Art, Photography & Fashion

A study of painting in Italy during the 17th and 18th centuries, including the works of "minor" artists such as Ferrau Fenzoni and Francesco Foschi. The collection begins and ends with two great paintings - Caravaggio's "St Catherine" and the "Death of Hyacinthus", by Giambattista Tiepolo.

Venice from the Sky is an outstanding photographic record by Riccardo Roiter Rigoni and Debora Gusson, the fruit of five years' regular flying by helicopter over Venice and its Lagoon.

An instructional guide to capturing a likeness.

Adopting a naturalistic approach to painting, the artist Coral G. Guest talks in this book about how best to achieve not only the colours but also the textures and shadings that are so important in painting flowers. She chooses a wide variety of plants to illustrate this step-by-step guide.

All aspects of oil painting are discussed in this book, including the tools and materials required. Composition, direct painting, scumbling, blending, layering, glazing, impasto, monotyping, working with light and shadow and landscape and figure painting are all discussed.

Accompanying a major exhibition at Compton Verney, Warwickshire, this book examines the innate human desire to transcend the limitations of physiology and gravity - and to fly.

A handbook for artists of all abilities which provides instruction on oil painting techniques, based on Hagan's placement theory of painting and his simple colour system based on two mother colours. Includes 8 projects, sample sketches, a colour palette and reference photographs.

In this fascinating book, David Curtis shows how he achieves such expressive and original results using drawings, paintings and stage-by-stage examples.

Offers an account of the pitfalls and occasional successes in efforts to marshal psychoanalytic theory in the interpretation of works of art and their makers.

Pictorial guide to 19th century ornamentation and design. All illustrations are reproduced on a CD-ROM in high resolution TIFF format and are available for reproduction.

Despite 24-hour television news coverage, the still photograph remains the ideal medium for capturing all aspects of human emotion, drama and tragedy. This book features powerful photographs from the world's greatest news photographers, covering the major events of the past 150 years.

De Engelse schilder (geb. 1937) licht zijn werk toe aan de hand van vele reproducties.

Sex - Take A Walk On The Wild Side looks at what is happening on the boundary lines between what has just arrived and what is coming next - and it does so through the eyes of around 40 talented photographers who bring a wide range of experiences and viewpoints to their chosen subject matter and expose ...

A unique collection of photographs,captured over a six year span, of humorous, amateur works of graffiti decorating the urban landscapes, particularly in abandoned and broken down areas.

Discover highlights from one of the world's most diverse and prestigious drawing collections.

Learn to draw anything you see!

Discover the artists' "secrets" that make drawing accessible for everyone. Sarah Parks shares with you her favorite materials and the basic techniques that make it possible. Follow along as she guides you through 20+ demonstrations: You'll learn how to strip a composition ...

Let these fresh blossoms brighten your house all year long! You don't need to wait until summer to surround yourself with flowers. Just grab your paintbrush and let Fresh and Fabulous Flowers in Acrylics show you how to create delightful blooms anytime. You'll learn how to create fabulous floral designs ...

This fully illustrated examination of Van Gogh's preoccupation with painting flowers draws upon the artist's own letters to describe his subject matter and to show the extraordinary importance flowers and plants had on his life and his work.

Like millions of others, Andrew Marr draws. He hasn't had lessons, yet since childhood, the journalist and TV presenter has been at his happiest with a pen or brush in his hand. In this intriguing new book, Andrew Marr explores the subject of drawing and painting through his own experience.

Applying the principles presented in the "Tao Te Ching", this book shows painters how to unite spirit, mind and body to achieve inspired craftsmanship in their works. Painters are shown how to approach the act of painting in a fully conscious manner for continued artistic growth.