1 comments about Under Western Skies: The Art of Bob Pummill.

1. Western artist Bob Pummill is a resident of Kerrville, Texas, a gifted cowboy artist who has served as president of the Cowboy Artists of America. The 150 reproductions of his oils and watercolors in this handsome collection are a tribute to the tradition established by Charles Russell, with its emphasis on the cowboy and the Old West of cattle drives and ranching. More than capturing the often dramatic mood of time and place, his paintings are strongly narrative like Russell's, telling stories that represent the Code of the West in its many aspects.
   
   His cowboys and horses are alive and memorable, and he places them against landscapes that are often breathtaking in their distances and the play of light, shadow and color in vast skies. The cattle are typically longhorns. The seasons range from early spring to late winter, and he seems to have captured nearly every time of day and night. More romantic than realistic, they are full of satisfying detail. "Roundup Camp" shows a chuckwagon and cook with six cowboys sitting on the ground eating, while a campfire burns at the center of the picture and glancing through the limbs of a tree are the last rays of the setting sun. The ground is covered with sparse vegetation and beavertail cactus. The sky is a delicate peach color and the distant hills are blue. As your eye lingers on the details, off to one side you finally discover it - a work dog, lying flat out and exhausted on the grass.
   
   This terrific book has running text by Michael Duty, currently executive director of the Dallas Historical Society, and previous executive director of the National Western Art Foundation. Like an excellent museum guide, he takes readers from painting to painting with his appreciative commentary, pointing out the details and the artistry. An excellent oversize book, with hours of pleasure for any Western enthusiast.

1 comments about Adam Elsheimer.

1. This book is a discovery. A catalogue for an exhibit at the Dulwich Picture Gallery in London, it documents the work of one of the most unjustly unknown masters in art history. Elsheimer influenced most of the big names who came after him in the XVIIth century.
   
   The quality of detail, tone, light and colour is well rendered in these pages. This book is a gem of erudition. Buy it before it gets out of print (books on Elsheimer are as rare as his paintings).And to think that the Louvre does not have a single painting by this artist!

2 comments about The Art of Theorem Painting.

1. I am a theorem painter, and I found this book to be very helpful in learning the history of theorem painting and also seeing pictures of antique theorems. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in theorems, whether you are a theorem painter or a collector of theorems. The book also includes patterns for those who wish to cut their own stencils. I know that this book is hard to obtain, but if you get a chance to purchase it, I know that you won't regret it.



2. Since I was a self taught theorem painter and was very hungry for history of this art. I was pleased to see the work done by the authors. I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in doing theorems. I especially enjoyed the work they did on the history of this art. I am the only theorem painter in a 200 mile radius of my home. To find a book about it was exciting.

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1 comments about Rendering in Mixed Media.

1. Joseph Ungar puts together steps and thought processes that enable you (thru practice) to put your ideas down on paper efficiently. The important thing to note is that his techniques will become part of your work sense, and your style will emerge through practice. A strong and agile concept presentation style is a designer skill that Ungar clearly demonstrates, and, in turn: one that a learning designer can quickly grasp.

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1 comments about Eyewitness Art: Color.

1. This book is a wonderful overview of color that I'd highly recommend to children as well as adults. Artists will find the historical information on color of special interest. As with all DK books, the photos and graphics are fun and illuminating.

No comments about August Strindberg: Painter, Photographer, Writer.

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