MUKUNTUWEAP, Landscape and Story in Zion Canyon
$19.95 Softbound
$135.00 Signed & Numbered hardbound (includes full-sized limited edition print of the Great White Throne featured on the cover)
Includes over 40 full color paintings of the Zion National Park area by Roland Lee with text by Zion Natural History Director, Lyman Hafen.

Mukuntuweap, Landscape and Story in Zion Canyon
Roland Lee collaborated with award-winning author Lyman Hafen to create this wonderful coffee table book reflecting the history of the land and peoples in the Zion Canyon area of southern Utah. The ancients called the area Mukuntuweap, and that name was kept when the area was named a national park. Later inhabitants called the area Zion Canyon referring to a place of God. Today we know this colorful part of the southwest as Zion National Park.

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John Carlson's Guide to Landscape Painting
8 1/2" x 11"
by Peter Smith Publishers

This book is the bible for landscape painters. It has been used by virtually every successful landscape painter I know, and I recommend it to all my students. Fortunately the book has been reprinted and even though it is in black and white, it is a goldmine of information. If you love the landscape, get this book.
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Sketchbook-Hunter Green Blank Book
5 1/2 x 8 1/4"
by Watson Guptill Publications
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I use this excellent sketchbook exclusively for all my travels. The hard cover protects the pages from smudging and this handy size is easy to carry and pack. The pages are acid-free and have just enough tooth to take a pencil. Highly recommended.
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Splash 8: Watercolor Discoveries
by Rachel Rubin Wolf (Editor)
Hardcover: 143 pages
Publisher: North Light Books
Language: English
ISBN: 1581804423
Product Dimensions: 12.3 x 9.3 x 0.7 inches

I recommend this book to all my students as a way to get inspired to paint in watercolors. I have been collecting the Splash series since their inception and still refer to them often to get the watercolor juices flowing. This issue includes hundreds of color examples in a variety of styles by some of today's best watercolor artists.

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The Watercolorist's Complete Guide to Color
by Tom Hill
Softcover

This book is still a classic from one of the century's most respected watercolorists. Tom Hill is widely recognized as one of the great painting teachers and has influenced many of todays artists, including me. What I like about this book are Tom's examples of fresh color combinations, and use of color in shadow areas.

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John Singer Sargent (Hardcover)
by Carter Ratcliff
Hardcover: 256 pages
Publisher: Abbeville Press; 1st edition
ISBN: 0789207486
Product Dimensions: 13.4 x 11.3 x 1.3 inches

In my estimation there is no better artist in all of history. Now that's a pretty bold statement, but anyone who has viewed Sargent's originals would have to agree this man painted with authority and bravado. Yes, he was a showoff. I think that sometimes he would make a brushstroke just to say "see what I can do?" A lot of people don't realize that he painted fantastic watercolors as well as great oil portraits. If you want to see what a brush can do in the hands of a true master, study the work of John Singer Sargent.

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Watercolor: Simple, Fast, and Focused : Essential Concepts for Mastering the Medium
by Mel Stabin
Paperback: 112 pages
Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications (December 1, 1999)
ISBN: 0823057062
Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches

While Mel Stabin's style is much looser and more direct than mine, I still value his approach to watercolor painting. His examples in this book will make you say, "Hey, I can do that!" And that is precisely why I would recommend it to beginners as well as advanced watercolorists. He has a knack for reducing picture elements into simple shapes and bold washes that really work. Check it out.

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Hilary Page's Guide to Watercolor Paints
by Hilary Page
Paperback: 178 pages
Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications (December 1, 1996)
ISBN: 0823022617
Product Dimensions: 0.5 x 11.2 x 8.5 inches

This was the first, and is still the definitive book on the chemistry of watercolor paints. Hilary Page is a fine watercolorist, but her main contribution to the industry has been her copious analysis of the characteristics of various manufacturers, brands, and qualities of watercolor paints. I became interested in the stability of paint in the early 80's while trying to find the most fade-proof pigments available for my own watercolor paintings. I did many of the same tests Hilary did, but no where near as complete. When her book came out much later, I purchased a copy and still use it today. My copy is marked up with notes that I refer to constantly. I feel this book should be on the shelf of any serious student of watermedia.

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The Artist's Magazine
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As a professional artist and art teacher over the past 30 years I have subscribed to many art magazines. In fact I recently donated hundreds of them to our local art group. But for down-to-earth how-to articles this magazine can't be beat. Even after all these years I still look forward to each issue. I was pleased to be asked by the Artist's Magazine to contribute an article for the March 2005 issue on Travel Sketchbooks.

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