The Complete Painter: Lessons from the Masters


Books and More: 2. Painting















This section has four sub-sections -


2.1 Painting: General

2.2 Painting: Oil Painting

2.3 Painting: Watercolor

2.4 Painting: Websites


Three asterisks *** denote free materials  







2.1 Painting: General


Albala, Mitchell. Landscape Painting


Bouleau, Charles. The Painter's Secret Geometry: A Study of Composition in Art


Carlson, John F. Carlson's Guide To Landscape Painting


Cembalest, Robin. How Edward Hopper Storyboarded Nighthawks ***


Churchill, Sir Winston S. Painting As a Pastime


Constable, W. G. The Painter's Workshop


McArdle, Thaneeya. Art is Fun ***


Neddo, Nick. The Organic Artist


Pumphrey, Richard. The Elements of Art


Price, Michael. Renaissance Mysteries, Volume II: Proportion and Composition


Robertson, Jean, and Craig McDaniel. Painting as a Language


Rousar, Darren R. Cast Painting Using the Sight-Size Approach


Webster, Sandy. Earthen Pigments



2.2 Painting: Oil Painting


Aristides, Juliette. Classical Painting Atelier


Elliott, Virgil. Traditional Oil Painting


Guptill, Arthur L. Oil Painting Step-By-Step


Wilcox, Michael. Glazing



2.3 Painting: Watercolor


Guptill, Arthur L. Watercolor Painting Step-By-Step


Mackenzie, Gordon. The Complete Watercolorists Essential Notebook


Reardon, Michael. Watercolor Techniques: Painting Light and Color in Landscapes and Cityscapes


Robinson, Mario Andres. Lessons in Realistic Watercolor



2.4 Painting: Websites


Painters' Table ***


Painting ***


Painting OWU ***


Painting Perceptions ***


Painting: Powers of Observation ***


Perceptual Painters ***


Wet Canvas ***








David Brody, 2019, after Edgar Degas, The Ballerina, c. 1876

From The Complete Painter: Lessons from the Masters, Lecture 29