Books – Savvy Painter

These are books that were recommended by guests on the Savvy Painter podcast. Many I have read, own, and highly recommend as well. Each book has a link to purchase on Amazon, and a link to the interview of the guest(s) who recommended it.

Sketching – from Square One to Trafalgar Square by Richard E. Scott
Recommended by:
Kathleen Dunphy
Richard E. Scott (author interview)
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Alla Prima II, by Richard Schmid
Recommended by:
Charlie Hunter

Paradigms, by Joel Barker
Recommended by:
Don Crowther

Hawthorne on Painting, by Mrs. Charles Hawthorne
Recommended by:
Camille Przewodek
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Hensche on Painting, by John Robichaux
Recommended by:
Camille Przewodek
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The Art Spirit, by Robert Henri
Recommended by:
Camille Przewodek
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The Nude, by Kenneth Clark
Recommended by:
Carolyn Lord
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The War of Art, Stephen Pressfield
Recommended by:
Pamela Slim

Trevor Chamberlain, A Personal View – Light & Atmoshpere in Watercolor, by Trevor Chamberlain
Recommended by:
Andy Evansen

Mastering Atmoshpere & Mood in Watercolor, by Joseph Zbukvic
Recommended by:
Andy Evansen

The Unknown Matisse, by Hilary Spurling
Recommended by:
Susan Abbott

The Private Lives of the impressionists, by Sue Roe
Recommended by:
Susan Abbott

The Painter’s Process, by William Reese
Recommended by:
Gabor Svagrik

Made to Stick, by Chip and Dan Heath
Recommended by:
Sam Bennett
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All Marketers ~~are Liars~~ Tell Stories, by Seth Godin
Recommended by:
Sam Bennett

The Circle, by Dave Eggers
Recommended by:
Sam Bennett

Influence, by Robert Cialdini
Recommended by:
Sam Bennett

Honey Bee Democracy, by Thomas Seeley
Recommended by:
Carolyn Lord

The Power of Positive Thinking, by Norman Vincent Peale
Recommended by:
Errol Gerson

The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, by Stephen Covey
Recommended by:
Errol Gerson
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Color & Light, by James Gurney
Recommended by:
Nathan Fowkes

Dynamic (Everything), by Burne Hogarth
Recommended by:
Nathan Fowkes

On the Steele Breeze, by Alaistair Reynolds (Fiction, non-art)
Recommended by:
Nathan Fowkes

Life with Picasso, by Francois Gilot
Recommended by:
John Hull

An Ordinary Evening (Poem), by Walter Stevens
Recommended by:
John Hull

On the Painting, by Max Beckman
Recommended by:

John Hull

Joseph Conrad, Author
Recommended by:
John Hull

What is Art, by Leo Tolstoy
Recommended by:
John Hull

Van Gogh,The Letters
Recommended by:
John Hull

Caravaggio: A Life Sacred & Profane, by Andrew Graham-Dixon
Recommended by:
John Hull

Pop 1280, by Jim Thompson
Recommended by:
John Hull

Ireland: A Novel, by Frank Delaney
Recommended by:
John Hull

Walter Benjamin at the Dairy Queen, Reflections on Sixty and Beyond, by Larry McMurtry
Recommended by:
John Hull

BOOKS BY GUESTS INTERVIEWED ON SAVVY PAINTER:

Color as Content, by Mitchell Johnson

Mitchell Johnson: Selected Paintings, by Mitchell Johnson

Color Lessons, by Mitchell Johnson

Body of Work, by Pamela Slim*

Wild Money, by Luna Jaffe
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Get it Done, by Sam Bennett
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An Artist Talks to God, by Sam Bennett
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Recipe for Press, by Amy Flurry
Amy has offered Savvy Painter listeners a 20% discount on her book, Recipe for Press, and the Press Pitch Wheel. To take advantage of this generous offer, go to RecipeforPress.com and enter Savvy Painter in the coupon box at check out.

California Light: A Century of Landscapes, by Jean Stern

Edgar Payne: A Scenic Journey, by Jean Stern

Franz A. Bischoff: The Life & Art of an American Master, by Jean Stern

In Nature’s Temple, the Life & Art of William Wendt, by Jean Stern

Guy Rose: American Impressionist, by Jean Stern

California Impressionists, by Jean Stern

Romance of the Bells: The California Missions in Art, by Jean Stern

All Things Bright & Beautiful: California Impressionist Paintings from the Irvine Museum, by Jean Stern

Enchanted Isle: A History of Plein Air Painting in Santa Catalina Island, by Jean Stern

California: This Golden Land of Promise, by Jean Stern

Alson S. Clark: Based on the Biography of Alson S. Clark by Medora Clark, by Jean Stern

Elsie Palmer Payne, by Jean Stern