Recommended Books for Art Reference
*********I was able to find all of these books on www.amazon.com. You could also take
the ISBN #’s to Barnes and Noble to order them. Most of these books are not
available in stores and some are out of print, so www.amazon.com may be your best bet
for ordering. ( * - my favorites)
*The Art of Responsive Drawing by Nathan Goldstein
ISBN: 0-13-597931-5
*The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, by Betty Edwards
ISBN-10: 0874774241
*Color, by Betty Edwards
ISBN-10: 1585422193
The Natural Way to Draw, by Kimon Nicolaides
ISBN-10: 0395530075
*Classical Drawing Atelier , by Aristides
ISBN-10: 0-8230-0657-3
*Classical Painting Atelier, by Artistides
ISBN-10: 0-8230-0658-1
The Notebooks of Leonardo DaVinci, Volume 1, by Leonardo DaVinci
Dover Publications ISBN#0486225720
The Notebooks of Leonardo DaVinci, Volume 2, by Leonardo DaVinci
Dover Publications ISBN #0486225739
Methods and Materials of Painting of the Great Schools and Masters by Sir
Charles Eastlake
Dover Publications ISBN #0486417263
Vasari on Technique by Giorgio Vasari
Dover Publications ISBN # 048620717x
The Lives of the Artists by Giorgio Vasari
Oxford University Press ISBN # 019283410x
The Craftsman Handbook : “Il Libro dell’ Arte” by Cenini
Dover Publications ISBN #048620054x
The Artist’s Handbook of Materials and Techniques by Ralph Meyer
Viking Publications ISBN #0670837016
The Zen of Seeing/ Drawing as Meditation, by Frederick Franck
ISBN-10: 0394719689
Design Books
*Design Basics by David A Lauer and Stephen Pentak
ISBN: 0-534-62559-2
Design Principles and Problems by Paul Zelanski and Mary Pat Fisher
ISBN: 0-15-501615-6
The Fundamentals of Creative Design by Gavin Amrose and Paul Harris
ISBN: 2-94037-347-7
*Visual Literacy by Judith Wilde
ISBN: 978-0-8230-5620-0
Journaling and Creativity Books
*Everyday Matters by Danny Gregory
ISBN-10: 1401307957
An Illustrated Life: Drawing Inspiration from the Private Sketchbooks of Artists,
Illustrators and Designers by Danny Gregory
ISBN-10: 1600610862
Journal Revolution: Rise Up & Create! Art Journals, Personal Manifestos and
Other Artistic Insurrections by Linda Woods, Karen Dinino, and Rosie O'Donnell
ISBN-10: 1581809956
*The New Creative Artist by Nita Leland
ISBN-10: 1581807562
A Kick in the Seat of the Pants, by Roger von Oech
ISBN-10: 0060960248
A Whack on the Side of the Head, by Roger von Oech
ISBN-10: 0446404667
Visual Chronicles by Linda Woods and Karen Dining
ISBN: 1-58180-770-8
*The Journal Junkies Workshop by Eric Scott and David Modler
ISBN-10: 1-60061-456-6
al.pha.net.i.ca; An A-Z Creativity Guide for Collage and Book Artists by Lynne
Perrella
ISBN: 1-59253-176-8
1000 Artist Journal Pages by Dawn DeVries Sokol
ISBN-10: 1-59253-412-0
Magazines for Art
Drawing and PaintingAmerican Artist Drawing
International Artist
Sculpture and CeramicsSculpture
Ceramics Monthly