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Thinking About Art: A Thematic Guide to Art History by Penny Huntsman
RRP: £27.95£24.65Thinking about Art explores some of the greatest works of art and architecture in the world through the prism of themes, instead of chronology, to offer intriguing juxtapositions of art and history. The book ranges across time and topics, from the... -
Loose and Lively Animals in Watercolour, Inks & Mixed Media by Jo Allsopp 9781782219958
RRP: £15.99£10.88Animals are a perennial favourite amongst artists, but many struggle with capturing their form and character in a way that reflects the true spirit of the animal. In this bright, breezy and accessible book, Jo Allsopp's genuine passion for wildlife is... -
Palette Knife Painting in Acrylics: Projects, Techniques & Inspiration to Get You Started by Tim Fisher 9781782219699
RRP: £16.99£11.08Add vibrancy and texture to your acrylic paintings! Perfect for those new to palette knife painting, Tim Fisher's inspirational guide is the ideal introduction, combining clear instructions and step-by-step photographs with aspirational paintings. ... -
Tate: Contemporary Art Decoded by Jessica Cerasi
RRP: £30.00£20.40What is contemporary art, and how did art come to be what it is today? How can we understand what a work of art means; and can't just about anything be called art these days?Contemporary Art Decoded takes ten key questions about contemporary art and uses... -
Calligraphy For Dummies by Jim Bennett 9780470117712
RRP: £15.99£11.33You've always admired beautiful calligraphy, but you probably figured it was way too hard to master, right ? Calligraphy is actually much easier than you ever dreamed. All you need is the right guide and you'll be up to speed in no time! Calligraphy... -
The Materials and Methods of Sculpture by Jack C. Rich 9780486257426
RRP: £16.99£11.48Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486257426Author Jack C. RichFormat PaperbackPage Count 512Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)... -
A Beginner's Guide to Chinese Brush Painting: 35 Painting Activities from Calligraphy to Animals to Landscapes by Caroline Self
RRP: £10.99£7.00A Beginner's Guide to Chinese Brush Painting teaches this ancient art form in an easy-to-understand way-no prior experience necessary!As one of the oldest continuous artistic traditions in the world, Chinese brush painting has been used for thousands of... -
John Craxton: A Modern Odyssey by Simon Martin 9781869827717
RRP: £30.00£24.57A celebration of the life and work of the artist John Craxton, a rebellious figure in British art history Spanning a rich variety of works from the 1940s to the 2000s, this book celebrates the life and work of the British artist John Craxton... -
You Can Do All Things: Drawings, Affirmations and Mindfulness to Help With Anxiety and Depression by Kate Allan 9781633538627
RRP: £15.99£11.04Mindful Cute Animal Drawings With Words of EncouragementKate Allan's You Can Do All Things combines wisdom, humor, and beautiful, whimsical artwork that can be your daily companion when you feel anxious, inadequate, and overwhelmed." Susyn Reeve, Author... -
Sailor Jerry's Tattoo Stencils II by Kate Hellenbrand
RRP: £22.99£15.05American tattoo master Sailor Jerry Collins of Hawaii is renowned for his exceptional tattoo designs that seamlessly blend the elegance of Asian motifs with the iconic imagery of American tattoos. Despite the widespread admiration for his work, the... -
How to Draw Awesome Stuff: Chilling Creations: A Drawing Guide for Artists, Teachers and Students by Catherine V Holmes 9781956769807
RRP: £20.99£16.34Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781956769807Author Catherine V HolmesFormat PaperbackPage Count 310Imprint Library Tales PublishingPublisher Library Tales PublishingWeight(grams) 617g -
Aubrey Beardsley: Decadence & Desire by Jan Marsh
RRP: £14.95£9.78Aubrey Beardsley (1872-1898) was only 25 when he died from tuberculosis, but in his short life he established a reputation as one of the most accomplished - and controversial - illustrators of his day, whose contribution to the visual language of Art... -
Hitler's Northern Utopia: Building the New Order in Occupied Norway by Despina Stratigakos 9780691198217
RRP: £25.00£19.99The fascinating untold story of how Nazi architects and planners envisioned and began to build a model "Aryan" society in Norway during World War IIBetween 1940 and 1945, German occupiers transformed Norway into a vast construction zone. This remarkable... -
Draw Your World: Artfully Capture and Celebrate Daily Life by Samantha Dion Baker
RRP: £15.99£10.93Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781984858207Author S BakerFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Watson-GuptillPublisher Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/RodaleWeight(grams) 518gDimensions(mm)... -
Art Theory: A Very Short Introduction by Cynthia A. Freeland
RRP: £8.99£6.45In today's art world many strange, even shocking, things qualify as art. In this Very Short Introduction Cynthia Freeland explains why innovation and controversy are valued in the arts, weaving together philosophy and art theory with many fascinating... -
Raphael by Susie Hodge 9780754827115
RRP: £16.99£13.28This is an authoritative account of the Italian painter, architect and draughtsman, Raphael, one of the most influential artists of the High Renaissance. It is a lively study that examines his life, the areas of Italy that shaped his work and the... -
Zentangle 7, Expanded Workbook Edition by Suzanne McNeill
RRP: £5.99£4.15Zendalas are actually Zen mandalas! A Zendala is an inspired form of mandala that is drawn using tangles to fill each section of a circle. Create your own beautiful Zendalas and other fascinating circular designs with this step-by-step guidebook. For... -
Caspar David Friedrich by Markus Bertsch 9780500028339
RRP: £50.00£32.35Published to mark the 250th anniversary of Caspar David Friedrich’s birth, the most thorough Friedrich retrospective in many years. Caspar David Friedrich (1774–1840) is renowned as the Romantic painter par excellence, his works icons of an age of major... -
Screenprinting by Jane Sampson
RRP: £16.99£15.65Screenprinting is loved by artists and designers for its accessibility and for the seemingly endless possibilities that come naturally to a process that can combine vibrant colour and layering with pattern and image making. This book is not only aimed... -
The Wolf Hall Picture Book by Hilary Mantel
RRP: £20.00£13.74A photography book that is a vital accompaniment to the many fans of Hilary Mantel's bestselling Wolf Hall Trilogy 'At the very beginning of the twentieth century, Zola said, ''In my view you cannot claim to have... -
The Colouring, Bronzing and Patination of Metals: A Manual for Fine Metalworkers, Sculptors and Designers by Richard Hughes
RRP: £65.00£43.25The techniques of metal colouring, bronzing and patination are assuming a new importance in contemporary fine metalwork and design. Richard Hughes and Michael Rowe have assembled and tested the recipes included in this book, which is the most... -
Egon Schiele. The Paintings. 40th Ed. by Tobias G. Natter
RRP: £25.00£19.22After Egon Schiele (1890-1918) freed himself from the shadow of his mentor and role model Gustav Klimt, he had just ten years to inscribe his signature style into the annals of modernity before the Spanish flu claimed his life. Being a child prodigy... -
Memories of a London Fine Art Dealer by Alexander Wengraf
RRP: £30.00£20.95Memories of a London Art Dealer is the distillation of a lifetime's experience and expertise in the art world. Neither an autobiography nor a traditional memoir, the book consists of reflections, anecdotes, telling conversations, encounters, touches... -
Problem Solving For Oil Painters by Gregg Kreutz
RRP: £18.99£13.15Finally - a book to help you solve all your painting problems!Inside you'll learn how to study a painting and correct problematic areas. Study topics include:Ideas- Is there a good abstract idea underlying the picture?- What details could be eliminated... -
Wicked: The Grimmerie by David Cote 9781401308209
RRP: £30.99£30.90Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781401308209Author David CoteFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint HyperionPublisher HyperionWeight(grams) 1440gDimensions(mm) 310mm * 238mm * 30mm -
The Encyclopedia of Oil Techniques: A Unique Visual Directory of Oil Painting Techniques, with Guidance on How to Use Them by Jeremy Galton
RRP: £14.99£9.76A new, up-to-date edition of the popular and comprehensive encyclopedia by professional and award-winning artist, Jeremy Galton. Ideal for artists of all skill levels, this A-Z reference covers a multitude of topics concerning oil painting. The book is... -
The Bee and the Sun: A Book of Paintings by Catherine Hyde
RRP: £15.00£11.36Catherine Hyde follows the journey of the bee and the sun in a calendar of glorious full colour paintings that celebrate the sensory delights of herbs, seasoned with bee and plant lore. From the rising and setting of the Pleiades, from sunrise to... -
Ceramics Masterclass by Louisa Taylor
RRP: £20.00£15.34The practice of ceramics is steeped in history and tradition. For thousands of years humans have exploited the versatile qualities of clay as a material to produce items ranging from humble utilitarian vessels integral to family living, right through to... -
The Cat by Emilia Will
RRP: £9.99£7.11A charming gift book, celebrating the cats in Tate's collection Following Tate's publication Love, this new selection of works showcases the most endearing, quirky, and amusing depictions of cats drawn from Tate's collection. Divided into key... -
Great Women Painters by Phaidon Editors
RRP: £49.95£39.34A sumptuous survey of over 300 women painters and their work spanning almost five centuries Great Women Painters is a groundbreaking book that reveals a richer and more varied telling of the story of painting. Featuring more than 300 artists from around... -
Novelist as a Vocation: A charmingly idiosyncratic look at writing from the internationally acclaimed author of NORWEGIAN WOOD by Haruki Murakami
RRP: £18.99£13.61A unique look at the craft of writing from a bestselling master of storytelling. The perfect gift for all book lovers.In this engaging book, the internationally best-selling author shares with readers what he thinks about being a novelist; his thoughts... -
The Edinburgh Art Book: The City Through the Eyes of its Artists by Emma Bennett
RRP: £16.99£13.16The Edinburgh Art Book showcases one of the most beautiful cities in the world through the eyes of its artists. There is so much to wonder at in this lovely book. Its enthusiasm reveals a passion for both contemporary art and the lovely city of... -
My Icon Library: Build & Expand Your Own Visual Vocabulary by Willemien Brand
RRP: £17.99£12.14The concepts are grouped into categories that regularly crop up at the workshops: 'finance', 'technology', 'innovation', 'agile' and 'sales', as well as broader themes such as 'team dynamics', 'way-of-working', 'politics' and 'the world we live in'. This... -
The Magic Mirror of M.C. Escher by TASCHEN
RRP: £30.00£28.91"A woman once rang me up and said, 'Mr. Escher, I am absolutely crazy about your work. In your print Reptiles, you have given such a striking illustration of reincarnation.' I replied, 'Madame, if that's the way you see it, so be it.'" A fittingly sly... -
Milton Avery by Milton Avery
RRP: £25.00£17.38Born in 1885 to a working-class family in Connecticut, Milton Avery left school at 16 to work in a factory. Intending to study lettering but soon transferring to painting, he attended evening school for fifteen years before moving to New York in the... -
Chris Marker: A Grin Without a Cat by Chris Marker 9780854882281
RRP: £45.00£31.08Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780854882281Author Chris MarkerFormat PaperbackPage Count 136Imprint Whitechapel GalleryPublisher Whitechapel GalleryWeight(grams) 635g -
How to Draw: Horses by Eva Dutton 9781844483723
RRP: £4.99£3.46This is a wonderful introduction to drawing horses and it really demystifies the process of building up the images from initial simple shapes right through to the finished animals. Eva Dutton breaks down the stages into easy steps using a two colour... -
Why Art Photography? by Lucy Soutter
RRP: £31.99£28.33The second edition of Why Art Photography? is an updated, expanded introduction to the ideas behind today's striking photographic images. Lively, accessible discussions of key issues such as ambiguity, objectivity, fiction, authenticity, and... -
Everyday Watercolor Seashores: A Modern Guide to Painting Shells, Creatures, and Beaches Step by Step by Jenna Rainey 9781984856814
RRP: £22.99£15.17From the Instagram artist behind Everyday Watercolor comes a beautiful step-by-step guide to painting shells, sea creatures, and oceanscapes in her effortlessly modern style. Jenna Rainey shares a gorgeously illustrated guide to painting a wide range... -
Learn Acrylics Quickly by Soraya French
RRP: £9.99£6.75A fun and accessible guide to acrylics, featuring step-by-step exercises and advice on technique to help your paintings flourish. Leading painter, teacher and writer Soraya French has distilled her art teaching into the things that matter most and can...