On Art and Art Books

On ART

The art gift for my sister is almost done, I have some retouches to complete and some areas to work more on, but it's almost done! So take a look...

At the studio where I work for two hours weekly with an amazing tutor and a great company of amazing people we take a model class from time to time, so here are some recent works from the last week.
I admire the people who work as models for painters, they actually encourage me not to be afraid of my own body and to respect it as well.

On ART books
I am a book worm and that is known but I also love art books because they are endless wells of inspiration, and I strongly suggest you to learn from as much for them as you can.

Some art books that I've found interesting and useful for me lately, all of them were bought at a reduced price in some local book stores. Yep, books are definitely my addiction!

Auguste Rodin by Jane Mayo Roos (Phaidon)

As every painter needs a bunch of knowledge of human anatomy, so to learn from the best sculptors it's always a useful tip, so go and find some good sculpture book for you!

Romanesque: Architecture, Sculpture, Painting by Rolf Toman

As the basic knowledge of architecture is essential for every painter that wants to make some outhentic medieval or fantasy art. Although the Romanesque style is mostly for churches and I am definitely not in to religion, I strongly recommend to learn from the amazing architectures of the past!

A series of little photography books that I found quite amusing for me.  Both are printed by Lark.
Here is a YouTube video that features the photographs from -  Focus on Passages, your world your images

There are actually four of them in a series but these two I loved and bought for me.

 

And here is the second - Focus on Reflections

And for the desert - 

Best wishes,

Gali