Art

Albert, Greg, 2003, The Simple Secret to Better Painting; How to Immediately Improve Your Art With the One Rule of Composition: Cincinnati, OH, North Light [ISBN 1581802560 9781581802566]
Blake, Wendon, 1983, Creative Colour for the Oil Painter (Artist's Painting Library), 2nd revised ed.: Watson-Guptilleetblications Inc. [?]
Carlson, John F., 1958, Carlson's guide to landscape painting: New York, Dover Publications, Inc.[ISBN 0486229270]
Carlson, John F., 1934, Elementary principles of landscape painting: New York, Bridgman Publishers, Inc.
Gruppe, Emile A. (Charles Movalli and John Lavin, eds), 1976, Gruppe on painting: London, Great Britain, Watson-Guptill Publications [ISBN 0273001205]
Gruppe, Emile A. (Charles Movalli, ed.), 1983, Brushwork for the oil painter, revised edition: NY, Watson-Guptill Publications [ISBN: 0823005267]
Gruppe, Emiile A. (Charles Movalli, ed.), 1979, Gruppe on color; using expressive color to paint nature: NY, Watson-Guptill Publications [ISBN: 0823021556]
Mayer, Ralph, and Sheehan, Steven, 1991, The artist's handbook of materials and techniques, 5th edition: New York. Viking [ISBN 9780670837014, 0670837016 ]
Payne, Edgar, 2005, Composition of outdoor painting, 7th ed.: Bellflower, CA, DeRu's Fine Arts [ISBN: 0939370115]
Reese, William F., 2009, The painter's process; the inner voice: Blue Raven Publishing (www.williamfreese.com) [OCLC 461011230]

Books-Instruction, Other

- Albala, Mitchell, 2009, Landscape Painting; Essential Concepts and Techniques for Plein Air and Studio Practice: Waton-Guptill [978-0823032204]
- Albala, Mitchell, 2021, The Landscape Painter's Workbook, Essential Studies in Shape, Composition, and Color: Beverly, MA, Rockport Publishers, 176 p. [ISBN 978-0-76037-135-0]
- Albers, Josef, 2013, Interactions of color (50th anniversary edition): Yale University Press [ISBN 9780300179354]
- Barbour, Arthus J., 1980, Painting the Seasons in Watercolor, 1980, New York, NY, Watson-Guptill Publications [ISBN 9780823038596]
- Barker, Philippa, ed., 2023, Artists' Master Series; Composition and Narrative: Worcester, UK, 3DTotal.com [ISBN 9781912843596]
- Barker, Philippa, ed., 2024, Artists' Master Series; Perspective & Depth: Worcester, UK, 3DTotal Publishing [ISBN 9781912843831]
- Birren, F., ed., 1970, The elements of color; a treatise on the color system of Johannes Itten, based on his book The Art of Color: New York, Van Nostrand Reinhold
- Browning, Tom, 2019, Timeless Techniques for Better Oil Paintings: Echo Point Books & Media [ISBN 9781635618655]
- Clark, Kenneth, 1979, Landscape into Art: NY, Harper & Row [ISBN 0064300889] Recommended by Deborah Paris
- Cleveland, David A., 2021, A History of American Tonalism, 1880-1920; crucible of American Modernism, 3rd ed.: Abbeville Press, 704 p. [978-0789214119]
- Curtis, David, and Capon, Robin, 2015, Capturing the Moment in Oils: London, Pavilion Books [ISBN 9781849943222]
- Curtis, David, and Capon, Robin, 2010, Painting with Impact: London, Batsford [ISBN 9781906388430]
- D'Amelio, Joseph, 2004, Perspective Drawing Handbook: Dover
- Dow, Arthur Wesley, 1997, Composition; A Series of Exercises in Art Structure for the Use of Students and Teachers: Berkeley, CA, University of California Press [ISBN 9780520211568]
- Dunning, William V., 1991, Changing Images of Pictorial Space: A History of Spatial Illusion in Painting: Syracuse, NY, Syracuse University Press [ISBN9780815625087] Recommended by Deborah Paris
- East, Alfred, Sir, 1906, The Art of Landscape Painting in Oil Colour...with illustrations in colour and black and white: London, Calssell & Co. (also online, see below) [OCLC 559172830]
- Edwards, Betty, 2012, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, 4th ed.: TarcherPerigee
- Edwards, Betty, 2012, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain; Workbook, 2nd ed.: TarcherPerigee
- Goerschner, Ted, Lehrman, Lewis Barrett, 2001, Oil Painting; The Workshop Experiene: Cincinnati, OH, North Light Books [ISBN 9781581801743]
- Grayam, Edward and Hamblyn, Richard, 2025, Clouds: How to Identify Nature’s Most Fleeting Forms: Princeton University Press [ISBN 978-0691262482]
- Hart, Chris, 2009, Figure it out! The Beginner's Guide to Drawing People: New York, NY, Sixth and Spring Books [9781933027807]
- Henri, Robert, and Ryerson, Margery, 2007, The art spirit : notes, articles, fragments of letters and talks to students, bearing on the concept and technique of picture making, the study of art generally, and on appreciation: New York, NY, Basic Books [ISBN 9780465002634]
- Hernandez, Mike, et al., 2024, Artists' Master Series: Perspective and Depth: 3DTotal Publishing, 304 pages [ISBN 978-1912843831]
- Lewis, Marisa, 2021, Artists' master series: color & light: Worcester, UK, 3dtotal Publishing [ISBN 9781912843411]
- MacPherson, Kevin D., 2009, Landscape Painting Inside & Out; Capture the Vitality of Outdoor Painting in Your Studio with Oils: Cincinnati, OH, North Light [ISBN 9781600619083]
- Marine, Carol, 2014, Daily Painting; Paint Small and Often to Become a More Creative, Productive, and Successful Artist
- Maughan, William L., 2004, The Artist's Complete Guide to Drawing the Head: New York, Watson-Guptill Publications [ISBN 9780823003594]
- Mayer, Ralph, 1991, The Artist's Handbook of Materials and Techniques, 5th ed., revised and updated: Viking [ISBN 0670837016]
- McCaw, Dan, 2002, A Proven Strategy for Creating Great Art: Cincinnati, OH, North Light Books [ISBN 9781929834198]
- Mendlik, Kami, 2022, Color Relativity; Creating the Illusion of Light with Paint: St. Croix River School & Painting [ISBN 9798218368951]
- Minnaert, M. G. J. , 1993, Light and color in the outdoors: New York : Springer-Verlag [ISBN 9780387979359]
- Moran, Patricia, 1999, The Oil Paintes's Ultimate Flower & Portrait Companion: Cincinnati, OH, North Light Books
- Moran, Patricia, 1991, Painting the Beauty of Flowers with Oils: Cincinnati, OH, North Light Books
- Nelson, Craig, 2002, 60 Minutes to Better Painting; Quick Studies in Oil and Acrylic: North Light Books
- Norling, Ernest R., 1939, Perspective Made Easy: Dover
- Paris, Deborah, 2020, Painting the Woods: Nature, Memory, and Metaphor: Texas A&M University Press [ISBN 978-1623499181]
- Pototschnik, John, 2018, Limited Palette Unlimited Color: Streamline Publishing [ISBN 9780578400594]
- Quiller, Stephen, 2002, Color Choices; Making Color Sense Out of Color Theory: New York, NY, Watson-Guptill ISBN [9780823006977]
- Reid, Charles, 1973, Portrait Painting in Watercolor: New York, Watson-Guptill Publications [ISBN 0823041921]
- Rhoads, Eric, 2018, Make more money selling your art: Streamline
- Roberts, Marie MacDonnell, 1993, The Artist's Design: Probing the Hidden Order: Walnut Creek, CA, Fradema Press [ISBN ] Recommended by Deborah Paris
- Ross, Denman Waldo, 2020, The Painter's Palette; A Theory of Tone Relations, an Instrument of Expression: Independently published [9798668036783]
- Ruppel, Robh, ?, Graphic L.A.: Design Studio Press
- Schmid, Richard, 1999, Alla Prima; Everything I Know About Painting: South Burlington, VT, Stove Prairie Press [ISBN 9780966211733]
- Schmid, Richard, and Swatland, Katie, 2013, Alla Prima II; Everything I Know About Painting, and More [9780966211740]
- Speed, Harold, 1972, The Practice & Science of Drawing, 3rd ed.: New York, Dover [0486228703 ISBN]
- Speed, Harold, 1987, Oil Painting Techniques and Materials: New York, Dover
- Strisik, Paul, and Movalli, Charles, 1980, The Art of Landscape Painting: New York, Watson-Guptill Publications [OCLC 988158144]
- Strisik, Paul, 1995, Capturing light in oils: Cincinnati, OH, North Light Books [0891345922]
- Weber, Mark Christopher, 2010, Brushwork Essentials; How to Render Expressive Form and Texture with Every Stroke: Cincinnati, OH, North Light [ISBN 9781440306747]
- Whisson, Colley, 2001, Creating Impressionist Landscapes in Oil; How to Master Impressionism Step-By-Step: Cincinnai, OH, International Artist Pub. [9781929834105]
- Wilcox, Michael, 2008, Blue and Yellow Don't Make Green, 2nd ed.: Bristol, School of Colour Publications [9780967962870]
- Zbukvic, Joseph, 2002, Mastering Atmosphere & Mood in Watercolor: The Critical Ingredients That Turn Paintings into Art: Intl Art Publishing, Inc. [ISBN 978-1929834174] Available free online via the Internet Archive.

Figurative

- Sin, Oliver, 2019, Drawing the Head for Artists; Techniques for Mastering Expressive Portraiture: Beverly, MA, Quarry Books
- Wu, Ziaoming - Cours de Dessin from the Academy of Art University
- Yan, Henry, 2006, Henry Yan's Figure Drawing; Techniques and Tips: Publisher unknown

Books-Intruction (Free online) (You may need to sign up for an Internet Archive membership to view some of these, but that is no charge)

The Painter's Palette, by Denman Ross (other versions)
How to Judge of a Painting, by Van Dyke (1888, 1889)
The Art of Landscape Painting in Oil Colour, by Sir Alfred East (1907, 1910, 1911, 2015)
The Principles of Colouring in Painting, by Charles Martel (1865)
How to Look at Pictures, by Robert Clermont Witt (1912)
Landscape Painting, by Birge Harrison (1920) Other options
Landscape Painting in Watercolor, by Zoltan Szabo
The Discourses of Sir Joshua Reynolds
Perspective Made Easy, by Ernest R. Norling
Hawthorne on Painting, collected by Mrs. Charles W. Hawthorne, 1960, New York, Dover Publications
A Treatise on Painting, by Leonardo Da Vinci, 1835

Books-Motivational

Green, Robert, 2012, Mastery: Penguin Books (recommended by Scott Christensen)
Holiday, Ryan, 2024, The Obstacle is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph, expanded 10th anniversary edition: Portfolio/Penguin (recommended by Scott Christensen)
Pressfield, Steven, 2002, The war of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles: New York, Black Irish Intertainment (recommended by Scott Christensen)

Books-Table Top

Aspevig, Clyde

Jackson, Steven B. and Aspevig, Clyde, 2004, Clyde Aspevig Recent Paintings: The Museum of the Rockies
Aspevig, Clyde, Hoffman, Sheila K., et al, 2005, Elemental Solitude; The Landscapes of Clyde Aspevig: Corning, NY, Rockwell Museum of Western Art [9780976991908]
Aspevig, Clylde, 2010, Visual Music; The Landscapes of Clyde Aspevig: Billings, MT, Juniper Ridge Studios [9780983010524]

Babich, Alexander

My Motherland - Russia; Paintings, Moscow, 2020

Bama, James

Bama, James, 1975, The Western Art of James Bama: New York, NY, Bantam Books
Kane, Brian M., 2008, James Bama; American Realist: Santa Cruz, CA, Flesk Publications
Bama, James, 2010, James Bama Sketchbook; A Seventy-Year Journey, Traveling from the Far East to the Wild West: Santa Cruz, CA, Flesk Publications
Bama, James and Fleskes, John, 2012, James Bama; Personal Works: Santa Cruz, CA, Flesk Publications [9781933865423]

Bateman, Robert

Bateman, Robert, and Archbold, Rick, 2005, Robert Bateman; An Artist in Nature: Toronto, ON, Madison Press Books [9781895892659]

Brown, Belmore

Bates, Robert H., 1991, Mountain Man; The Story of Belmore Brown, Hunter, Explorer, Artist, Naturalist and Preserver of Our Northern Wilderness: Clinton, NJ, Amwell Press [OCLC 29240879]

Brown, Peter

Brown, Peter, 2018, Bath; Paintings by Peter Brown: Sansom & Company [9781911408284]
Brown, Peter, 2015, London; Paintings by Peter Brown: Sansom & Company [ISBN 9781908326805]

Brown, Roger Dale

Brown, Roger Dale, 2015, A Passion for Painting: Nashville, TN, River Valley Studio

Carlson, George

Carlson, George and Wilkinson, Todd, 2021, George Carlson; the American West: Welcome Books, 352 p. [ISBN 978-1599621630 ]

Case, G. Russell

Case, G. Russell, 2022, North to South; G Russell Case: Brigham City Museum of Art & History

Chmiel, Leonard

Scott, Amy, Leonard Chmiel; An Authentic Nature

Christensen, Scott L.

Christensen, Scott L., 2005, The Nature of Light: Jackson, WY, Christensen Studio [ISBN 9780974412023]
Christensen, Scott, L., 2018, Selected Works by Scott L. Christensen: Victor, ID, Scott L. Christensen Studio

Compton, Edward Theodore

Siegfried Wichmann, 1999, Compton; Edward Theodore & Edward Harrison; Painters and mountaineers: Stuttgart, Belser Verlag

Constable, John

Constable, John, Cove, Saray, and Lyles, Anne, 2006, Constable's great landscapes; the six-foot paintings: Washington, National Gallery of Art in association with Tate Publishing [1854377248 9781854377241]
Constable, John, and Morris, Edward (ed.), 2000, Constable's clouds; paintings and cloud studies by John Constable: [Edinburgh], National Galleries of Scotland ; [Liverpool] : National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside [1903278058 9781903278055 1903278066 9781903278062]
Peitcheva, Maria, 2015, John Constable; 226 plates: ?

Curtis, Edward S. (Photographer)

Gulbrandsen, Don, 2006, Edward S. Curtis; Visions of the First Americans: London, Compendium [ISBN 9781905573219]

Datz, Stephen C.

Datz, Stephen C., 2022, Afterimages: Grand Junction, Co, Stephen C. Datz

DeRome, Albert Thomas

Nelson-Rees, Walter A., 1988, Albert Thomas DeRome, 1885-1959: Being a story of his life and a picture diary of his oils and watercolors: WIM [ISBN 978-0938842064]
Derome, Albert Thomas, 2004, Water, land and sky : rediscovering Albert Thomas DeRome: Moraga, CA, Hearst Art Gallery [9781886091207]

Dixon, Maynard

Clark, Philip Hone, 2001, The Heart of Maynard Dixon; Conversations with herald R. Clark and other related correspondence, 1937-1846: Salt Lake City, UT, Theo's Art [0971549303]
Gibbs, Linda Jones, 2000, Escape to Reality; The Western World of Maynard Dixon: Provo, UT, Brigham Young University [0842524770 pbk]
Hagerty, Donald J., 2010, The Art of Maynard Dixon: Layton, UT, Gibbs Smith [ISBN 978-1-4236=0380-1]
Harvigsen, Kenneth, 2022, Maynard Dixon, Searching for a Home; Painted and Poetic Imagination in the American West: Provo, UT, Brigham Young Univerversity Museum of Art [9780842500982]
Sublette, Mark, 2018, Maynard Dixon's American West; Along the Distant Mesa: Tucson, AZ, Just Me Publishing [ISBN 978-0-9861902-4-7]
Wolfe, Ann M., Hagerty, 2024, Sagebrush and Solitude; Maynard Dixon in Nevada: Rizzoli Electa, 288 p. [ISBN 978-0847899586]

Doheny, Dennis

Doheny, Dennis, 2001?, Dennis Doheny; Recent Work: Los Angeles, CA, William A. Karges Fine Art [OCLC 77925169]

Fuller, Warwick

Fuller, Warwick, 2014, Warwick Fuller: Dawn, Day and Dusk: Panter & Hall
Fuller, Warwick and Murphy, Sean, 2014, Warwick Fuller; Impressions & Interpretations: Australia, Warwick Fuller [ISBN 9780646921754]
Fuller, Warwick, 2017, It's the Light: Australia, Lost Bear Gallery
Fuller, Warwick, 2018, Warwick Fuller; Chasing the Light: Panter & Hall
Fuller, Warwick, 2020, Warwick Fuller; Chasing the Light: Penrith Regional Gallery
Fuller, Warwick, 2020, Warwick Fuller; Within Sight: Panter & Hall (online only)
Fuller, Warwick, 2021, Warwick Fuller 2021 Exhibition: Lost Bear Gallery
Fuller, Warwick, 2022, Warwick Fuller – The day had turned fine: Lost Bear Gallery
Fuller, Warwick, 2023, Warwick Fuller Exhibition – Light on the Hill: Lost Bear Gallery
Fuller, Warwick, 2024, Warwick Fuller; Savouring the Moment: Panter & Hall
Fuller, Warwick, 2024, Warwick Fuller: Divine Light: Lost Bear Gallery

Fritz, Charles

Fritz, Charles, and Peterson, Timothy, 2009, Charles Fritz; 100 Paintings Ilustrating the Journals of Lewis and Clark; the Complete Collection: Helena, MT, Farcountry Press [ISBN 9781560374466]

Genn, Robert

Genn, Robert, 2008, Robert Genn: Vancouver, BC, Studio Beckett Publications [ISBN 978-0-9784673-0-2]

Hibbard, Aldro Thompson

Cooly, John L., 1996, A. T. Hibbard, N.A.: Artist in Two Worlds: Rockport Art Association; 2nd edition

Hook, William Cather

McGarry, Susan Hallsten, 2014, William Cather Hook; A Retrospective: Albuquerque, NM, Fresco Books [ISBN 9781934491454]

Hurley, Wilson

Hurley, Wilson, 1977, Wilson Hurley; An Exhibition of Oil Paintings: Kansas City, KS, Lowell Press [OCLC 57417739]
Anonymous, 1985, Wilson Hurley; A Retrospective Exhibition: Kansas City, KS, The Lowell Press of Kansas City [ISBN 0-931618-19-3]
Hurley, Rosalyn Roembke, 2020, The Life and Art of Wilson Hurley: Celebrating the Richness of Reality: SF Design, llc / FrescoBooks [978-1934491676]

Irvine, Wilson Henry

Spencer, Harold, 1998, Wilson Henry Irvine and the poetry of light: Florence Griswold Museum [978-1880897188]

Jacob, Ned

Dallas, Sandra, 1979, Sacred Paint: Santa Fe, NM, Fenn Galleries Publishing, Inc. [ISBN 0943504505]

Johnson, Frank Tenney

McCracken, Herold, 1974, The Frank Tenney Johnson Book: A Master Painter of the Old West: Gargen City, NY, Doubleday [ISBN 9780385078573]

Jordan, Jerry

Clawson, Michael, 2023, Jerry Jordan; Together Always Our Spirit: Fresco Books, 248 pages [ISBN 978-1934491881]

Kuhn, Bob

Duncan, Adam and Kuhn, Bob, 2012, Bob Kuhn; Drawing on Instinct: Norman, OK, University of Oklahoma Press [9780806143019]

Kuhnert, Wilhelm

Kuhnert, Wilhelm and Wechsler, Charles, 1995, The Animal Art of Wilhelm Kuhner: Columbia, SC, LiveOak Press [OCLC 40221238]
Kuhnert, Wilhelm, Demandt, Philipp, Voermann, Ilka, and Verlag, Hirmer, 2018, King of the Animals; Wilhelm Kuhnert and the Image of Africa: Frankfurt Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt Munich Hermer [9783777431291]

Lawson, T. Allen

Lawson, T. Allen, 2021, Recollections and Reflections: The Brinton Museum
Gerald Peters Gallery, 2005, Variations on a Theme; Paintings by John Felsing, T. Allen Lawson, and Skip Whitcomb
Lawson, T. Allen, ?, T. Allen Lawson; Works on Paper: Easton Gallery
Lawson, T. Allen, 2000, T. Allen Lawson; Selected Works 1993-1999: Gallery Press
Lawson, T. Allen, ?, T. Allen Lawson; Hometown: Sage
Lawson, T. Allen, 2014, Neighbors; T. Allen Lawson: Simpson Gallagher Gallery
Lawson, T. Allen, 2007, T. Allen Lawson in Maine: Ten High Street Gallery
Lawson, T. Allen, 2011, T. Allen Lawson; Growth Rings: Ten High Street Gallery
Lawson, T. Allen, 2004, Capturing the Missouri; Lewis & Clark Revisited; An Exhibition of Paintings by T. Allen Lawson & Geoff Parker: New York: Mary A.H. Rumsey Foundation

Lee, Roland

Lee, Roland, 2025, A Legacy in Landscapes: St. George, Ut, Park Partners Inc. [ISBN 9781580711722]

Leigh, W. R.

Thomas Gilcrease Institute of American History and Art, 1968, W.R. Leigh : the artist's studio collection: American Scene, v. 9, n. 4. [OCLC 855930340]
DuBois, June, 1977, W.R. Leigh : the definitive illustrated biography: Kansas City, KS, Lowell Publishing [ISBN 9780913504420]

Levitan, Isaak

King, Averil, and Levitan, Isaak Il'ich, 2006, Isaak Levitan; Lyrical Landscape: London, Philip Wilson Publishers [0856675768]
Fiodorov-Davydov, Alexei, 2019, Isaac Levitan: Parkstone International [9781646992454]
Iotova, Raia , 2018, Isaac Levitan: 135 Landscape Drawings & Paintings: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform [9781986684071]
Ivanova, Katerina, 2017, Isaac Levitan; Selected Paintings (Volume 1): CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform [9781545396001]
Levitan, Isaac, 2019, Isaac Levitan (Masterpieces): Independently published [9781688313002]

MacDonald, J. E. H.

Christensen, Lisa, 2003, The Lake O'Hara Art of J. E. H. MacDonald and Hiker's Guide: Calgary, AB, Fifth House, Ltd.[ISBN 1-894856-17-1]

McCarthy, Frank C.

Kelton, Elmer, and McCarthy, Frank C., 1992, The Art of Frank C. McCarthy: Trumbull, CN, Greenwich Workshop [ISBN 9780867130133]
Storz, Frank, ed., 1974, The Western Paintings of Frank C. McCarthy: NY, Ballantine [OCLC: 779995679 ]

Moran, Thomas

Hayden, F. V., and Moran, Thomas, 1876, The Yellowstone National Park, and the Mountain Regions of Portions of Idaho, Nevada, Colorado and Utah: Boston, L. Prang and Company [OCLC 561296097]
Kinsey, Joni L., 2006, Thomas Moran's West; Chromolithography, High Art, and Popular Taste: Lawrence, KS, University Press of Kansas [ISBN 0-7006-1413-3]
Moran, Thomas, Anderson, Nancy K. et al, 1998, Thomas Moran: New Haven, Yale University Press [ISBN 9780300073256]

Nowlin, B. C.

Nowlin, B. C., 2018, Icon: The Art and Confessions of B.C. Nowlin: Albuquerque, NM, Print It! [ISBN 978069209084-8]

Odom, Kathie

Kathie Odom; Let the Art Speak: self published [ISBN 978-0-9726389-4-4]

Parrish, Maxfield

Cutler, Laurence S., Goffman, Judy, and The American Illustrators Gallery, 1993, Maxfield Parrish: Greenwich, CT, Brompton Books Corporation [ISBN 0-517-06714-5]

Payne, Edgar

Shields, Scott A., Trenton, Patricia, Peters, Lisa N. et al, 2012, Edgar Payne; The Scenic Journey: Pasadena, CA, Pasadena Museum of California Art [9780764960536]

Pleissner, Ogden M.

Bergh, Peter, 1984, The Art of Ogden M. Pleissner: Boston, MA, D. R. Godine [OCLC 1031865453]

Posselli, Bonnie

Posselli, Bonnie, 2007?, B. Posselli; The Paintings of Bonnie Posselli

Przewodek, Camille

Przewodek, Camille, 2014, Mondays with Camille; Capturing the Key of Light in Color: self published
Przewodek, Camille, 2012, The Art of Camille Przewodek: self published

Putnam, Lori

Lori Putnam; So Far, 2023: Colibri Editore [ISBN 978-0-9890284-2-4]

Reese, William F.

Balcomb, Mary N., and Reese, William F., 1984, Wm. F. Reese: Bellevue, WA, Blue Raven Pub. [9780916029005]

Remington, Frederic

Anderson, Nancy, K., Remington, Frederic et al, 2003, Frederic Remington; The Color of Night: Washington, DC, National Gallery of Art [ISBN 9780894682995]

Reynolds, James

Hedgpeth, Don, 1997, Traildust; Cowboys, Cattle and Country; the Art of James Reynolds: Greenwich Workshop Press [ISBN 0-86713-035-0]
Reynolds, James and Rey, Bill, 2009, The landscapes of James Reynolds: Phoenix, AZ, Glaggett-Rey Gallery [OCLC 928933219]

Rockwell, Norman

Finch, Christopher, 1976, Norman Rockwell's America

Rungius, Carl

Rungius, Carl, and Wonders, Karen, 2001, Carl Rungius; Artist & Sportsman: Chicago, IL, Warwich Pub. [ISBN 9781894622097]
Whyte, Jon and Hart, E. J., 1985, Carl Rungius; Painter of the Western Wilderness: Glenbow-Alberta Institute / Douglas & McIntyre [978-0888944740]
Carl Rungius The Complete Prints
Carl Rungius, Big Game Painter, Fifty Years With Brush and Rifle

Schmid, Richard

Schmid, Richard, 2017, Richard Schmid; The Landscapes: New Hampshire?, Stove Prairie Press [9780977829637 0977829634 9780977829644]

Schwiering, Conrad

Krakel, Dean, 1981, Conrad Schwiering, Painting on the Square: Oklahoma City, OK, Powder River Book Co. [9780932154101]
Meyer, Claudia, 1981, A Written Accompaniment to Schwiering, sixth in the series, Profiles in American Art: Boulder, CO, Ken Meyer Productions
Wakefield, Bob, 1973, Schwiering and the West: Aberdeen, SD, North Plains Press [9780879701284]

Seago, Edward

Russell, James, 2014, Edward Seago: London, Lund Humphries and Portland Gallery
Ranson, Ron, 2002, Edward Seago: UK, David & Charles

Stewart, Leconte

Muir, Mary Margaret, Pouton, Donna, et al, 2012, LeConte Stewart Masterworks: Layton, UT, Gibbs Smith [ISBN 9781423625193]

Streeton, Arthur

Geoffrey Smith, 1995, Arthur Streeton, 1867-1943: National Gallery of Victoria

Swanson, Ray

Swanson, Ray, 1994, The Art of Ray Swanson; Celebrating People and Lifestyles: Carefree, AZ, Old Paint Pub. [ISBN 9780963856500]

Swinnerton, Jimmy,

Davidson, Harold G., 1985, Jimmy Swinnerton; The Artist and His Work: Hearst Books [9780688037109]

Terpning, Howard

Howard Terpning, Fine Art Editions, 2005-1980: Borsini-Burr Galleries
Terpning, Howard, 2012, Terpning; Tribute to the Plains People: Seymour, CN, Greenwich Workshop, Inc. [ISBN 9780867131512]
Buchanan, Kirsty, ed., 2016, American Masterworks of Howard Terpning; Highlights from the Eddie Basha Collection: Corning, NY, Rockwell Museum
Kelton, Elmer, 1992, The Art of Howard Terpning: New York, Bantum Books

Ufer, Walter

Ufer, Walter, Leslie, Mike, Porter, Dean A., 2014, Walter Ufer; Rise, Fall, Resurrection: Oklahoma City, OK, National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum [ISBN 9780932154743]

Wickiser, Ralph

Wickiser, Ralph, 1999?, Ralph Wickiser; THe Four Seasons; Works from the 1970's: New York, NY, Walter Wickiser Gallery
Cleveland, David Adams, 2009, Ralph L. Wickiser; The Relected Stream; The Early Years 1975-1985: New York,NY, Walter Wickiser Gallery
Cleveland, David Adams, 2012, Ralph L. Wickiser; The Reflected Stream; The Abstract Years 1985-1998, New York, NY, Walter Wickiser Gallery
Tortora, Lydia Wickiser, and Wickiser, Walter, 2013, Ralph L. Wickiser; The Covered Apple Tree 1987-1998 and Shadows on the Grass 1996-1998: New York, NY, Walter Wickiser Gallery

Widforss, Gunnar

Kvamme, Gary Lee, 2022, Gunnar Widforss; Watercolor Paintings, Artworks Only Series #14

Wilcox, Jim

Wilcox, Jim, Price, B. Byron, Wilcox, Mark, 2008, Canvassing the West; The Paintings of Jim Wilcox [ISBN 9781606431771]

Multiple Artists

Gooch, Jane Lytton, 2010, Bow Lake; Wellspring of Art: Canada, Rocky Mountain Books [Peter Whyte, A. C. Leighton, Catharine Whyte, Jimmy Simpson, Horace Champagne, Belmore Browne, Carl Rungius, Dominik Modlinski, David McEown. Rob Zeer, Carolyn Oldale Adams, Walter J. Phillips, Holly Middleton, Donna Jo Massie, Max Elliott, Elizabeth Wiltzen, Sarah Kidner, Alice Saltiel-Marshall, Walter Wilcox, Ralph Oberg, Barbara Leighton, Glen Boles, Zelda Nelson, Bill Burns, Mike Svob, W. J. Bradley, Roger D. Arndt, Erica Neumann]
Hurtado, Laura Allred, and Andreasen, Bryon C., 2016, Saints at Devil's Gate; Landscapes along the Mormon Trail: Salt Lake City, UT, The Church Historian's Press [9780692785850] John Burton, Josh Clare, Bryan Mark Taylor
Stern, Jean, and Hammond, Pamala, 1998, Painted light; California impressionist paintings from the Gardena High School, Los Angeles Unified School District Collection: [Carson, CA], California State University, Dominguez Hills [OCLC 40537835]
Stern, Jean and Siple, Molly, 2011, California Light; A Century of Landscapes: New York, Skira Rizzoli
Stern, Jean, McGarry, Susan Hallsen, Dunn, Terry Lawson, 2013, Art of the National Parks; Historic Connections, Contemporary Interpretations: Albuquerque, NM, Fresco Fine Art Publications [9781934491393]

Poulton, Donna L., Swanson, Vern G., and Hagerty, Donald J., 2009, Painters of Utah's Canyons and Deserts: Layton, UT, Gibbs Smith [ISBN 9781423601845]
Townshend, Nancy, 2012, Art Inspired by the Canadian Rockies, Purcell Mountains and Selkirk Mountains 1809-2012: Calgary, AB, Bayeux Arts, Inc.[ISBN 978-1-897411-37-7]

Prix de West Catalogs, National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum

2023

DVDs

Clyde Aspevig - Aspevig; Basic Edition

Cindy Baron

Elegant Landscapes

Painting Harmony in Nature

Zufar Bikbov - Landscape Painting in 4 steps

Brian Blood

Outdoor Painting Secrets

Studio Painting Secrets

Carl Bretzke - Nocturnes; Painting the Night

David Brody (The Great Courses) - How to Draw

Roger Dale Brown - Organize and Paint the Woodland Interior Landscape

Jill Carver - The Painter's Toolbox (2 discs: Tools Explained, Tools Applied)

Kim Casebeer - Dramatic Light

Scott L. Christensen

Painting Large Landscapes

Composing the Many Elements of a Scene

Three Landscape Studies

Establishing a Key that Reads

Joshua Clare

Josh Clare paints the rural landscape (JC-1)

Johsua Clare paints the winter landscape (2017) (JC-2)

Steve Curry - Finding Your Voice; Painting with Creative Expression

Bill Davidson - How to Paint Glowing Landscapes

Karl Dempwolf - California Impressionism

Mary Garrish - Tonalism with Mary Garrish

Mike Hernandez - Creating drama with light and color

Michael Holter

7 Steps to Watercolor Landscapes

Paint the Town

Kathleen Hudson - Clouds & Distance

Thomas Jefferson Kitts - Sorolla: Painting the Color of Light

Robert Johnson - Flowers; Bouquets & Brushwork

Paul Kratter - Mastering Trees

Vera Kavura - Painting the Flowers of Ukrane

Christine Lashley - Vibrant Landscapes

William Lidwell - How Colors Affect You: What Science Reveals (The Great Courses)

John MacDonald - Creating Dynamic Landscapes

Kevin MacPherson

The Magic Grid: Landscapes, Vol. 1

The Magic Grid: Still LIfe, Vol. 3

Kami Mendlik - Mastering Water; The Secrets of Color and Reflection

Jay Moore

Painting the Way the Eye Sees

From the Field to the Studio

John Pototschnik - Create Unlimited Color with a Limited Palette

Camille Przewodek

Mondays with Camille; Capturing the Key of Light in Color

A Colorists Guide to Painting; Landscape Maters Series

30 Days with Camille; Step by Step Studies of Paintings

Lori Putnam - Bold brushstrokes & Confident Color

John Raynes - Drawing & Painting People

William F. Reese

A Tribute to His Love of Horses

Life is an Inspiration

Eric Rhoads - Art Marketing Boot Camp

Ian Roberts - Mastering Composition: Techniques and Principles to Dramatically Improve Your Painting

Richard Robinson

Mastering Color

Mastering Sunsets (1 and 2)

Dave Santillanes - Painting Landscapes

Oliver Sin - Portrait Drawing Simplified

Matt Smith - DVDs

The Sonoran Desert

Winter Over the San Juans

Kathryn Stats - Overview: Mountain Scenery

Howard Terpning - Howard Terpning: Portrait of a Storyteller

Joy Thomas - The Art of Portrait Drawing

Loving Vincent

Jim Wilcox

Painting from the Outside In

When You Can't Paint Out

Jim Wodark - Composition for Painters

Wu, Ziaoming - In the Studio with Zhaoming Wu; Drawing the Head in Charcoal

Joseph Zbukvic - Atmosphere & Mood in Watercolour

Other

How Colors Affect You: What Science Reveals, William Lidwell, The Great Courses

Conversations with Artists - FineArtConnoisseur

Favorite Galleries & Museums

Wilcox Galleries - Jackson, WY

National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum - OKC, OK

National Museum of Wildlife Art - Jackson, WY - Western Visions 2018 Artists

Gilcrease - Tulsa, OK

Booth Western Art Museum - Cartersville, GA

Buffalo Bill Center of the West - Cody, WY

Summit Fine Art - Billings, MT

Eiteljorg Museum - Indianapolis, IN

Wood River Fine Arts - ID

Maxwell Alexander Gallery - CA (LA)

Autry Museum of the American West - CA (LA)

Jackson Hole Art Auction - WY

Woolaroc Museum and Wildlife Preserve - OK

Online Exhibitions

Associations

Plein Air Painters of America

Plein Air Painters of Utah

Workshops & Webinars & Classes

Adventure of Painting - Scott L. Christensen

Art Journey - T. J. Cunningham

Artifacto

John Hughes

John Poon

Matt Smith - Tucson Art Academy

My Painting Club

Paint & Clay Podcast

Deborah Paris, The Landscape Atelier

Scottsdale Artists'School - AZ

Sentient Academy

Svagrik Fine Art Blog

Tucson Art Academy Online

Wood River Fine Art - ID

Art in the Aspens

Free Streamline Art Video segments

Web

Vincent - (Song and paintings; UTube video)

Loving Vincent Project - UTube video

Loving Vincent Project Explained

Vincent van Gogh The Complete Gallery

Edgar Payne: Scenic Journey - Documentary from CPT12

Claude Oscar Monet; The Complete Works

Fritz Thaulow - UTube video

John Hughes Paints a Snow Scene

Abandon The Idea Of Being Good And Just Try | Charlie Mackesy UTube video

Greatest Living Western Artists and What I Have Learned from Them

Zion National Park Forever

Drawing Closer ; Four Hundred Years of Drawing from the RISD Museum, edited by Jamie Gabbarelli

Tips, Podcasts and Blogs, Utube

Paint & Clay Podcast - By Gabor Svagrik, Tucson Art Academy

Concept to Canvas - Podcast by Gabor Svagrik

John Hughes Blog

Articles by John Hughes in Outdoor Painter

Three Important Skills Every Landscape Painter Needs

The Landscape Painter’s Learning Guide, Pt. 2

Drawing and Creativity (A Way to Prepare)

How to Mix Color and Get Good Harmony (Without the Frustration)

DesigningYour Paintings with Values (Along with some tips on scene selection)

Edge Control (For a more nuanced painting approach)

Brushwork

What Is Holding You Back in Your Quest to Become a Better Landscape Painter?

A New Way of Seeing and Painting (For Studio and Plein Air Applications)

Avoiding That ‘Cartoon Look’ in Your Paintings

How Important is Contrast in a Painting’s Overall Design?

Why "student" is not a dirty word

Sword brush - Blick, Blick, Dagger

Landscape Atelier Blog

Mixing Fall Colors

Mixing Fall Foliage Colors

Mixing Low Chroma Greens

Simplify Mixing Greens

Mix Spring Greens

Mixing Blues for Skies

Water: Color in Reflections

Poster Studies and Deconstructed Color Studies

Steps for Clean Color

Values are like Vitamins

Value, Color and Movement

Break Temperature, Not Value

Where to Look for Shifts in Color Temperature

Lessons in Color Temperature

Chroma Trumps Value

And many more. ..

Phil Starke Utubes (free)

COLOR AND VALUES

4 Steps to Fixing Muddy Color in Your Landscape Painting

Simple Tricks to Make Your Paintings POP With Perfect Colors!

Master Color Harmony in Your Paintings With This Simple Approach!

PAINTING LIKE A PRO! Color Secrets to Captivating Landscape Atmosphere

How to Make Color Decisions in Your Landscape Painting

Complementary Color Scheme Landscape Painting

Say What You Want To Say In Your Landscape Painting (Color)

Tonalism; Good Composition, Good Values, and a Little Bit of Color…

Creating Subtle Variations of Color and Value…

Oil Painting Tips for Landscape Color Mixing

Four Keys to Mixing Cleaner Color for Your Landscape Paintings

Keep Your Sense of Light In Your Landscape Painting

Get A Sense of Detail With Broken Color In Your Landscape Painting

Bring More Life To Your Landscape Paintings With Broken Color

Choosing The Right Color For Your Landscape Painting

The Benfits of Color Schemes

Reflected Light in Shadows

Mixing Color and a Step by Step of a Landscape Painting

Develop Your Own Sense of Color In Your Landscape Painting

How To Create Professional Landscape Paintings with Value & Color

COMPOSITION

How To Change The Focal Point In Your Landscape Painting

Why Design Is Important To Your Landscape Painting

Make A Busy Photo Paintable For Your Landscape Painting

4 Keys To Creating Interest In Your Landscape Painting

WINTER

5 Keys To Painting Winter Landscape Paintings

TECHNIQUES

Mastering Brushwork Techniques for Stunning Landscape Paintings

Apply Paint Faster With A Palette Knife For Your Landscape Painting

EDGES

Painting the Shapes and Edges of Trees in Your Landscape Painting

TREES

Learn To Paint Foliage In Your Landscape Painting

4 Simple Tricks to Paint Beautiful Trees Like a Pro

Simplicity in Trees

A Discovery Of How To Paint Trees In Your Landscape Painting

SKY AND CLOUDS

Learn to Paint Better Clouds and Sky

MOUNTAINS

How to Paint Better Mountains in Oil and Acrylic

3 Steps to Painting Landscapes Like the Grand Canyon

MEADOWS AND GARDENS

4 Keys To Painting Fields and Meadows In Your Landscape Painting

Simplifying A Garden Scene For A Landscape Painting

TIPS FROM MASTERS

How The Artists Of The Hudson River School Brought Drama To Their Landscape Paintings

Master These Landscape Painting Secrets From T.C. Steele!

Unlock MAYNARD DIXON'S Secrets to Stunning Art Compositions!

How Did This Artist Master TWO Different Painting Styles?

Edward Compton Landscape Painting Artists

Revolutionize Your Landscape Paintings With Proven Pattern Techniques Used By The Masters

OTHER

Master Shadow Patterns in Your Art Like the PROS!

Elevate Your Landscape Painting Skills

Simple Tricks to Make Your Paintings Pop…

How To Create Drama In Your Landscape Painting Composition

Use Negative Painting To Give Shape To Your Trees In Your Landscape Painting

Water Color Instruction by Roland Lee

Plein Air Art Supplies: Choosing the Right Paint Box

A Great Painting Always Comes Down To This

Taking Artistic License With Iconic Locations

Painting in the Big Apple

10 Drawing Principles That'll Improve Your Paintings

The Funny, the Odd, and the Downright Bizarre!

An Exploration of the Focal Point in a Painting

Snow Painting; Preparing for the Delights and Challenges of Winter Painting

On Craft and Social Commentary

Learn to See and Interpret Light, Before Attempting to Paint It

13 Ways to Get the Most out of Any Painting Workshop

What the Rocks Tell Us - Series of articles by J Brad Holt in Outdoor Painter

12 Ways to Reduce Frustration While Painting - Eric Rhoads

Eric Rhoads & John Poon Podcast

Six Keys to Painting Trees with Character andDimension - John McDonald

Perspective: How to Sketch with a Perspective Grid

How to master Gouache techniques in Plein Air with Allie Zeyer

Supplies

Suppliers

Brushes, Paint, etc.

Grabie (detail brushes)

Blick

Jerry's

Easels

Varnish

Dorland's Wax Medium (gouache, water color)

Frames

Dick Blick - https://www.dickblick.com/products/blick-simplon-plein-air-frames-with-liners/

MayenOlson

Pictureframes.com (PLC7)

Pictureframes.com - custom

San Diego Manufacturing Frame Company

66M Traditional; 2020 Plein Air

King of Frame

Framing Supplies

United Manufacturer Supplies

Soap

Fast Orange Hand Cleaner, Smooth (or pumice) (Amazon)

Artists Maul Stick

Extendable Back Scratcher (Amazon)

Canvas Panels

SourceTek

Wind River Arts

Giclee Canvas Prints

Royal Canvas

Finer Works (recommended by colleague CZ)

Paint Saver

Pill Box (Amazon)

Brass Engraved Picture Frame Name Plates

Stephanies Gallery

Brush Holder, Telescoping

Amazon

Painting Knives

Connoisseur Italian Painting Knife #28

My Art

Workshops/Courses I have attended in person or online
- 2025
  - John Hughes Workshop, Tetons, WY Pending
  - Mark Boedges Workshop, Connecticut (4 days)
  - Gouache Live 2025, Online, August (1 day)
  - Phil Starke, Ridgway, CO, August (4 days)
  - Phil Starke, 4 Keys To Painting Reflected Light And Color (online, 2 hrs), July 24
  - John Poon's 3-Week Intensive Workshop, Ogden, UT, June (weeks 2 and 3)
  - Scott Christensen, Adventure of Painting (online), all year
  - Deborah Paris, Landscape Atelier, Abstracting the Landscape (online), February
- 2024
  - Painting skies and clouds, TJ Cunningham, online Art Journey, Nov-Dec
  - Matt Smith, Scottsdale Artists School, Scottsdale, AZ, Nov
  - Utah Plein Air Rendezvous and Retreat, Midway, UT, Sept
  - John Hughes workshop, Star Valley, WY, July
  - John Poon's 3-Week Intensive Workshop, Ogden, UT, June (2 wks)
  - Jill Carver, Booth Museum, Cartersville, GA, March
  - Plein Air Painters of America, Scottsdale Artists School, AZ, with Vermilion Cliffs add-on, March
- 2023
  - Utah Plein Air Rendezvous and Retreat, Midway, UT, Sept
  - John Poon's 3-Week Intensive Workshop, Ogden, UT, June
  - G. Russell Case at Scottsdale Artists School, Feb
  - Julie Davis, online, Penn Studio School of Art, Deciphering Trees, Jan
- 2022
  - Utah Plein Air Rendezvous and Retreat, Midway, UT, Sept
  - John Poon's 3-Week Intensive Workshop, Ogden, UT, June
- 2021
  - Deborah Paris Workshop; The Painted Sky (Online)
  - John Poon's 3-Week Intensive Workshop, Ogden, UT, June
- 2020
  - John Poon's 3-Week Intensive Workshop, Ogden, UT, July-Aug, Online
- 2019
  - Lanny Grant, Trappers Lake UT, Colorado Mountain College, August
  - John Poon's 3-Week Intensive Workshop, Ogden, UT, June
- 2018
  - John Hughes, Star Valley, WY
  - Lanny Grant, Trappers Lake, CO
  - Kathryn Stats, Sun Valley, ID
- 2009-2017
  - Jim Wilcox, Jackson, WY
- 2005?
  - Scott Christensen, Jackson, WY
- Other, dates unknown
  - Deborah Paris; Painting the Night (Online)
Mentoring Groups
- John Poon
- Matt Smith 365, Tucson Art Academy
- TJ Cunningham, Art Journey

Maps

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