Paintings and painting

Tempted to start painting but not sure where to start?

Portraits are timeless and enthralling, and a discipline to which many artists aspire.

Expert authorRevamped design of a classic, much in demand over manyCovers all aspects of working with oils and painting the seaVirtually no competition

From the author of the best-selling art book, Sketching for the Absolute Beginner, and guest judge on Channel 5's Watercolour Challenge, Peter Cronin.

A pro shares his techniques for painting stunning seascapes, with three step-by-step projects included.

Creative advice and guidance for exploring the artistry in painting a variety of sky scenes.

In this beautiful book, Naomi Okamoto passes on her experience and knowledge of Sumi-e - traditional Japanese ink painting that uses only ink, white space and simple brushstrokes to capture the essence of an object, person, animal or scene.

Using a simple four-stage process, the world-renowned artist shows how to build a portrait, from the basic shape right to finished faces.

Even if you have never picked up a paintbrush before, professional watercolour teacher and artist Stephen Coates will show you how to paint lakes and rivers in watercolour using just three brushes, three colours, a plastic palette and a watercolour pad.

This complete beginner'Aos guide to painting flowers in watercolour is ideal if you want to learn to paint but are short on time.

This complete beginner's guide to painting mountain scenes in watercolour is ideal if you want to learn to paint but are short on time.

'There'Aos no grandstanding or showmanship, just solid, honest instructions and demonstrations that produce solid, worthwhile results.

From Denise Scicluna, the author of Rock Art, comes this guide to creating cute and characterful animal rock art projects in a variety of styles.

Geoff Kersey shares his expertise in this book packed full of tips for watercolour painters.

Discover one hundred+ tips for improving your watercolors with this bestselling guidebook.

"e;This is a genuinely exciting evolution of a popular series.

This absolute beginner's guide to watercolour painting shows you how to create beautiful landscapes using basic, affordable materials.

Janet Whittle's vibrant and evocative compositions capture all the glory and beauty of flowers.

This complete beginner'Aos guide to painting watercolour street scenes is ideal if you want to learn to paint but are short on time.

The master watercolourist shares essential techniques for adding depth and realism to your watercolour paintings in this accessible guide.

A complete and inspirational course for all those who love to sketch and paint.

* Innovative techniques to inspire and invigorate watercolour artists Packed with excellent tuition and inspiring paintings 7 varied step-by-step projects

Artistic guidance for painting ships and seascapes in acrylics, featuring two dozen projects to inspire your creativity.

'The feel of painting on the tablet screen is surprisingly similar to traditional painting.

Anna Mason's exceptional floral artwork has won awards from the Royal Horticultural Society, International Artist magazine and seen her elected to the prestigious Society of Botanical Artists.

Munch's The Scream.

It is impossible to reflect upon Frederic Remington's art without thinking of the merely human elements.

Urban realism, snow-covered streets of New York, boxing matches, children on the banks of a river, the painters of the Ash Can School preferred realistic images.

He was the son of a citizen in comfortable circumstances, and had been, in Vasari's words, "e;instructed in all such things as children are usually taught before they choose a calling.

Ornans, Courbet's birthplace, is near the beautiful valley of the Doubs River, and it was here as a boy, and later as a man, that he absorbed the love of landscape.

Little is known of Memling's life.

In his works, Hopper poetically expressed the solitude of man confronted with the American way of life as it developed in the 1920s.

After staying in Milan for his apprenticeship, Michelangelo da Caravaggio arrived in Rome in 1592.

Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez (June 1599 - August 6 1660), known as Diego Velasquez, was a painter of the Spanish Golden Age who had considerable influence at the court of King Philip IV.

Secluded within cloister walls, a painter and a monk, and brother of the order of the Dominicans, Angelico devoted his life to religious paintings.

An emblematic figure of the early 20th century, Paul Klee participated in the expansive Avant-Garde movements in Germany and Switzerland.

From the 18th century to the 20th, this book gives a panorama of Russian painting not equalled anywhere else.

At fifteen, Turner was already exhibiting View of Lambeth.

John Constable was the first English landscape painter to take no lessons from the Dutch.

Hieronymus Bosch was painting frightening, yet vaguely likable monsters long before computer games were ever invented, often including a touch of humour.

Pioneer of geometric abstract art and one of the most important members of the Russian Avant-garde, Malevitch experimented with various modernist styles.

Canaletto began his career as a theatrical scene painter, like his father, in the Baroque tradition.

The English school of painting was officially recognisedat the beginning of the 18th century through the work ofWilliam Hogarth.

Although considered a minor genre for a long time, the art of landscape has risen above its forebears - religious and historic painting - to become a genre of its own.

Painter, designer, creator of bizarre objects, author and film maker, Dali became the most famous of the Surrealists.

Over the course of history, many wars have changed the political and cultural landscape of our world.

Poet, draughtsman, engraver and painter, William Blake's work is made up of several elements - Gothic art, Germanic reverie, the Bible, Milton and Shakespeare - to which were added Dante and a certain taste for linear designs, resembling geometric diagrams, and relates him to the great classical movement inspired by Winckelmann and propagated by David.

They met in 1928, Frida Kahlo was then 21 years old and Diego Rivera was twice her age.

La richesse du réalisme américain est de n’être ni un mouvement, ni une école, mais plutôt de répondre à toute une nuance d’interprétations, sans règle ni loi préétablies.

Whilst Impressionism marked the first steps toward modern painting by revolutionising an artistic medium stifled by academic conventions, Post-Impressionism, even more revolutionary, completely liberated colour and opened it to new, unknown horizons.