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Composition of Outdoor Painting by Edgar Payne, an instructional art book classic by a master painter

Composition of Outdoor Painting by Edgar Payne

Hardcover: 169 pages

  • A classic book all landscape painters should study
  • Get composition ideas from a master
  • Easy to read and understand so you can implement
A must buy for the plein air painter. None better. 
― Inkartist
Carlson's Guide to Landscape Painting by John T. Carlson, a classic instructional art book teaching you how to paint landscapes by a master artist.

Carlson’s Guide to Landscape Painting by John Carlson

Paperback: 144 pages

  • Learn all you need to know about landscapes
  • Discover your subjects with an artist’s eye
  • Unravel mysteries of color, atmospheric conditions, and more to improve your art 
Rightly considered THE text in the world of landscape painting.
― S. Carlin
Robert Henri The Art Spirit, a classic book teaching how to paint by a famous artist.

The Art Spirit by Robert Henri
Anniversary Edition

Paperback: 288 pages

  • Get valuable technical advice to improve your art
  • Learn to infuse your work with power through the creation process
  • Understand art’s place in American society
I would give anything to have come by this book years ago. 
― George Bellows
Learn how to paint, and more importantly, how to overcome the excuses holding you back from painting with this tongue-in-cheek look at the art world.

The Artist’s Book of Excuses (And How Not to Need Them) by Narda and Jim Wilcox

Spiral-Bound: 105 pages

  • Unlimit your art by sidestepping common excuses
  • Learn artistic truths that don’t take themselves too seriously
  • Laugh out loud at illustrations by renowned artist John Potter
If you are a painter, you’ll love this book. If your friends are painters, you’ll know them better through this book.
― Tien Jui Ma