What's on the bookshelf?

I love to read.  There are certain books that if stuck on a desert island I'd have with me.

The Art spirit by Robert Henri.  Henri was a pivotal artist and teacher at the Art students league in NYC during the Armory show.  This is a bedside book, a book that you read regularly.

Alla prima, everything I know about painting by Richard Schmid.  Schmid is the master painter of Contemporary Realism and the rock god for the oil painters at the Pallet and Chisel in Chicago.

Light for the artist by Ted Seth Jacobs, a complete discussion on light.

Breaking the rules of watercolor by Burt Silverman, watercolor painting has a number of shibboleths, Silverman breaks each one and explains the hows and whys.  I re-read this book regularly.

Painting from life, explorations in watercolor by Douglas Lew, Lew traces his exploration chronologically.  It is on every watercolorist's bookshelf.

Curatorial care of works of art on paper by Anne F. Clapp, it reads like a dissertation and it is the only book on the subject.

Frames and framing, the ultimate illustrated how-to-do-it guide by Gerald F. Laird and Louise Meiere Dunn, CPF, the title says it all.

Ceanne's composition by Erle Loran.  I've had this book all of my adult life.  Loran takes some of Cezanne's paintings, breaks them down into geometric form and ties Cezanne's writing on the subject to the exploration, in addition Loran photographed the landscape chosen by the artist so that the reader can see exactly what Cezanne modified.

This book published in 1943 is part of a series by the University of California press.  I've seen others in this series, on other artists, all are excellent.

Perspective! for comic book artists and Extreme perspective! for artists by David Chelsea, a complete exploration of the topic.

A good source for books, Powell's bookstore in Portland, Oregon.  A massive warehouse of used books at good prices.  BTW related to the Powell's bookstore here in Chicago, unfortunately their inventory isn't related.