RECOMMENDED READING
Filmed by Open Studio Online, Lorenzo Chavez shares some of his favorite art books of past and current masters, revealing the artists whose work has been such a powerful source of inspiration for him over the years. This is a thought-provoking and fascinating conversation to listen to, motivating us all to consider what inspires us as artists.
The following texts are both instructional and inspirational.
Elementary Principles of Landscape Painting
John F. Carlson
Composition of Outdoor Painting
Edgar Payne
The Elements of Drawing
John Ruskin
Composition in Art
Henry Rankin Poore
Composition
Arthur Wesley Dow
Painters and the American West
Joan Carpenter Troccoli
Desert Dreams - The Art and Life of Maynard Dixon
Donald J. Hagerty
Claude Monet Life and Work
Paul Hayes Tucker
Alla Prima
Richard Schmid
Richard Schmid Paints Landscapes
Richard Schmid
Hawthorne on Painting
Charles W. Hawthorne
Gruppe on Painting
Emile Gruppe
The Art Spirit
Robert Henri
Landscape Painting
Sir Alfred East RA
Mastering Composition
Ian Roberts
A Visual Palette
Kevin Weckbach
Art in New Mexico, 1900-1945 Pass to Taos and Santa Fe
Julie Schimmel & Charles C. Eldredge
Landscape Painting
Birge Harrison
Sacred Paint-Ned Jacob
Sandra Dallas