New Art Books 

I’m reading ‘mastering composition’ by Ian Roberts and it is a game changer for me!

"Rembrandt is in the Wind" is INCREDIBLE. Deep, beautiful, thoughtful. It will challenge and inspire you.

Thanks for the book suggestions! I am definitely going to look for the book on the birds. I have been looking for something comprehensive to start learning to sketch birds and that book is so fantastic! I am going to my local bookstore ASAP to see if she can snap it up for me! Thanks again! It's just gorgeous.

That was lovely! I've never come across you so this is the first time I've watched any of your videos. I've subscribed to your channel. Love what you do, thank you! ❤

Love these books! Also, I would be the first one to sign up for your bird class! I have rewatched the Acrylic and Landscape class -- I LOVE them both so much! Thanks for sharing all the inspiration, Sandi!

I have the Amber Creswell Bell book, I love it - I am an Aussie and most of the artists (all ?) featured are Australian artists, I think it is interesting because I feel they are very referential of our world here, maybe the light? Cressida Campbell (art featured on the cover) is another amazing Still Life book, her process of art making blows my mind. Anyways I really enjoyed the Book recommendations and the "lost footage" , thanks as always for sharing!

Thank you. Though not about composition, I loved finding a book in my library about Percy Kelly, called The Man Who Couldn’t Stop Drawing. I was so inspired by his landscapes, many with unusual compositions and colours. I had never heard of him. He had a very unusual life.

Your videos brings light and joy !

Informative. I'm happy you have fixed the Substack issue. I wanted to watch it so bad, but couldn't. Thank you for going that extra mile.

Love Tom Thompson! A fantastic Canadian painter who is often included with the Group of Seven.

Where are you? I miss your videos. I pray that you are doing well Sandi! I just get excited when you have a new video on RU-vid.

Carlson's Landscape book is my favorite of all of my artist instruction books.....it is one I will never get rid of 💗

Just added the bird book to my Amazon cart! I’ve been wanting to practice birds in my sketchbook.

Sorry to be watching your video a week late but we were out camping in our AS. I am loving a book that is giving me endless inspiration when painting landscapes. Wish I could post a pic of it. It is called Landscape Painting Now: From Pop Abstraction to New Romanticism by Todd Broadway and Barry Schwabsky. I have spent hours looking through this book. It is amazing to discover so many painters I never knew. Hope you find this helpful. The Carson book is pedantic but is of it’s time. It was first published in 1929. What is amazing is that so many of the concepts he discusses still ring true almost 100 years later.

Thanks for the book recommends! I need to read the Rembrandt one!!!! I kept quitting art because it didn't seem practical.... However this is what God have me and I love it (art) so I am trying to continue. Crochet, of all things, actually taught me how to play because of it's utter impracticality, lol. God bless!

Thank you Sandi, that was very interesting and fun. Warmer weather means more outside content from our fave artist and friend !!😘 BTW. I am enjoying your weekly at Substack Have a happy, blessed Easter to you, Grady and your family.. Hugs from NC

I borrowed a different edition of Cressida's Still Life and loved it. Also looking forward to bird workshop. Thankyou for encouraging bad art. And good.

Excited to see the landscape version of the still life book! The pictures to words ratio is perfect for me 😂

A warm hello from FL. I love your channel and am in the middle of the BIRD CLASS! I wonder if you have heard of Ian Robert’s book Mastering Composition? It’s a great book and he has a youTube channel by the same name Sandi! I hope you and Grady have a great 2024; your upcoming destination workshop in Italy sounds awesome. Thank you so much. Xxx Leslie

I love Ian Roberts’ videos and book on composition. And I’ll certainly check your vacation book! 😊 loved the secret footage!!

Sandi, I loved this with the book reviews! And glad to hear you can fix the glitches on substack because I have been having so many problems with glitchy videos I did give up. so I will try again :)

Good info! Thanks very much.

Hi Sandy, for sure I’m going to get the still life book for sure….take care and thank you for sharing..

I purchased the bird book and I am floored at the. Umber of images. Great recommendation. It arrived a bit damaged in shipping-- which hurts me inside-- crushed cover corner.. but a wonderful reference I will cherish and use many times. Thx !!!

HELLOW SANDI, VERI Like this books there are all is beatifuls.

Lovely, lovey, lovely. It's so your going over the books you have and use. Very helpful for resources. Happy Easter !!!!

I'm back on substack! Thanks for letting me know that issues are resolved, cause otherwise the platform is PERFECT mix between blogging and video sharing! Thanks so much for this extra effort to publish on another platform, I appreciate it so much. I had a couple of months where I had no will to create at all, and (not for the first time as well!) you rekindled my spark and inspired me to grab my tools and just have fun. You are truly an angel for me. Sending all the love.❤

I have the Carlson and I really like it. For me it is a little like "time travel to an apprenticeship with a landscape master" which is fine for me. I am a nerd that way. Or a punk musician. I feel like I need to know it all so I can decide what I want to throw away from it and get what I want. Or "recycle" it into something completely different. 😂 Have a beautiful Easter weekend, Sandi. Hope you have some beautiful scenery to enjoy there as the weather warms up!

Love watching how you work in the ‘wild’ ☺️ and War Eagle!!

I’ve just acquired a Frida Kahlo art book she was so fascinating 😮 amazing art and such an icon ❤

Great books! Especially the birds. I love your birds, looking forward to more of them.

"Online workshop for birds this year." YES!!! I love your birds and would love to learn more about how you paint them.

Your living room is gorgeous!

Birds are my favorite thing to paint! A workshop by you would be amazing! ❤❤❤

Thanks Sandi loved this alot! ❤️

I own both John Carlson's book and Edgar Payne's book and rely on both of them. Every art teacher with whom I've studied has recommended those books. Two other landscape books you might want to take a look at: Landscape Painting by Mitchell Albala and Mastering Composition by Ian Roberts. (Ian Roberts also has wonderful videos on youtube.) I just placed a reserve on Rembrandt in the Wind through my library. If I like it, I'll buy it.

Sandi I got emails from you on Substack at first but then they stopped. I thought you weren’t doing any. I will have to check it out. I get notifications from them but not from you! Love seeing the books. The Rembrandt, birds and smaller composition book are the three that interest me. I have some older art books on composition that I will revisit to see if you might like them.

That bird book is gorgeous! I like drawing and painting them as well, but I even just like watching them like in the yard and stuff. Even for that purpose, it’s neat how that book has so many different birds on the same page for comparison. Thank you for sharing these books!

I just picked up a copy of the Charles Reid book you recommended. It is great! :)

8:15 so many owls!!! 🦉🦉

I always love hearing about art books. Thank you Sandi. 💗

Just added the amber creswell bell books to my wish list. I am having surgery in Aug and will have a six week recovery. Looking for books to read and paint from while I am unable to go anywhere, especially the. No driving, no stairs days in the beginning.

I love your home with those high ceilings! I love book videos too and these look very interesting. Thanks for sharing them Sandi!

Added the bird book to my wish list. Amazing found footage, I loved the one you were working on!

Please do that bird class - sounds fantastic!

Greetings Sandi thank you so much for the fascinating video. I really enjoy art book recommendations and have previously purchased some that you have suggested. I suggest Breaking the Rules of Watercolour by Shirley Trevena and Mixed Media Landscapes and Seascapes by Chris Forsey both published by Batsford.

Hockney’s Pictures, Helene Schjerfbeck and a Edward Hopper book

I love the idea of more birds and I will check out the bird book. Thanks!

I have had the Birds of the World book on my wish list for the past year. It is definitely my next purchase. I'm also ordering that Edgar Payne book. I love your book reviews! I also loved the never before seen footage! :) Beautiful!

Oooh that Still-Life book looks fantastic! Thank you for sharing your recommendations. I really loved the never-before-seen footage as well. I also have a habit of painting my bridges wonky colours! 😊

I just bought Rembrandt is in the Wind; I haven’t had a chance to read it yet.

Finally catching up on your videos for the past couple months and I put a bunch of these books on my to get list! Very exciting! Did you like the landscape book by that Amber person?

I thought I hated naivistic painting... And now I am hooked. I loooove this channel!

The spirit of cooper is still very much in every video you create 😊

Just finished Rembrant is In The Wind on your recommendation. Loved it. Lilias Trotter's story moved me the most. 😢

Hi Can I recommend ‘Inspired By Light’ by Ken Howard, it is by far one of my favourite landscape painting books. ❤ xxx

The owls pages in the bird book made my jaw drop! I also adore owls….I have a great horned owl that spends a month in our backyard tree every year….I also love drawing birds….Birdtober every October is a must btw….anyway I just ordered the book….thanks for showing us!

Very inspiring video Sandi, thank you. You are absolutely going to love Amber’s ‘A Painted Landscape’ when you see it!!

I just started the Rembrandt book and I’m enjoying so much. Thank you for these book recommendations.

I'm going to get the still life book and compositional one from the Library. I will go Library on a rainy day it has been sunny. I got some nice flower photos the other day. Your videos on. painting outside is very inspiring. I'm getting your class for my bday im very excited. :)

Haha…looks like I “need” a couple more books😜 specifically the Rembrandt and Birds ones.

I just bought the bird book, I totally couldn't resist! And I love any platform I can watch you on 😊

My husband got me a couple of very academic art books for Christmas...one was Josef Alber's much lauded "Interaction of Color,," 50th Anniversary Edition. I can't recall exactly what the other one was right now. While I'm sure the Albers' book was everything it is praised for, I spent a bit of time with it and just knew I couldn't really use it. As I gently told my husband, if I was taking a class and this was the textbook, then I'm sure I"d be OK, and learn much from it, but absorbing it all on my own was probably not going to happen. I have what may be called a mild processing delay that primarily affected my learning of math when I was in school, but it still generally causes some delays in "getting it" or getting it as quickly as others may. Fortunately, I'm a strong writer and that's what got me through my Bachelor's degree, (communication.) At any rate, for books that require a lot of intellectualizing about a subject like art, that I express by feeling and intuition, (and like many artists, I have a very good eye for balance, color schemes and structure...but I still need help sometimes.) With what I read as "overly intellectual" I will start zoning out pretty quickly. When I run into more technical or advanced problems with my art or maybe I need to think much bigger, I will just look up what I think will help me and also watch more advanced artists who have achieved in the area that may present a weakness or problem for me.

So much fun. I want all these books.

I have Amber's still life and landscape books. I love both. Two of my go to books for inspiration.

Something about all those birds together gave me the heeby jeebies lol

On your comment about looking at the different birds and using different parts to put a bird together... I think you may enjoy the book Aviary Wonders Inc. by Kate Samworth. My husband bought me the book, I love birds and like you I don't paint them to be photo realistic, I just kinda put parts and colors together to make a bird.

Thank you Sandi. This was very helpful. I’m going to look for Bell’s books at my library. I really, really, really need beginner abstract landscape information. I’m still saving for your class and I will eventually get there. Any book suggestions are welcome. What you said about carving the sky in! Wow! That would make some things so much easier. Thank you! Sending love and light from here. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤🤎💚

I like the look of that Still Life book and the epic world bird book - went straight to order that for someone I know will LOVE that. All those owls 🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉❤ Thankyou for the recs! Beautiful spot at that river bridge. I'm working on composition (mostly balance) gradually as a slow burn thing, while colours are my bag. So it's always interesting to hear what you have to say about composition.

Carlson and Payne’s books are definite must-reads, but you do slog through the language since they were written so long ago. I learned a lot from them. It will be interesting to see how they translate with your style. I splurged big time on two of Richard Schmid’s books - Alla Prima II and The Landscape. Expensive, but absolutely incredible classics for my style of painting. Schmid passed away recently, but fortunately you can still purchase the books from his website.

Had to go on thriftbooks and order that enormous flock of birds. I'll be eagerly awaiting your bird class, love the way you give them such personality and the sense of being caught in the moment, rather than stopped and posed. My poor bird attempts always look like they were stuffed decades ago and just dusted off. Also glad you're adjusting your substack videos. They haven't worked on my tablet and the phone doesn't do them justice. Thank you!

I've just asked my mom in law for her sisters art books for reference, she has so many nice ones ❤

I ordered the still life book!

That bird book looks amazing! I would jump at the chance to take an online bird workshop with you. 😀

I want the bird book and will sign up for your bird class. Ive never had any issues with substack or whatever its called. haha. I set up an account there and no problems with any of your videos. I love watching you over there. Thanks Sandi. Love the sitting area by the river. So sweet and thanks for sharing. Cheers and happy easter.

Sandi, you are so funny! Carlson's book IS a slog! I had a break from my art practice (spent some time establishing a deeper faith practice, and boy was the time well spent --- full of inspiration on new levels!), but I'm back, and your videos are once again such good friends, if that makes sense. 😊

I just started Rembrandt in the wind this week! So I’m extra looking forward to the rest of the video 😊

Ooooo immediately buying the bird reference as I've been collecting little by little bird books as my area has a couple of endangered species refuges and I'm getting into it. Your birds take my breath away. Have never seen one that I didn't wish I had come up with that!!! The still life book is in my wish list. I googled the planes of value and consequent theory and got a great visual synopsis I may just look up briefs on the technical reference books

Love substack platform. I've never experienced citches...

Wonderful video… I just ordered the birds reference book and “Rembrandt is in the wind.” Can’t wait for them to arrive!

I love birds, so I ordered the bird book 😄. I photograph the birds I feed in the woods almost everyday, I think I draw or paint them the most 😊

Beautiful video as always! Your home looks lovely. I did read Rembrandt is in the Wind. Such a good book! I thought the preface and first chapter were spectacular. Sometimes I have had thoughts that, as a Christian, the time I spend on art endeavors is wasted. But when I am creative, I do feel like it is God creating through me! I enjoyed the whole book. And would have loved to keep it. But I live in an RV and travel all the time, so I "loaned" it to my brother. Since then I have selfishly worried that I'll never see it again. Lol. Now I have put three other books you talked about in my Amazon cart to save for later. I love books! But no room in the camper for them and Kindle doesn't cut it with art books. Ha!

I've got a book called the Landscape Painter's Workbook by Mitchell Albala, essential studies in shape, composition, and color. It was only published in 2021 so it's got to be a fairly recent acquisition. But honestly, I don't know when I got it or why, and I have done nothing but flip through it. But, it does look good. Also, I haven't had any issues with the sub stack.

You should check out the Colin’s life sized birds book. It’s my favourite bird book because for each bird it has a like stood photo then some poses and movement pictures which I find you don’t see a lot. Highly recommend :)

Just ordered Still Life!

A few recommendations that will feed your creative heart and spirit... The Art Spirit by Robert Henri - Carl Olson TV has a beautiful reading of this book on RU-vid if you want to listen while working. The Creative Act by Rick Rubin Letters To A Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke - Every artist should read this small book. Powerful.

Hi again, just wondering if you will have any books of your own wonderful work coming out? Love your channel! I've really learned so much from you. Thank you Sandi!

I've just started reading Edgar Payne's book and as a not English speaking person (Dutch), I think I'll definitely need a whole bunch of discipline and perseverance! And Google translate...😂 Wish me luck 🍀

One of my favorite art books is "A Proven Strategy for Creating Great Art" by Dan McCaw.. love it, but a little hard to find.

Do you know the watercolorist Charles Burchfield? He painted landscapes and painted the sounds he heard too.

I hope you check for snakes in those leaves and rocks. You are in the South😂 Love book reviews.

"If you need help going to sleep" made me laugh!

I have Carlson’s book in paperback and I was very disappointed to see all the graphics are black and white. I haven’t read much of it yet😂. I ordered Rembrandt is in the wind based on your video. Thanks Sandi!

Crazy thing but the advertisement in the middle of your presentation busted in with -where does the poop go? I burst out laughing ! I mean your video is awesome I always look forward to them but the kooky commercial made me laugh !

You should sell prints of your art, I'd love to purchase some !

I love Canadian artist, Thom Thompson's landscapes. I sent you an image of my book on your Instagram messages. Inspiring as always. ❤

yes Ian Roberts is really good with composition on RU-vid and in his book Mastering Composition.

VERY like this books

I’m gonna need that bird book!

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