Traditional Fine Arts
This page includes links to my traditional fine arts projects. "Traditional fine arts" here refer to any art work completed by hands and with "tangible" tools and materials (pencils, paints, paper and canvas, etc.) without using computer technology.
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For any questions, please send me an email ([email protected]).
Textbooks
History of Arts
Reference Books
History of Art
General Techniques for Oli, Acrylic and Watercolor Painting
History of Arts
- Fred S. Kleiner, Gardner's Art through the Ages: A Concise Western History 4th Edition, 978-1-305-58106-7 (Edward Locke's Note: This book is popular as the principal textbook for a college-level history of modern Western art course).
- Fred S. Kleiner, Gardner's Art through the Ages: Backpack Edition, Book A: Antiquity 15th Edition, 978-1-285-83798-7 (Edward Locke's Note: This book is popular as the principal textbook for a college-level history of ancient art course).
- Lois Fichner-Rathus, Understanding Art 11th Edition, ISBN 978-1-285-85929-3 (Edward Locke's Note: This book could be used as the principal textbook for a college-level introduction to art course).
- Pat Kirkham and Susan Weber, History of Design: Decorative Arts and Material Culture, 1400-2000, ISBN 978-0-300-19614-6, PCC Call Number NK 600 .H57 2013 (Edward Locke's Note: This book offers wonderful knowledge on aesthetics and styles of decorative arts).
- Bob Nickas, Painting Abstraction, 978-0-7148-6716-8 (Edward Locke's Note: This book is great for learning the basics of abstractive painting. It is a reference book shown to students of oil and acrylic paintings at East Los Angeles College by Professor Christina Frerichs, a famous American artist great in both realistic, abstract and "in-between" painting styles).
- Karen Michel, Green Guide for Artists: Nontoxic Recipes, Green Art Ideas, & Resources for the Eco-Conscious Artist, ISBN 978-1592535187 (Edward Locke's Note: This is a great book for ecologically conscious artists).
Reference Books
History of Art
- Alastair Duncan, Art Deco Complete: The Definitive Guide to the Decorative Arts of the 1920s and 1930s, ISBN 978-0-8109-8046-4, PCC Call Number NK 789.5 .A7 D87 2009b (Edward Locke's Note: This book offers wonderful knowledge on Art Deco aesthetics and artistic style).
- Discontinued 3PD, Chinese Art and Culture, ISBN 081094145-7, LACC Call Number 709.51 T398c
- Frank "Steam 156" Malt, 100 European Graffiti Artists, ISBN 978-0-7643-4658-3, PCC Call Number ND 2725 .M35 2014 (Edward Locke's Note: Graffiti is "politically correctly" considered as "low grade" and "not mainstream" form of visual expression; however, some artists have made it an acceptable form of art, with fresh and lively color schemes and high expressive and dynamic compositions).
- John Guy, Wonder of the Age: Master Painters of India, 1100-1900, ISBN 978-0-300-17582-0, ELAC Call Number ND 1001 .G89 2011 (Edward Locke's Note: This book offers wonderful knowledge on traditional arts in India).
- Arthur Wesley Dow, Composition: Understanding Line, Notan and Color (Dover Art Instruction), ISBN 978-0-486-46007-9
- Dorr Bothwell and Marlys Mayfield, Notan: The Dark-Light Principle of Design (Dover Art Instruction), ISBN 978-0-486-26856-9
- John A Parks, Universal Principles of Art: 100 Key Concepts for Understanding, Analyzing, and Practicing Art, ISBN 978-1-63159-0306
- John Gage, Color and Meaning: Art, Science and Symbolism, ISBN 0-520-22611-9, ELAC Call Number ND 1488.G344 2000
- Rafael Schacter, The World Atlas of Street Art and Graffiti, ISBN 978-0-300-19942-0, ELAC Call Number ND 2590 .S34 2013 (Edward Locke's Note: This book offers valuable information for understanding "Street Art" or graffiti).
- Raw Vision and John Maizels, Outsider Art Sourcebook: International Guide to Art Brut and Outsider Art, ISBN 0-9543393-7-1
- Mark D. Mitchell, Bill Brown, Katie A. Pfohl and Carol Troyen, The Art of American Still Life: Audubon to Warhol (Philadelphia Museum of Art), ISBN 978-0-300-20411-7
- Phaidon, Painting Abstraction: New Elements in Abstract Painting by Bob Nickas, ISBN 978-0-7148-6716-8, Pasadena Hill Lib. Call No. 759.0652 NIC
- Tia Kratter and John Lasseter, The Color of Pixar, ISBN 978-1-4521-5920-1
- National Geographic, Treasury of Greek Mythology, Classic Stories of Gods, Goddesses, Heroes & Monsters, ISBN 978-1-4263-0844-4, LATTC Call No. 398.20938 Nap
General Techniques for Oli, Acrylic and Watercolor Painting
- Anne Varichon, Colors: What They Mean and How to Make Them, ISBN 978-08109-9292-4
- Betty Ballantine and Charles Wysocki, An American Celebration: The Art of Charles Wysocki, ISBN 0-89-480-942-3
- Cherril Doty and Marsh Scott, 101 More Mixed Media Techniques: An Exploration of the Versatile World of Mixed Media Art, ISBN 978-1-6332-2053-9
- Cherril Doty and Suzette Rosenthal, 101 Mixed Media Techniques: Master the Fundamental Concepts of Mixed Media Art, ISBN 978-1-6005-8366-7
- Creative Publishing International, The Complete Photo Guide to Creative Painting, ISBN 978-1-58923-540-3, Pasadena Hill Lib. Call No. 751.4 GUH
- DK, Complete Painting and Drawing Handbook, ISBN 978-0-7566-5642-3, Pasadena Hill Lib. Call No. 751.4 COM
- Edward Lucie-Smith, American Realism, ISBN 0-500-28356-7
- Elizabeth T. Gilbert, The Fine Artist's Guide to Tools & Materials: An Essential Reference for Understanding and Using the Tools of the Trade, ISBN 978-1-6005-8367-4
- Iris Scott, Finger Painting Weekend Workshop: A Beginner's Guide to Creating Brush-Free Works of Art, ISBN 978-1-63106-143-1
- Kevin MacPherson, Fill Your Oil Paintings with Light & Color, ISBN 978-1-58180-053-1
- Mary Morton and Charlotte Eyerman, Courbet and the Modern Landscape (Getty Trust Publications: J. Paul Getty Museum), ISBN 0-8-9236-836-5
- Mitchell Albala, Landscape Painting: Essential Concepts and Techniques for Plein Air and Studio Practice, ISBN 978-0-8230-3220-4
- Norbert Wolf, Friedrich (Basic Art Series 2.0), ISBN 978-38365-6071-9
- Stephen Quiller, Watermedia Painting with Stephen Quiller: The Complete Guide to Working in Watercolor, Acrylics, Gouache, and Casein, ISBN 978-0-8230-9688-6
- Ralph Skea, Vincent's Trees: Paintings and Drawings by Van Gogh, ISBN 978-0-500-23904-9
- Suzanne Brooker, The Elements of Landscape Oil Painting: Techniques for Rendering Sky, Terrain, Trees, and Water, ISBN 978-0-80413-755-3
- Tobias G. Natter, Gustav Klimt: Complete Paintings, ISBN 978-3-8365-6661-2
- Walter Foster Creative Team, The Complete Book of Mixed Media Art: More Than 200 Fundamental Mixed Media Concepts and Techniques, ISBN 978-1-63322-343-1
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