Study & Teaching Books


Renaissance Women Patrons: Wives and Widows in Italy, c. 1300-1550Renaissance Women Patrons: Wives and Widows in Italy, c. 1300-1550
Best Price: $67.07
This is a pioneering study of the commissioning powers of a large group of Italian laywomen. In...
Charcoal, Sanguine Crayon, and Chalk (Barron's Art Handbooks)Charcoal, Sanguine Crayon, and Chalk (Barron's Art Handbooks)
Best Price: $10.89
The pocket-size books in this instructive series cover virtually every aspect of the graphic...
Peterson's Graduate Programs in Arts and Architecture 2001Peterson's Graduate Programs in Arts and Architecture 2001
Best Price: $7.25
although it's pretty rare to find any specific information on graduate schools for...
Ecology Crafts For Kids: 50 Great Ways To Make Friends With Planet EarthEcology Crafts For Kids: 50 Great Ways To Make Friends With Planet Earth
Best Price: $15.00
These awesome, excellent eco-adventures show kids what's happening in nature! With these...
Taking the Leap: Building a Career As a Visual ArtistTaking the Leap: Building a Career As a Visual Artist
Best Price: $2.45
Cay Lang is a working visual artist, whose works have been shown internationally, and an...


On Composition As Method and Topic: Studies on the Work of L.B. Alberti, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael, Rubens, Picasso, Bernini, and Ignaz GuntherOn Composition As Method and Topic: Studies on the Work of L.B. Alberti, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael, Rubens, Picasso, Bernini, and Ignaz Gunther
Best Price: $54.95
The Watercolor Book: Materials and Techniques for Today's ArtistsThe Watercolor Book: Materials and Techniques for Today's Artists
Best Price: $79.79
I have way too many watercolor books (buying WC books is addictive, although not as addictive as...
Independent Study Program: 40 Years: Whitney Museum of American Art, 1968-2008Independent Study Program: 40 Years: Whitney Museum of American Art, 1968-2008Drawing Trees Step by StepDrawing Trees Step by Step
Best Price: $29.65
This is a wonderful book ! Both for the beginner and to keep for reference!! I HIGHLY RECOMMEND...
The Preservice Challenge: Discipline-Based Art Education and Recent Reports on Higher LearningThe Preservice Challenge: Discipline-Based Art Education and Recent Reports on Higher Learning
Best Price: $8.99


Grant Wood: A Study in American Art and CultureGrant Wood: A Study in American Art and Culture
Best Price: $119.04
Studies in Iconology: Humanistic Themes in the Art of the Renaissance (Icon Editions Series)Studies in Iconology: Humanistic Themes in the Art of the Renaissance (Icon Editions Series)
Having just begun an art history course, I am happy to have been introduced to Erwin Panofsky. ...
Flowers in Watercolour (Step-by-Step Leisure Arts)Flowers in Watercolour (Step-by-Step Leisure Arts)
Best Price: $6.39
I picked this book up, in a local shop. Flicking through the pages i thought it would be a nice...
Raising the Rafters: How to Work With Architects, Contractors, Interior Designers, Suppliers, Engineers and Bankers to Get Your Dream House BuiltRaising the Rafters: How to Work With Architects, Contractors, Interior Designers, Suppliers, Engineers and Bankers to Get Your Dream House Built
Best Price: $2.55
Drawing on the Right Side of the BrainDrawing on the Right Side of the Brain
Revised edition of Betty Edwards' drawing instruction book, in large format with colour...

Art Beyond Sight: A Resource Guide to Art, Creativity, and Visual ImpairmentArt Beyond Sight: A Resource Guide to Art, Creativity, and Visual Impairment
Best Price: $79.95
If you are interested in but have no idea about touch tour in museum, and methods of teaching...
Painting the Faces of Wildlife Step by StepPainting the Faces of Wildlife Step by Step
Best Price: $168.94
Painting the Faces of Wildlife is wonderful for the beginner or intermediate artist. The step by...
The Role of Imagery in Learning (Occasional Paper Series)The Role of Imagery in Learning (Occasional Paper Series)
Best Price: $11.45
This series supports scholarship in the field of art education and disseminates ideas about the...
Images Online: Perspectives on the Museum Educational Site Licensing Project Volume 2: The Museum Educational Site Licensing ProjectImages Online: Perspectives on the Museum Educational Site Licensing Project Volume 2: The Museum Educational Site Licensing Project
Best Price: $12.48
This companion volume to Delivering Digital Images includes nine essays by project...
Van Dyck 350 (Studies in the History of Art)Van Dyck 350 (Studies in the History of Art)
Best Price: $126.52

The Artist's Complete GuideThe Artist's Complete Guide
Best Price: $8.10
Book arrived fairly quickly, especially just prior to Christmas. Book in good condition. Good...
Artists, Builders, and Dreamers: 50 Years at the Banff SchoolArtists, Builders, and Dreamers: 50 Years at the Banff SchoolWhat Is Art: What Is ReligionWhat Is Art: What Is Religion
This book was digitized and reprinted from the collections of the University of California...
A History of Art Education: Intellectual and Social Currents in Teaching the Visual ArtsA History of Art Education: Intellectual and Social Currents in Teaching the Visual Arts
Best Price: $18.00
Do the arts deserve a higher place in our children's education? Yes... and no... It depends...
Engaging Learners Through Artmaking: Choice-Based Art Education in the ClassroomEngaging Learners Through Artmaking: Choice-Based Art Education in the Classroom
Best Price: $18.68
Well, I must confess the book itself didn't change it, but rather the whole approach to...

The Arts, Popular Culture, and Social ChangeThe Arts, Popular Culture, and Social Change
Best Price: $24.95
The purpose, value, and significance of the arts are perennial topics, often generating rather...
The Complete Oil Painter: The Essential Reference for Beginners to ProfessionalsThe Complete Oil Painter: The Essential Reference for Beginners to Professionals
Best Price: $15.36
First let me say that the subject of oil painting in general is so vast that there is no way...
Digital Fantasy Painting: A Step-By-Step Guide to Creating Visionary Art On Your ComputerDigital Fantasy Painting: A Step-By-Step Guide to Creating Visionary Art On Your Computer
Best Price: $0.99
Despite the other reviews, I found this book a worthwhile buy as a beginning digital artist. It...
Painting the Landscape in PastelPainting the Landscape in Pastel
Best Price: $11.82
(I'm not clear on the contribution by author Anita Louise West; the text is largely in the...
Drawing: The Complete CourseDrawing: The Complete Course
Best Price: $7.89
This is a fabulous book for beginning artists. My 12 year old was inspired to try drawing with...

Sketching School (Learn as You Go)Sketching School (Learn as You Go)
Best Price: $4.50
"Projects" is a misnomer. This book promises 40 "projects" and a host of...
Living the Artist's LifeLiving the Artist's Life
Best Price: $7.90
Early in October of this year - 2005 - I signed up for an evening workshop "Living the...
The Art Student's Workbook: A Classroom Companion for Art and SculptureThe Art Student's Workbook: A Classroom Companion for Art and Sculpture
Best Price: $64.97
How can homeschooling parents, especially those who are not artistic, teach art to their...
First Art: Art Experiences for Toddlers and TwosFirst Art: Art Experiences for Toddlers and Twos
Best Price: $22.73
Jump right indoing art with toddlers and twos is fun, rewarding, and a wonderful learning...
Painting with Your Artist's Brain: Learn to Paint What You See - Not What You Think You SeePainting with Your Artist's Brain: Learn to Paint What You See - Not What You Think You See
Best Price: $78.50
This book is very effective in teaching the artist or beginner to see in the language of art,...

GACE Middle Grades Language Arts 011GACE Middle Grades Language Arts 011
Although the book addresses each competency and skill outlined in GACE's Test Design and...
CEOE OSAT Art Sample Test Field 02 Teacher Certification Test Prep Study Guide (XAM OSAT)CEOE OSAT Art Sample Test Field 02 Teacher Certification Test Prep Study Guide (XAM OSAT)
Best Price: $10.81
Includes 21 competencies/skills found on the CEOE OSAT Art test and 112 sample-test questions....
For the Creative Soul, A 52 Week Devitonal for Creative ChristiansFor the Creative Soul, A 52 Week Devitonal for Creative Christians
Start every week with an inspiring, idea-packed, and humorous reading to get your creative...
Essential Books on Art, (Illustrated) (12 books)Essential Books on Art, (Illustrated) (12 books)
Says "illustrated". Though many illustrations are mentioned and refered to in all 12...
YOU CAN Draw Portraits (The Conni Gordon YOU CAN Series)YOU CAN Draw Portraits (The Conni Gordon YOU CAN Series)
The material seems to be very well written. However I am having magnification problems using...

Ancient Art of the province of Chiriqui, Colombia (Annotated)Ancient Art of the province of Chiriqui, Colombia (Annotated)
Ancient Art of the province of Chiriqui, Colombia
Manga Mania Fantasy Worlds: How to Draw the Amazing Worlds of Japanese ComicsManga Mania Fantasy Worlds: How to Draw the Amazing Worlds of Japanese Comics
Best Price: $6.99
Manga fantasy is the swords-and-sorcery Japanese animation style featured in the most popular...
By Carol Strickland: The Annotated Mona Lisa: A Crash Course in Art History from Prehistoric to Post-Modern Second (2nd) EditionBy Carol Strickland: The Annotated Mona Lisa: A Crash Course in Art History from Prehistoric to Post-Modern Second (2nd) Edition
Best Price: $18.82
How To Draw A Dragon In Six Easy StepsHow To Draw A Dragon In Six Easy Steps
Step-by-step instructions for drawing a dragon, intended for children and adults who are able to...
Watercolour Landscapes (Collins Learn to Paint Series)Watercolour Landscapes (Collins Learn to Paint Series)
Best Price: $20.02
This is the book that started me doing watercolour painting and I can't speak too highly of...

Modern Artists on Art: Ten Unabridged Essays (Spectrum Books)Modern Artists on Art: Ten Unabridged Essays (Spectrum Books)
Best Price: $14.29
Custom Enrichment Module: The Art of Writing About ArtCustom Enrichment Module: The Art of Writing About Art
Best Price: $21.50
Speedy delivery, book came in condition as described in the online description of the book,...
Programs of Promise: Art in the SchoolsPrograms of Promise: Art in the SchoolsArt in Action Grade 4Art in Action Grade 4
Best Price: $17.19
Patronage, Art, and Society in Renaissance Italy (OUP/Humanities Research Centre of the Australian National Un)Patronage, Art, and Society in Renaissance Italy (OUP/Humanities Research Centre of the Australian National Un)
Best Price: $38.89
Patronage, in its broadest sense, has been established as one of the dominant social processes...

Prebles' Artforms, Books a la Carte Edition (10th Edition)Prebles' Artforms, Books a la Carte Edition (10th Edition)
Best Price: $80.36
Prebles? Artforms continues to lead the field with its steadfast focus on contemporary art,...
Masterpiece Studies: Manet, Zola, Van Gogh, & MonetMasterpiece Studies: Manet, Zola, Van Gogh, & Monet
Best Price: $64.76
"Masterpiece Studies" is one art historian's proposal to emphasize the influence...
The Making of RubensThe Making of Rubens
Best Price: $19.96
Reconsiders the concensus on Rubens as a successful, prolific, and facile court painter who is...
The Art of Africa: A Resource for Educators (Metropolitan Museum of Art)The Art of Africa: A Resource for Educators (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Best Price: $62.03
By focusing on forty works from the Metropolitan?s collection, this educator?s resource kit...
Roman Art: A Resource for Educators (Metropolitan Museum of Art)Roman Art: A Resource for Educators (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Best Price: $25.16
This fully illustrated resource introduces K-12 teachers and their students to the rich cultural...

Art of the Ancient Near East: A Resource for Educators (Metropolitan Museum of Art)Art of the Ancient Near East: A Resource for Educators (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Best Price: $55.00
Many features of civilization originated in the lands we call the ancient Near East, a vast and...
Puzzles About Art; An Aesthetics CasebookPuzzles About Art; An Aesthetics Casebook
Best Price: $39.99
The first casebook for use in courses in aesthetics, Puzzles about Art provides more than 180...
The Gendering of Art Education: Modernism, Art Education and Critical Feminism (Feminist Educational Thinking)The Gendering of Art Education: Modernism, Art Education and Critical Feminism (Feminist Educational Thinking)
Best Price: $95.00
This volume is an attempt to trace from the 19th century to the present day, the main gendered...
Artists By Themselves: DegasArtists By Themselves: Degas
Best Price: $5.00
Modern Artists on Art: Second Enlarged Edition (Dover Fine Art, History of Art)Modern Artists on Art: Second Enlarged Edition (Dover Fine Art, History of Art)
Best Price: $7.21
As am artist myself, I often find that we artists write anything that makes sense only after we...

The Influence of Bones and Muscles on Form (Dover Anatomy for Artists)The Influence of Bones and Muscles on Form (Dover Anatomy for Artists)
Best Price: $7.95
A thorough acquaintance with human anatomy is a valuable asset for artists wishing to master...
The Hudson River School (Treasures of Art)The Hudson River School (Treasures of Art)
Best Price: $37.50
This slim and inexpensive book from England serves as a first introduction to the Hudson River...
Fake? The Art of DeceptionFake? The Art of Deception
Best Price: $123.24
1990 large-format paperback, published by the British Museum. I bought a copy when it was sold...
Art in the Primary SchoolArt in the Primary SchoolDrawing for the Terrified!: A Complete Course for BeginnersDrawing for the Terrified!: A Complete Course for Beginners
Best Price: $56.19
Not at all what I expected. He gets too wordy in places where a simple illustration would be...

Acrylic Workbook: A Complete Course in Ten LessonsAcrylic Workbook: A Complete Course in Ten Lessons
Best Price: $22.42
This was one of the first books I bought when I just started acrylic painting. This book...
AP Art History w/CD-ROM (REA)-The Best Test Prep for (Advanced Placement (AP) Test Preparation)AP Art History w/CD-ROM (REA)-The Best Test Prep for (Advanced Placement (AP) Test Preparation)
Best Price: $49.95
This is the BEST review book for ANY AP exam!! My teacher taught me squat, and I pulled off a...
Grant Wood: A Study in American Art and CultureGrant Wood: A Study in American Art and Culture
Best Price: $119.04
Studies in Iconology: Humanistic Themes in the Art of the Renaissance (Icon Editions Series)Studies in Iconology: Humanistic Themes in the Art of the Renaissance (Icon Editions Series)
Having just begun an art history course, I am happy to have been introduced to Erwin Panofsky. ...
Flowers in Watercolour (Step-by-Step Leisure Arts)Flowers in Watercolour (Step-by-Step Leisure Arts)
Best Price: $6.39
I picked this book up, in a local shop. Flicking through the pages i thought it would be a nice...

Raising the Rafters: How to Work With Architects, Contractors, Interior Designers, Suppliers, Engineers and Bankers to Get Your Dream House BuiltRaising the Rafters: How to Work With Architects, Contractors, Interior Designers, Suppliers, Engineers and Bankers to Get Your Dream House Built
Best Price: $2.55
Drawing on the Right Side of the BrainDrawing on the Right Side of the Brain
Revised edition of Betty Edwards' drawing instruction book, in large format with colour...
Art Beyond Sight: A Resource Guide to Art, Creativity, and Visual ImpairmentArt Beyond Sight: A Resource Guide to Art, Creativity, and Visual Impairment
Best Price: $79.95
If you are interested in but have no idea about touch tour in museum, and methods of teaching...
Painting the Faces of Wildlife Step by StepPainting the Faces of Wildlife Step by Step
Best Price: $168.94
Painting the Faces of Wildlife is wonderful for the beginner or intermediate artist. The step by...
The Role of Imagery in Learning (Occasional Paper Series)The Role of Imagery in Learning (Occasional Paper Series)
Best Price: $11.45
This series supports scholarship in the field of art education and disseminates ideas about the...

Images Online: Perspectives on the Museum Educational Site Licensing Project Volume 2: The Museum Educational Site Licensing ProjectImages Online: Perspectives on the Museum Educational Site Licensing Project Volume 2: The Museum Educational Site Licensing Project
Best Price: $12.48
This companion volume to Delivering Digital Images includes nine essays by project...
Van Dyck 350 (Studies in the History of Art)Van Dyck 350 (Studies in the History of Art)
Best Price: $126.52
Encouraging the Artist in Yourself (Even If It's Been a Long, Long Time)Encouraging the Artist in Yourself (Even If It's Been a Long, Long Time)
Best Price: $6.00
Artforms: An Introduction to the Visual ArtsArtforms: An Introduction to the Visual Arts
Best Price: $15.59
Draw 50 Flowers, Trees and Other Plants: The Step-By-StepDraw 50 Flowers, Trees and Other Plants: The Step-By-Step
Best Price: $4.96
I am a horrible but determined artist. I have enjoyed the "How to Draw 50..." series...

The Practice of Public Art (Routledge Research in Cultural and Media Studies)The Practice of Public Art (Routledge Research in Cultural and Media Studies)
Best Price: $125.00
Not as dry as some books on public art history and practice, it is in fact quite engaging. I...
Watercolor Painting Step by Step (Dover Art Instruction)Watercolor Painting Step by Step (Dover Art Instruction)
Best Price: $5.44
Firstly the purchaser should understand that this is a part reprint of a book published in 1979!...
Emotional Digital: A Sourcebook of Contemporary TypographicsEmotional Digital: A Sourcebook of Contemporary Typographics
Best Price: $14.60
This book displays great usage of typography, and typographic styles. An excellent book for...
Composition: A Series of Exercises in Art Structure for the Use of Students and TeachersComposition: A Series of Exercises in Art Structure for the Use of Students and Teachers
Best Price: $19.30
This version of the vintage text on composition--that the artist Georgia O'Keefe, and no...
Strategic Marketing Tools for Visual ArtistsStrategic Marketing Tools for Visual Artists
Best Price: $11.84
During her work with Woman Made Gallery in Chicago, Janet Bloch decided to write this workbook...

Creative Drawing CourseCreative Drawing Course
Best Price: $37.77
A lot of great exercises for beginners and intermediate. Unusual viewpoint, abstraction,...
Artist's Complete Problem SolverArtist's Complete Problem Solver
Best Price: $7.95
A complete and innovative practical guide that offers you simple solutions to common drawing and...
The Frank Reilly School of ArtThe Frank Reilly School of Art
Best Price: $13.89
In this little manual Higgens has given us a real treasure. But you have to know what you're...
Learn How to Draw & PaintLearn How to Draw & Paint
Best Price: $76.49
Hazel Harrision has created a wonderful art instruction book that delivers more than I realized...
Turner's 'Drawing Book': The Liber StudiorumTurner's 'Drawing Book': The Liber Studiorum
Best Price: $599.98
In 1807 J.M.W Turner launched his "Liber Studiorum" or "Book of Studies", an...

Pastels: Art School : Step-By-Step Teaching Through Inspirational Projects (Art School Series)Pastels: Art School : Step-By-Step Teaching Through Inspirational Projects (Art School Series)
Best Price: $7.00
Each book in the Art School series explains all the materials, techniques , methods and contains...
Charles Bargue and Jean-Leon Gerome: Drawing CourseCharles Bargue and Jean-Leon Gerome: Drawing Course
Best Price: $103.00
The Drawing Course(Cours de dessin); produced with the collaboration of Jean-Léon...
Drawing for BeginnersDrawing for Beginners
Best Price: $8.00
La ciencia del arte / The Science of Art (Arte Y Estetica) (Spanish Edition)La ciencia del arte / The Science of Art (Arte Y Estetica) (Spanish Edition)
Best Price: $74.29
Consideraciones sobre la educacion artistica / Considerations on Arts Education (Spanish Edition)Consideraciones sobre la educacion artistica / Considerations on Arts Education (Spanish Edition)
Best Price: $16.24

Handbook of Research and Policy in Art EducationHandbook of Research and Policy in Art Education
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Assessing Expressive Learning: A Practical Guide for Teacher-Directed Authentic Assessment in K-12 Visual Arts EducationAssessing Expressive Learning: A Practical Guide for Teacher-Directed Authentic Assessment in K-12 Visual Arts Education
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