VAN GOGH UP CLOSE Cornelia Homburg Focusing on Van Gogh’s last fi ve years, this exhibition catalogue delves into the Dutch master’s fl oral paintings, exploring his unique approach to composition and colour. SP Yale University Press, £40
JOURNEYS TO ABSTRACTION Sue St. John There might be 100 abstract artists offering insight into their work here, but the range is surprisingly narrow: every single work is fl at, bright and decorative, while many are badly reproduced. The brief demos are no compensation either. SP North Light Books, £19.99
LIGHT AND MOVEMENT IN WATERCOLOUR Jake Winkle and Robin Capon
Even though there is often nothing more enjoyable than whiling away a summer’s day building up a watercolour landscape with methodical, well-observed washes, Jake Winkle is an artist who appreciates the more immediate and expressive potential of the medium. His fi rst book covers topics that initially seem geared to the beginner,
including what to paint and how to build your confi dence, yet the skill required to replicate one of his excellent fi gurative landscapes or still life paintings is clearly far greater. However, aside from a few brief demonstrations, Winkle avoids
talking in detail about the technical side of handling watercolour and instead concentrates on explaining his philosophy on painting. It might not be exactly the help you are after but you will nevertheless fi nd
yourself approaching traditional subjects with a new-found vigour. SP Batsford, £18.99
&http://on the web Inspiring ideas from the internet
www.googleartproject.com
More than 150 new galleries joined the Google Art Project last month, including the Norman Rockwell Museum and the V&A. View their collections in high resolution online.
www.artfund.org Download the Art Fund’s new Art Guide app for your iPhone and you can enjoy listings and exhibition details for hundreds of galleries around the UK
Watercolour isn’t often the medium of choice for portrait painters but US artist Charles Reid reveals how it can be used to create very expressive results in his new DVD, Figurative Watercolours. Working in his home studio with surprisingly minimal light, he tackles three different poses from contrasting angles, showing you how to develop facial features with subtle brushwork. APV Films, £28.55
www.youtube.com/lakelandarts Sculptor Laura Ellen Bacon discusses her latest site-specifi c work at Cumbria’s Blackwell Arts & Crafts House in this great new video from Lakeland Arts
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