.htm <![CDATA[The Art of Howard Terpning]]>
The seminal collection of paintings from Howard Terpning, the undisputed master painter of the Plains Indians, and history by award-winning Elmer Kelton.
Price=$58.80
Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:31:18 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/the-art-of-36.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/the-art-of-36.htm <![CDATA[Rock Art of the Dreamtime: Images of Ancient Australia]]>
This study takes readers on a journey through prehistory, from enigmatic finger markings and handstencils, found in the limestone caverns to life-size paintings of Ancestral Beings in the tropical north. It gives an overview of recent research, dating techniques and discoveries.
Price=$24.95
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In a captivating, behind-the-scenes look into the creative process of a fantasy artist, renowned artist Boris Vallejo discusses in depth the techniques of a personal style that has placed him among the leading international fantasy and science fiction artists of today. 91 color images; 32 line drawings.
Price=$20.00
Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:31:14 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/fantasy-art.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/fantasy-art.htm <![CDATA[The Sumi-e Dream Book: An Impressionist Approach to the Art of Japanese Brush Painting]]>
Sumi-e is the classic painting style of Japan, and its graceful simplicity is admired around the world. A natural follow-up to the best-selling The Sumi-e Book, The Sumi-e Dream Book demonstrates how to take the classic brushstrokes of sumi-e to a new level of painting, where creativity is inspired by deeply felt memories and spiritual expression. First, sumi-e artist Yolanda Mayhall provides a brief history and explains the philosophy behind this classic Japanese painting style. She highlights its many masters, one of them her ancient mentor the master brush painter, woodblock, and dream journey artist Hokosai. Next, she reviews the classic materials and the basic brushstrokes of sumi-e known as the Four Gentlemen: Bamboo, Wild Orchid, Chrysanthemum, and Plum Branch, along with their variations. Finally, Mayhall puts it all together to demonstrate the sumi-e art of dream journey painting. Readers will learn a variety of creative and exciting techniques for using color to add a delightful dimension to the sumi-e image as well as discover exciting techniques for visually capturing important life memories and spiritual reflections in a painting.
Price=$15.61
Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:31:12 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/the-sumi-e.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/the-sumi-e.htm <![CDATA[Mark Rothko, 1903-1970: Pictures as Drama (Taschen Basic Art)]]>
An overview of the life and work of artist Mark Rothko, this volume exhibits his mythological content, simple flat shapes, and imagery inspired by primitive art.
Price=$9.99
Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:31:11 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/mark-rothko.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/mark-rothko.htm <![CDATA[Hogarth, France and British Art]]>
Hogarth, France and British Art is a radical reappraisal of the art and achievement of William Hogarth (1697-1764). Hogarth has long been viewed as an insular and chauvinistic individual, with a particular aversion to all things French. On the contrary, while Hogarth himself liked to project this image, his effective invention of British art was founded upon a profound knowledge of contemporary French art and theory. This lavishly illustrated book conjures up in great detail the French and wider European context within which Hogarth's art was formed. The author examines the ways in which Hogarth interacted with and influenced his contemporaries not only in painting and print-making, but also in sculpture, poetry, the novel, the theatre, public life, art education, copyright law, music, and opera. In this wide-ranging but richly detailed book, full of analyses of individual works, Robin Simon draws upon a mass of new material, with fresh considerations of Hogarth's most famous and less well-known works alike, opening a window on to one of the most creative and formative periods in British life.
Price=$90.00
Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:31:10 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/hogarth-france.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/hogarth-france.htm <![CDATA[Art School: A Complete Painter's Course]]>

It's like going to art school...but in your own home!

With more than 400 information-packed pages of basic techniques for watercolors, oils, and acrylics, plus carefully graded projects and over 1000 specially commissioned pictures, this colorful, oversized painter's course will turn you into a complete and versatile artist. Overcome the challenges posed by watercolors, starting with projects that use only a single color and progressing to wet-on-wet washes and ambitious figures and landscapes. Achieve professional results with oils, the supreme painting medium: choose suitable subjects, arrange attention-grabbing compositions, and make the most of oil paints' rich texture. The flexibility of acrylics makes them especially attractive to beginners, who appreciate the way they simplify the painting process. From selecting equipment to finding guidance on a large-scale painting, this oversize manual is the perfect place to begin.

"This is a bargain for three books in one."--Library Journal


Price=$24.95
Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:31:07 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/art-school-a-2.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/art-school-a-2.htm <![CDATA[Landscape and Western Art (Oxford History of Art)]]>
What is landscape? How does it differ from "land"? Does landscape always imply something to be pictured, a scene? When and why did we begin to cherish images of nature? What is "nature"? Is it everything that isn't art, or artifact? By addressing these and many other questions, Landscape and Western Art explores the myriad ideas and images of the natural world in Western art since the Renaissance.

Implying that land is the raw material, and that art is created by turning land into landscape, which then becomes art, author Malcolm Andrews takes the reader on a thematic tour of the fascinating and challenging issues of landscape as art. The books broad sweep covers the full, rich spectrum of landscape art, including painting, gardening, panorama, poetry, photography, and art. Artistic issues are investigated in connection with Western cultural movements, and within a full international and historical context.

Clear explanations and beautiful illustrations convey to the reader the idea of landscape as an experience in which everyone is creatively involved. It is an enlightening and comprehensive critical overview of landscape art.
Price=$18.45
Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:31:05 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/landscape-and.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/landscape-and.htm <![CDATA[The Captain's Garden: A Reflective Journey Home Through the Art of Paul Landry]]>
Readers return to a more simple and peaceful time with this collection of the art of Paul Landry. The artist's text, a series of short stories reflecting upon hometown life, family, gardening and art, is a colorful and emotional as his palette. Includes over 150 color images.
Price=$35.00
Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:31:03 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/the-captain-s.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/the-captain-s.htm <![CDATA[Art of Oil Painting (Collector's Series)]]>
This compilation of projects from some of the most popular titles in the Walter Foster How to Draw and Paint Series provides inspiration and instruction on every aspect of oil painting. From the fundamentals to special tips and advanced techniques, The Art of Oil Painting is filled with step-by-step demonstrations to guide aspiring artists through the oil painting process.

All the artists in this collection have developed thier own style and approach to oil painting, so there are countless lessons to be learned from their individual and distinct perspectives. Discover how exciting painting in oil can be!
Price=$15.56
Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:31:01 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/art-of-oil.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/art-of-oil.htm <![CDATA[Japanese Ink Painting: The Art of Sumi-e]]>
“This study of Japanese ink painting is as much about philosophy and poetry as it is about putting brush to paper. Artisan Okamoto clearly describes the unique materials and techniques involved, and she beautifully illustrates each lesson. The highly readable writing style is personal, poetic, and inspiring....Well recommended.”—Library Journal. “Excellent ...for middle school through adult levels.”—School AA.

Price=$10.17
Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:30:59 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/japanese-ink.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/japanese-ink.htm <![CDATA[The Art of Clint Langley]]>
A stunning collection of the fantasy and science fiction art of Clint Langley, based on the worlds of Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000. Clint Langely is the Black Library's most prolific artist and included within are his full colour novel covers and collectible card game art with insightful commentary by Black Library authors on his work.
Price=$22.79
Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:30:57 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/the-art-of-35.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/the-art-of-35.htm <![CDATA[Silk Painting for Fashion and Fine Art: "Techniques for Making Ties, Scarves, Dresses, Decorative Pillows and Fine Art P aintings" (Practical Craft Books)]]>
From the bestselling author of Silk Painting comes the first book that shows how to create fashions and beautiful silk paintings from painted silk fabrics. Includes techniques for making scarves, ties, dresses, decorative pillows, and fine art paintings. 200 color illustrations.
Price=$24.95
Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:30:54 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/silk-painting.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/silk-painting.htm <![CDATA[The Art and Embroidery of Jane Hall: Reflections of Nature]]>

In a unique combination of art, photography and prose, Jane Hall's exquisite work in textile art intertwines with the world that inspires it. Breathtakingly beautiful embroideries are presented through numerous photographs and descriptions, conveying the very essence of her work.

Price=$26.40
Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:30:51 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/the-art-and.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/the-art-and.htm <![CDATA[The Art of Designing Watercolors]]>
A painting is only as good as its composition. This dynamic book teaches artists the "golden rules" of successful composition in simple, but effective techniques they can apply right away.

Through glowing examples of his own work, author Robert Lovett illustrates "design principles in action," starting with the basics. He then helps artists advance their skills by showing them how to manipulate other key devices, including: light and shadows; tonal values; repetition and alternation; gradation and balance; centers of interest; points of perspective.

Artists will also enjoy following Lovett's demonstrations which feature seascapes, boats, mountains, rivers, still lifes, interiors, figures and animals. He also includes an engaging series of 10 hands-on painting exercises Woven throughout are effective tips for working in watercolor, such as wet-in-wet techniques, dry brush methods, color mixing and more.
Price=$27.99
Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:30:49 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/the-art-of-34.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/the-art-of-34.htm <![CDATA[The Art of Watercolor]]>
Exploring the main areas of still life, landscape, and figure painting, this entertaining yet scholarly course of study covers every aspect of painting in watercolor, gives advice on materials, and provides easy-to-follow instructions in both traditional and experimental techniques. 140 illustrations.
Price=$29.95
Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:30:49 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/the-art-of-33.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/the-art-of-33.htm <![CDATA[Willem de Kooning 1904-1997: Content as a Glimpse (Basic Art)]]>
Addition to Basic Arts series covering the most prominent pieces of de Kooning's body of work
Price=$9.99
Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:30:47 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/willem-de.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/willem-de.htm <![CDATA[Painting American Folk Art]]>
Charming and cherished motifs as American as apple pie fill the pages of this wonderfully instructive reference guide to decorative folk-art painting. Beginners will be pleased to see how quickly they can create time-honored themes, thanks to this book's easy-to-follow instructions. Included are Pennsylvania Dutch, Berger style, hearts and flowers, and other familiar designs, Complete information is provided about brush techniques, materials, preparation of surfaces, and pattern transfers.
Price=$14.95
Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:30:46 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/painting.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/painting.htm <![CDATA[The Virgin of the Andes: Art and Ritual in Colonial Cuzco]]>
Following the Spanish conquest of the Inka empire in 1532,the native people were obliged to recognize the king of Spain as their ruler and to accept the teachings of the Christian faith. In this illuminating study, author Carol Damina reveals how the artists of post-conquest Cuzco combined European styles of painting and iconography with anciet Peruvian traditions to forge an original Andean Colonial goddess-the Virgin of the Andes.

By the early years of the 17th century,the native artists of Cuzco established their own school, the first indigenous organization of artists in the New World. While most studies of the school of Cuzco are written from the European perspective, Prof. Damian uses records and contracts located in Peruvian archives to investigate the meanings of the Virgin of the Andes to the native people of Cuzco.

The rich spendor of Cuzco paintings, characterized by lavish gold ornamentation and elegantly painted jewels and feathers, is bautifully illustrated on over 40 color plates.
Price=$48.00
Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:30:44 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/the-virgin-of.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/the-virgin-of.htm <![CDATA[Art School: A Complete Painters Course]]>
'Art School' explores three different media - watercolour, oils and acrylics - highlighting their characteristics and special effects, using step-by-step instructions and illustrations to show how to get the best out of them. See how to experiment with each medium for a preferred option, or work through them all and see how the acquired skills bring rich dividends. More advanced painters can use Art School for a wealth of new ideas. The book explores the range of effects through individual approaches as well as offering practical advice about materials.
Price=$24.95
Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:30:43 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/art-school-a.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/art-school-a.htm <![CDATA[The Art of Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea]]>
Relive the story of Ponyo and Sosuke in this full-color movie art book!

 

From the animators of Howl's Moving Castle,Princess Mononoke and Academy Award winner Spirited Away, comes the new Studio Ghibli film Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea.

 

Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea, loosely based on Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid, is a hand-drawn feature-length film. The art of the film involves not only cel, but also striking watercolor and pastel concept sketches and layout pages. Interviews with productiin principals about their daring choice to hand draw a film in the age of CGI and the screenplay complete the package.

 
Price=$23.09
Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:30:40 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/the-art-of-32.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/the-art-of-32.htm <![CDATA[A Journey of the Imagination: The Art of James Christensen]]>
Enter a world just a little left of reality. More than 65,000 copies in print.
Price=$31.96
Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:30:39 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/a-journey-of.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/a-journey-of.htm <![CDATA[Renoir Paintings: 24 Art Cards (Card Books)]]>
Magnificent paintings in miniature by a towering figure in the world of modern art focus on artist’s favorite subjects: beautiful women, adorable children, and people enjoying themselves. Includes Bather with Blonde Hair, Country Dance, Girl with Parasol, Lady with a Fan, 20 others. Captions.

Price=$6.95
Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:30:36 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/renoir-2.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/renoir-2.htm <![CDATA[The Art of Arts: Rediscovering Painting]]>
In this utterly original book, Anita Albus tells the story--in the birth and triumph of oil painting, the creation of perspective, and the very nature of paint itself--of how, when, and why the eye became king of all the senses.

Albus's subjects are the inventors of easel painting in oils, the van Eyck brothers and their followers. It was in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries in northern Europe that oil painting radically changed the way we perceived the world: the ear, through which we had previously received all knowledge, was replaced in importance by the eye. A painter of distinction herself, Albus re- creates this revolutionary time in all its intricacies, its familiarity, and its strangeness.

The Art of Arts is thus both a dazzling cultural history and the story of two explosive inventions: the so-called third dimension of deep space through perspective, and the shockingly vivid colors of a new kind of paint. Albus makes abundantly clear how, taken together, these breakthroughs not only created a new art but altered forever our perception of the world.
Price=$21.95
Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:30:35 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/the-art-of-arts.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/the-art-of-arts.htm <![CDATA[Daily Life in Art]]>
"The comforts of home" may be a cliché, but how has its meaning evolved over centuries? Béatrice Fontanel seeks answers to that question through the prism of visual art. Her close reading of nearly 100 European and American paintings, reproduced vividly in large format, illuminates the technical innovations and practical improvements brought about from the Middle Ages to the 20th century. How did fireplaces become the preferred source of warmth? When did people stop sleeping in the nude? From the bedchamber to the chamber pot, art has borne witness to our most intimate domestic activities. Just as How to Read a Painting helped readers to appreciate the art itself, Daily Life in Art helps them understand the painting not only as object, but also as cultural artifact.
Price=$40.00
Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:30:33 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/daily-life-in.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/daily-life-in.htm <![CDATA[Encaustic Art: How to Paint with Wax]]>

With just a few wax colours, some card and a small electric iron, a whole range of cards, gifts and paintings can be made easily and quickly.

Price=$11.53
Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:30:32 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/encaustic-art.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/encaustic-art.htm <![CDATA[Marc Chagall: What Colour Is Paradise? (Adventures in Art)]]>
What color is Paradise? This and other intriguing questions are answered in this delightful look at Chagall's brightly-colored biblical paintings. For Chagall, God was present in all people and all things. In his paintings he therefore mixed together the story of the Bible and the everyday world like the colors in his palette. His great paintings such as the Creation of Man, Paradise and Noah's Ark invite young and old alike to get to know the most beautiful stories of the Book of Genesis.
Price=$10.17
Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:30:31 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/marc-chagall.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/marc-chagall.htm <![CDATA[The Vintage Years of Airfix Box Art]]>
Airfix has been commercially producing plastic kits since 1952 and its models have been made by successive generations of young boys and men alike. In the 1960s, a talented graphic artist called Roy Cross was commissioned to paint some of the box art for Airfix, and for a ten-year-period he provided many of the glorious paintings seen on the boxes, setting new standards for realism and accuracy.  Many are still being used today, a full four decades later. Inside the pages of this book are some of Roy's best artworks, shown here in full format and in superb detail, with many reproduced here in book form for the very first time.  As well as his vintage box art, Roy has included many sketches and alternative versions of his Airfix box art. After Roy left Airfix in 1974, the company went through a turbulent time.  The present owners are Hornby, who have ambitious plans for Airfix and the other brands it acquired including Scalextric and Corgi.  The decade that Roy Cross worked for Airfix, though, could be classed as their vintage era, with some of their finest models being produced then in their millions, ready for eager youngsters to build up into detailed miniature models of their favorite aircraft, ships and locomotives.

Price=$37.64
Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:30:29 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/the-vintage.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/the-vintage.htm <![CDATA[Gardner's Art Through the Ages: The Western Perspective, Volume II (Gardner's Art Through the Ages: Volume 2)]]>
As fascinating as a real visit to the world's famous museums and architectural sites, GARDNER'S ART THROUGH THE AGES: THE WESTERN PERSPECTIVE gives you a comprehensive, beautifully illustrated tour of the world's great artistic traditions—plus all the study tools you need to excel in your art history course! Easy to read and understand, this 13th Edition of the most widely read history of art book in the English language is the only textbook that includes a unique "scale" feature (accompanying the book's photographs of paintings and other artworks) that will help you better visualize the actual size of the artworks shown in the book. Three levels of review including extended image captions, "The Big Picture" overviews at the end of every chapter, and a special global timeline will help you study for your exams. You'll also find materials that will help you master the key topics quickly in the ArtStudy Online (a free interactive study guide that includes flash cards of images and quizzes).
Price=$116.05
Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:30:27 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/gardner-s-art.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/gardner-s-art.htm <![CDATA[Stacked Decks: The Art and History of Erotic Playing Cards]]>
They've been called wolf decks, stag decks, and plain old nudie playing cards. They're older than poker, older than blackjack, and they offer a fascinating window into society's ever-changing views of female beauty. Stacked Decks features images of hundreds of erotic playing cards from 1807 to the present day, all illustrated with nude or seminude models, burlesque singers, flappers, 1950s pinup girls, and international superstars. Within these pages, readers will discover unexpected celebrities, vintage advertisements, and fascinating cultural history (during the 1950s, these decks were sold primarily at drugstores). This lavishly illustrated hardcover volume is the perfect gift for fans of poker, magic, nostalgia, and vintage erotica.
Price=$16.47
Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:30:25 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/stacked-decks.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/stacked-decks.htm <![CDATA[An Introduction to Acrylics (DK Art School)]]>
The DK Art School series provides all the fundamental techniques both adult and juvenile artists need. At the heart of each book are twelve projects that explore the methods of the great masters. Each specially commissioned painting is broken down in step-by-step color photos that show every stage of its creation. Lists of materials, subjects, and techniques complete each volume. 300 color photos.
Price=$8.00
Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:30:24 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/an-introduction.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/an-introduction.htm <![CDATA[Sight & Insight; the Art of Burton Silverman]]>

Price=$79.00
Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:30:23 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/sight-insight.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/sight-insight.htm <![CDATA[The Art of Warhammer 40,000 (Warhammer 40,000 Novels)]]>

Price=$50.00
Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:30:20 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/the-art-of-31.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/the-art-of-31.htm <![CDATA[Renaissance Art Book]]>
Art history need not be dry or dull, as Wenda O'Reilly's The Renaissance Art Book shows. Featuring 90 full-color photos of many of the masterpieces of the movement, the book delves into the work of such masters as Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Botticelli, and Fra Angelico. O'Reilly finds the drama in these painters' lives as well, unearthing details such as why da Vinci smuggled the Mona Lisa out of Italy and how paint was made from beetles, burnt bones, and precious gems.
Price=$14.95
Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:30:19 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/renaissance-art.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/renaissance-art.htm <![CDATA[Tidying Up Art]]>
Who says great masterpieces can't be improved upon? In his hilarioyus reconfigurations of important paintings, comedian Ursus Wehrli deconstructs the works of famous artists and reconstructs them to fit his own slightly more orderly view of the world.

Art is messy, and it's about time someone did something about it. Sort those shapes, arrange those colors and for goodness' sake, can't Van Gogh straighten up his bedroom? Neatniks and art lovers alike will delight in the whimsical playfulness of this book. Whether he's rearranging Magritte's apples, chromatically stacking Klee's vibrant squares, or depopulating Breugel's busy village, Wehrli's tongue-in-cheek editing of classic artworks is the next best thing to painting a moustache on the Mona Lisa.
Price=$16.95
Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:30:18 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/tidying-up-art.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/tidying-up-art.htm <![CDATA[The Art of Wyland]]>
THE ART OF WYLAND - Over 300,000 copies sold. Introduction by Robert Bateman. First in a series of Wyland's hardcover coffee-table books. The Art of Wyland shares the artist's earliest beginnings, where he got his break and a glimpse into the life of this extraordinary man. 180 pages, Hardcover 169 photos.
Price=$32.82
Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:30:17 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/the-art-of-30.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/the-art-of-30.htm <![CDATA[Dog Painting: A Social History of the Dog in Art]]>
A visual feast of outstanding paintings by British and American artists.
Price=$53.55
Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:30:15 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/dog-painting-a.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/dog-painting-a.htm <![CDATA[The Simple Art of Chinese Brush Painting]]>

Paint beautiful works of art using the special brush-and-ink techniques cultivated for centuries by Chinese artists—techniques that allowed them to represent the structure and spirit of any subject. Every image here provides inspiration, while background information enlightens you on how the style developed, and practical guidance helps beginners select brushes, paper, ink, and other supplies. Master the skills of both the Literati (freehand) and Meticulous (more formal) styles, and see how to create each of the classic and meaningful Four Gentlemen—the blossom, orchid, bamboo, and chrysanthemum—as well as a range of elegant birds. More than 15 exquisite projects include a flower-and-bird parchment fan, bamboo greeting cards, and lantern with a nightingale in peach blossom.

Price=$11.21
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Folk painting is rich with quaint, picturesque scenery, from rolling hills and rural farmland to old-fashioned barns, churches and country stores. This beautiful guide captures the warm, simplistic style that typifies folk art painting, featuring 10 charming decorative painting projects. Designed to adorn everything from boxes and floor cloths to picnic baskets, each project comes with an easy-to-trace pattern, detailed instructions and step-by-step photos. Painters will find a range of delightful subjects for every season, including scenes illustrating Christmas, weddings, Halloween, Independence Day and more. And there are also tips for embellishing each scene with little decorative elements that celebrate the seasons.
Price=$24.99
Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:30:12 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/folk-art.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/folk-art.htm <![CDATA[Balance: Art and Nature, Revised Edition]]>

Believing that artistic expression can and does play an important role in changing the way we perceive our relation to the world we live in, art critic John Grande takes an in-depth look at the work of some very unusual environmental artists in the United States, Canada, and -Europe.

Dealing with everything from materials to the politics of curatorship, from the permanence of art works to the artist’s role as cultural critic, Balance Art and Nature takes theory into action as it critically examines the works of Anish Kapoor, Antony Gormley, Armand Vaillancourt, Bill Reid, Carl Beam, Kevin Kelly, Ana Mendieta, James Carl, Patrick Dougherty, Keith Haring, and others. What emerges is a viable socio-environmental framework for evaluating contemporary art and insights into art’s actual and potential roles.

"Grande’s commentaries represent an important contribution to the theory of art."—Claude Levi-Strauss

"A call to reawaken creativity in this time of alienation."—Antony Gormley

"Encourages us to rethink what it means to be an artist in a time of global eco-crisis."—Suzi Gablik, The Re-enchantment of Art

"Makes unexpected connections giving new insights into contemporary art."—Public Art Review

"Grande’s book contains a lot of ideas, all of which are thought-provoking."—Globe and Mail

"Details makes this book convincing."—Books In Canada

"Grande’s ideas and style are fresh, sincere, intuitive, lively and compelling."—Journal of Comparative Literature and Aesthetics

"Offers interesting parallels between different aspects of public art."—Espace Sculptur

Writer and art critic John Grande’s reviews and feature -articles have been published in art magazines and catalogues internationally. He is author of Intertwining: Landscape, Technology, Issues, Artists (Black Rose Books), Nils-Udo: Art with Nature (Wienand Verlag), and Art Nature Dialogues (SUNY Press).


Price=$18.98
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Provides and overview of the origins, history and relevance of botanical illustration.
Price=$32.67
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Forty-seven masterpieces of drawing from the great schools and traditions of Italy and northern Europe, spanning four centuries from Filippino Lippi, Andrea del Sarto and Titian to Rembrandt, Van Dyck and Ingres. 47 plates.

Price=$6.95
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Price=$19.95
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Wang Hui, the most celebrated painter of late-17th-century China, played a key role both in reinvigorating past traditions of landscape painting and in establishing the stylistic foundations for the imperially sponsored art of the Qing court. An artist of protean talent and immense ambition, Wang developed an all-embracing synthesis of historical landscape styles that constituted one of the greatest artistic innovations of late imperial China. This comprehensive study of the painter’s career—the first published in English—features essays examining his life and achievement as well as his masterwork, the monumental scroll depicting the Kangxi emperor’s Southern Inspection Tour. Twenty-seven of Wang Hui’s paintings, drawn from the Metropolitan Museum and from museums in Beijing, Taipei, Shanghai, and Tokyo, are supplemented by a wealth of images ranging from ancient Chinese paintings to works by Wang’s contemporaries.


Price=$40.95
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Price=$16.95
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This collection of show-and-tell how-tos includes a marvelous range of surfaces, paints, tools, and procedures. The techniques shown simulate marble, wood, stone, leather, ceramic, and many other fascinating finishes. A basic instructional for beginners; a thorough reference for professionals. 350 color and 250 b&w illustrations.
Price=$29.70
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Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:29:55 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/gist-of-art.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/gist-of-art.htm <![CDATA[A Worldly Art: The Dutch Republic, 1585-1718]]>
Newly independent in 1585, the increasingly prosperous and politically powerful Dutch Republic experienced a tremendous rise in the production of artwork that was unparalleled in quantity, variety, and beauty. Now back in print, this classic book (originally published in 1996) examines the country’s rich artistic culture in the seventeenth century, providing a full account of Dutch artists and patrons; artistic themes and techniques; and the political and social world in which artists worked.

Distinguished art historian Mariët Westermann examines the “worldly art” of this time in the context of the unique society that produced it, analyzing artists’ choices and demonstrating how their pictures tell particular stories about the Dutch Republic, its people, and its past. More than 100 color illustrations complement this engaging discussion of an extraordinary moment in the history of art.

Price=$20.00
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Artists who loved The Simple Art of Chinese Brush Painting will find themselves equally enamored of this exquisite companion volume on Sumi-E, a classic, delicate Japanese style of ink painting. All the techniques to create works of outstanding beauty are here, presented by Takumasa Ono, a master and teacher of many years' experience. He begins by looking at the "Four Treasures" of Sumi-E (paper, brushes, ink, and stone), and demonstrates simple brushstrokes and traditional ways of composing the picture. Fifteen easy, yet lovely projects range from greeting cards to wall paintings, from decorated fabrics to tiles. A special feature is an "Inspirations" chapter with 100 common Western first names done in calligraphy, as well as haikus and Zen proverbs to enhance the projects.

Price=$19.95
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For forty years, the nonprofit literacy organization Reading Is Fundamental has been putting books into the hands of children across America. To commemorate its fortieth anniversary, it has brought together forty of the most celebrated children’s book illustrators working today and asked them each to re-imagine a classic book from their childhood. The result is a collection of beautiful and captivating images and insightful essays that remind us how a child’s early experiences with books can be powerful and lasting—and can help to create writers and artists.This gift book includes a foreword by Leonard S. Marcus, noted historian, author, and critic in the field of children’s literature.
Price=$14.99
Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:29:50 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/the-art-of-29.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/the-art-of-29.htm <![CDATA[The Science of Art: Optical Themes in Western Art from Brunelleschi to Seurat]]>
In this illustrated book, Martin Kemp examines the major optically oriented examples of artistic theory and practice, from Brunelleschi's invention of perspective and its exploitation by Leonardo and Duerer to the beginnings of photography. In a discussion of colour theory, Kemp traces two main traditions of colour science - the Aristotelian tradition of primary colours and Newton's prismatic theory that influenced Runge, Turner and Seurat. His book provides information for all those interested in the interaction between science and art.
Price=$31.58
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Trompe l'oeil murals can turn even the most drab room into a beautiful work of art as enchanting as it is convincing and realistic. Now readers can learn how to capture that magic with The Art of Trompe l'oeil Murals.

Master muralist Yves Lanthier has decorated the homes of celebrities with his breathtakingly true-to-life paintings, but readers don't have to be rich or famous to benefit from his expertise. Step-by-step illustrations let readers watch as Lanthier's work comes alive, and will inspire them to create lush, highly sophisticated murals of their own using simple elements.

Seeing is believing, and this is one book readers won't want to take their eyes off of!
Price=$17.80
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Create beautiful watercolors in just 30 minutes!

Do you want to paint beautiful watercolors quickly and easily? This handy, practical guide encourages fast and simple learning. By working with just a few materials and focusing on key techniques, you can create successful watercolors in no more than half an hour. With clear, easy-to-follow instructions, original color illustrations, and expert advice from a leading artist, Watercolors provides excellent ideas, projects, and techniques for quick and easy art. The ideal book for today's busy amateur artists.


Price=$9.94
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For 30 years, Dragon magazine has published genre-defining fantasy masterpieces. This beautiful treasury features classic pieces by undisputed masters such as Larry Elmore, Keith Parkinson, Jeff Easley, Wayne Reynolds, Brom, Todd Lockwood, Tony DiTerlizzi, Tim Hildebrandt, Daniel Horne, Denis Beauvais, Clyde Caldwell and more!
Price=$23.07
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Packed with beautiful Art Nouveau designs—flowers and leaves, birds and animals, figures, borders, frames, and more.

Price=$9.94
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Dogs have been featured in works of art in various ways—from primary subjects to supporting characters to props. Best in Show is the most up-to-date, comprehensive survey of the dog as shown in painting, sculpture, works on paper, and photography from the end of the sixteenth century to today.

This beautifully produced book features sixty works by such illustrious artists as Francis Bacon, Gustave Courbet, Salvador Dalí, Lucian Freud, Thomas Gainsborough, Edouard Manet, Andy Warhol, William Wegman, Andrew Wyeth, and many more. Four fascinating essays by distinguished scholars discuss the dog in the context of the art of the 16th through the 21st centuries; examine the purebred and how breeds have developed and changed over the years; and outline the results of scientific inquiry over the centuries regarding the nature of dogs.

Best in Show brilliantly illuminates the captivating and intriguing history of the dog in art––offering myriad interpretations and irrefutable reasons for celebrating “the artist’s best friend.”


Price=$29.70
Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:29:40 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/best-in-show.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/best-in-show.htm <![CDATA[The Fantasy Art Techniques Of Tim Hildebrandt]]>
He was one-half of the brother team that produced the most remarkable fantasy art of our time. Their Tolkien calendar sold over one million copies (more than any calendar before or since) and their classic poster for a little film named Star Wars helped turn it into an unexpected worldwide phenomenon. This very special collection brings together Tim Hildebrandt's finest paintings and drawings, along with an account of his techniques and materials--from thumbnail sketches to finished works. Highly influenced by animation, especially Disney's early films, Hildebrandt has used his skill and passion to develop those traditions into a unique, personal, and dynamic style. Here are paintings from children's books (including the folktale Billy Goats Gruff), from various science fiction and fantasy novels, from gallery shows, from the Tolkien calendar--and of course, the unforgettable Star Wars poster in various stages of production. 160 pages (all in color), 9 1/2 x 12. REISSUE

Price=$21.95
Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:29:38 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/the-fantasy-art.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/the-fantasy-art.htm <![CDATA[FACES/ Learn To Draw Step By Step (How to Draw & Paint/Art Instruction Program) (Vol 1)]]>
Walter Foster's classic How to Draw and Paint series provides aspiring artists with an exceptional array of art instruction books featuring all subject areas and media. Each title includes easy step-by-step exercises as well as finished illustrations or paintings that will inspire artistic talent in anyone.

Packed with practical information, helpful tips, and fundamental techniques, the How to Draw and Paint series offers a complete library of resources to which artists of all skill levels can refer again and again.

What you'll learn about this book ...

• The correct head and facial proportions for both adults and children

• Step-by-step techniques for rendering a variety of heads in numerous positions

• Guidelines for drawing facial features, such as eyes, noses, lips, and ears

• Tips on creating effects to enhance realism, including wrinkles, hair, and backgrounds

• Various drawing styles, from loose and sketchy to tight and detailed
Price=$8.94
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Discover simple techniques and practical tips for transforming simples rocks into beautiful works of art

The Art of Rock Painting makes it possible for anyone to create extraordinary art projects with ordinary rocks! Accomplished artist Diana Fisher takes you step by step through 12 diverse projects as she introduces you to the sensational world of rock painting, one technique at a time. You'll learn to transform plaine rocks into useful and decorative objects--from a lifelike feline doorstop to rock-solid bookends. No matter what your painting experience, this book will awaken your imagination to wealth of creative possibilities!
Price=$9.94
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Covers all the techniques you need to know to create beautiful watercolor paintings of people, landscapes, seascapes, still life, children, and animals.
Price=$13.57
Buy]]> Sun, 10 May 2009 14:29:33 -0600 http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/the-art-of-26.htm http://www.magnifico.org/art-products/paintings/the-art-of-26.htm <![CDATA[Old Testament Figures in Art (Guide to Imagery)]]>
Throughout the Middle Ages, sacred Christian art had two objectives: to express veneration for God and to provide illustrative lessons on the Christian faith to a largely illiterate population. Continuing in the spirit of the other books in this series, Old Testament Figures in Art compiles entries on key figures and events in the Old Testament, beginning with the Pentateuch, then drawing from the historical books, the books of wisdom and poetry, and, finally, the prophetic books. The vivid illustrations depict Old Testament scenes that occur most frequently as iconographic prototypes in Western art. Among the masterpieces featured are The Entry of the Animals into Noah's Ark by Jan Brueghel the Elder, The Sacrifice of Isaac by Rembrandt, Samson and Delilah by Peter Paul Rubens, Jacob Wrestling with the Angel by Paul Gauguin, and Isaac Receiving Rebekah as His Wife by Marc Chagall. The accompanying texts illuminate the unique ways in which Old Testament subjects have been portrayed in Western art throughout the ages. To complement the many scriptural references, this handy volume also offers comparisons with other cultures whose stories or myths parallel those represented in the book.
Price=$18.21
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A series of step-by step painting sequences done with a group of the country’s best and best-known airbrush artists. Each sequence moves from the concept to the planning, layout, and execution. The discussion and captions cover each artist’s personal choice for tools, paints, and materials. Subjects include everything from life-like pin-ups to abstract flags painted on custom motorcycles, hot rods, and shirts.
Price=$18.45
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