10 Inspiring Art Books (and how I use them)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ต.ค. 2024
- I'm often asked about the books on my studio bookshelf, so in this relaxing video I'll share 10 of my favourites with you. I'll talk about how I use them in my art practice to inspire my work, how they give me ideas for different colour palettes, techniques and subjects to paint, and why it's a good idea to curate your own library of new and secondhand art books. A great video to use for last minute Christmas gift ideas too!
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The Books:
Imagine a Forest - Dinara Mirtalipova
A Yorkshire Sketchbook - David Hockney
Our Garden Birds - Matt Sewell
Birds in Watercolour, Collage, and Ink - Geninne Zlatkis
Wild Light: A Printmaker's Day & Night - Angela Harding
Birds of the Wayside and Woodland - T.A. Coward (vintage)
How to be a Wildflower - Katie Daisy
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse: The Animated Story - Charlie Mackesy
The Drawing Ideas Book - Frances Stanfield
The Birds of Britain - James Fisher (vintage)
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Glad you mention the subject of other artists work being copied. There is an element of adoring someone’s style and trying to figure out what it is about it that speaks to you and find your own way of expressing it. It’s so important! And in my opinion exactly that sets apart a professional artist from an amateur. The mutual respect and grace to each other as artist is the key. 😊🎄🧡
@Alyona’s Watercolour Creations You must be time traveling from a few centuries ago: That attitude is as offensive - and as dated - as racist and classist presumptions and stereotypes. Art should seek to be inclusive not superficial and divisive; If anything separates us it’s experience.
@@63artemisia63 What was it that you found so offensive about Alyona’s comment? I read and reread it but can’t see what warranted such a response.
I dare anyone to play like Enoch. His style is complicated
I agree. The more I dive into the matter, the more frustrated I get, since I get to know more gorgous artworks from great artists I haven't known yet and I love it so much, but once I found them I know I will never be able to paint in this style because I appreciate other artists and don't want to steal from them or just copy their work. Haven't found out yet how I can incorporate a bit of that in my own work without copying someone. And btw I don't see how things like mutual respect for each other and so on can ever be outdated.
In the past, publishers often colored the top of the book pages to protect them from dust. Nowadays, the publishers either don't do it at all because it’s too expensive or books don’t have to live long anymore or they color everything because it looks pretty. :)
Ah, that's interesting! Thanks Jules.
Well, if you fork out a small fortune on Folio Society books then you should be able to get books with gilded tops. If you fork out a large fortune on Folio Society books you will get gilding on all three edges and all the bells and whistles that come with fancy, limited edition books. 😂
I absolutely loved this video! Taking inspiration from other artists and making the image your own is what I've been doing. I only just started on my art journey this past year or so. Mostly I've been binging youtube videos, but Sinterklaas (our Dutch Santa) gifted me a book about drawing Dutch architecture, mostly houses found in cities. Think Amsterdam canal houses. It's a step by step guide and so much fun. Even drawing exactly the same as the instructions I still find the outcome is my own. I've never been able to copy something exactly, I'm not precise enough and I don't have the patience. Watching others, such as yourself, has inspired me to work in layers and take my time. I've learned I don't have to finish a sketch in a rush. Also learning how others work has given me permission to just be me and not strive for perfection ie realism. Being taught to colour inside the lines as a child stopped me from doing any art at all. I'm trying to teach my kids it's about the process and having fun and using all the materials to explore, not about perfection or what you think it's supposed to be. Anyway, lots of rambling. The first bird book was my favourite. I'm going on a hunt for it, as well as the owl one.
That sounds like a lovely book (well done Sinterklaas!) and I'm glad that you're having so much fun experimenting and exploring!
This book about Dutch architecture sounds interessting. Can you tell me more about it? Just rediscovered my love for architecture on vacation in copenhagen last year
@@kreativeReise that's great! It's called 'in Holland staat een huis' huis portretjes tekenen. Written by Carla Kamphuis. It's in Dutch. It's a stylised way of drawing Dutch architecture. I don't think it's been translated, as it was published in 2021. I hope this helps.
Our Garden Birds by Matt Sewell is something I’d like to get for my nieces. 👍
Such wonderful books. I immediately ordered three Matt Sewell books. I love every book you shared. Thank you. Besides art, I love books almost more than anything. These are delightful, along with your delightful comments. 🫶
So glad you enjoyed it, thank you!
Brilliant selection, thank you very much!
32:30 Yes, I'd love to see more of your vintage books!
Me too
I think my favorite part of this video is hearing how inspired you became by the images in the books, and talking about how excited you are to try different ideas. I’m not only a complete beginner at this point, I’m a recovering perfectionist, so I’m finding that a big part of my creative journey and practice is allowing myself to really enjoy the process and become far less interested in the end result. I feel inspired by your inspiration! Thank you for sharing this video ☺️
33:41 If you zoom in on the left page at this time stamp, you can see the vintage bird book has been edited by Enid Blyton, the children’s book author! I read so many of her books when I was a child growing up in Singapore!
Ooh! I missed that. :)
Oh yes ❤ the books of Pitty.... I still have them 😊
This video was wonderfully soothing whilst I worked on a portrait 🥰🥰
What a lovely arty-bookish treat! I love your mix of new & vintage books, your commentary, insights & the memories, thoughts & inspiration that these books evoke. My Dad would be very pleased to see one of the …of Britain books being featured and yes, the Boy from The Boy, the Mole, the Fox & the Horse definitely has the same haircut as me when I was a child! 👦🏻😂❤📚😘 xxx
Thank you! I'm really pleased that you enjoyed the video - the boy looks so much like you when you were little! ❤😘 xxx
@@NatashaNewtonArt 😁💖😘 xxx
Wow, just adore Dinaras book, probably because I've always loved folkart 😍
It's a stunning book!
Thankyou Natasha, I love that Hockney book too ❤
Thanks for sharing your favourite art books, just listening to you talk about them makes me want to get all of them! Yum! 💕
I love vintage books with illustrations for that reason too, you see something that’s not all over the place at the moment. Thanks for sharing these, I discovered a few I need 😊
Very inspiring! Needed to add 3 books to my "to absolutely buy" list! 😉
Thanks for sharing these books. They are all beautiful. I put three on my to get book list.
Thank you for sharing some of your inspiring art books! I saw Imagine A Forest a few years ago at my local independent book store, opened it up, flipped and immediately bought it because I love the folk art and colour palettes. I haven't read it cover to cover either, but it brings me joy to open it up at a random page and just browse a bit. Now I'm thinking that I might need Our Garden Birds, even though most of those species are not found in Canada - like you, the style is beautiful AND quirky which I love. I'm looking up Angela Harding books now too, because I love print making even though I haven't done any since high school so many years ago.
I'll also add that there is nothing quite like a good vintage identification book with the colour and B&W illustrations. I inherited a vintage Trees of Canada book from my parents, and being a forester with an arty leaning, it is so much more beautiful than modern tree identification books.
I felt in love with the Angela’s work 😍
Hi Natasha, l love your review video on new books etc, please can we have some more. 🎉🎄💐💛
I love Angela Harding’s work x
what a wonderful walk through of your collection so enjoyed it.
Thanks so much, Rachel!
The vintage book is such a great find! And it's edited by Enid Blyton who was my childhood favourite author.
So enjoyed this video. Love seeing books that inspire. Thanks
I think you feel happy about birds over a winter landscape because it is a sign of life, that everything is not dead and that life is still going on. We tend to equate winter with hibernation and lack of life, but the flock of birds just obliterates that notion. Their flight is a very visible and lofty sign that life goes on as normal; but this life is against the muted and limited palette of a winter landscape: snow with the blue-turqoise shadows, grey or cyan skies and muted browns of trees. This palette is very limited and does not have any strong or garish colours, so we find it comforting and calming and the flock bird just breathes life into that palette. That’s my thought, anyway.
This is a very touching observation and probably very true. :)
@@NatashaNewtonArt 😊 thanks!
Thank you for amazing video, it was something that I needed while it rained outside and I snuggled cozily wishlisting most of these at book depository:)
I'm so glad you enjoyed it, Vera!
Thank you for this!😊 BTW, Sennelier now makes refillable ink brushes that would be very good for a Hockney type sketchbook. 😊Don’t blame me…
Love this video! Have you ever talked about inspiration vs stealing an idea? How to make your own art without plagiarizing? That's something I'd be very interested to hear you talk about, you always have wonderful insights.
I have a book for you: Edith Young Color Scheme, an Irrevent History of Art and Pop Culture in Color Palettes. And your section, a must see is The Blues of David Hockney's pools...16 blues. I borrowed it from the local library and you should also. Another palette is the red of the red caps in Renaissance portraits. I laughted and enjoyed trying to translate the swatch to my own watercolor.
Lovely video. Like you I love vintage books. I have recently bought a book about embroidery samplers which is inspirational for artwork. Matt Sewell is amazing I have found a second hand copy of the garden birds book
So much inspiration! I am most intrigued by the book "Birds in Watercolor, Collage, and Ink" -- so many ideas and techniques and lovely creations 🦜
Thank you so much! Loved this video! I have a few of the books you mentioned, but adding several more to my wish list. Art books are such a fun treat!
Thank you, Cindy!
These books look lovely, I think I definitely need to spend more time in the book section of charity shops
There are treasures to be found!
I had a few of these and now I have ordered three more! Thank you for sharing
Know this is from a year ago, but, just WOW! Thank you for sharing!❤
oh i love your choices of books to share with us. I know at least two of them I will search out to purchase. You are a constant resource of inspiration, Natasha. Thank you
Thank you! x
Thank you for sharing this lovely video. It was both relaxing and inspiring. I love David Hockney and his sketchbook really gives you a sense of the British countryside. I now have a list of must have books for my collection. 😊
I'm really pleased that you enjoyed it!
Such a beautiful introduction. Thank you❤
Thanks for recommendations.
Thank you! I just ordered three of them online ❤
Wow! These books are amazing! Thank you
Thanks for sharing your inspirational books! I think I'll buy Gennine Zlatkis' book. It was my favortite out of these ten.
Thank you for sharing these books. I already have several of them in my Amazon basket!
That's great, Michele! So glad that the video was useful. :)
What a lovely video! I love art books (and books in general!).
thank you for the review, these books are gorgeous and inspiring indeed! 😍
I really love this video Natasha. Thank you. It has made me think of my book collection in a completely different way. I shall enjoy revisiting each book with a different perspective. 😊
Thank u so much! Beautiful books and beautiful video!★☆★☆★☆
I don’t know how I missed this video Natasha but what a joy to watch it this morning with my cup of tea. I love the books you share and I think I may need to pop over to Amazon!😁
I'm so glad you enjoyed it, Susan!
Hi Natasha, hope you are well. I love the birds in collage, ink and watercolour so much I had to buy it on Amazon. I also have a copy of Imagine a forest it’s such a beautiful book. Love the Angela Harding book I love her work it’s gorgeous. Thankyou for sharing and how you use the books in your work. Xxx 💗
The Geninne Zlatkis bird book is so inspiring and full of ideas, I'm sure you'll really enjoy it, Louise! xxx
I too have the book imagine a Forrest and I have a Geninne book and a Katie daisy card deck.
I find them very very inspiring too.
Thank you for sharing all these wonderful books with us 😘
You have good taste in books, Angela!
@@NatashaNewtonArt thank you, Natasha.
Yes, I do have a huge art and craft related book collection that inspires me a lot. I love to go through a book with a cup of coffee or tea and find shapes, colors, line work or working and crafting processes, even quotes and thoughts! I find it so uplifting 🤩
Oh no… I need these books… ! I’m always looking for recommendations… I love love the folk book….. Merry Christmas to you x
Merry Christmas to you too, Sue! :)
Some amazing books, lots of notes taken to add to my wish list. Thank you 😊
What a lovely selection of books! Interesting enough I shared a video about books I use for inspiration earlier this year, and we have similar taste it seems. I love Matthew’s birds, I have the songbird book, and Gennine’s book as well, she’s one of my favourite artists. I’m often referring to Imagine a Forest to explore more folk art because it’s a style that speaks so much to me, I find it so charming and calming to paint this way. Love Katie’s book, this one I didn’t know but I think I’ll get I now 😘
Ah! Forgot to mention the vintage books illustrations are gorgeous too, I specially love the coloured ones
Ah, we really do have similar taste in books! I love to find out which books other artists enjoy too. :) x
Thank you for sharing your books. I've always admired Hockney. I own 'Birds in Watercolor', book. I can't cut up her pages either, so I just zerox them and use them. The other books are lovely as well. Yes interested in seeing more of your vintage books.
I was looking forward to this after watching your Patreon one, lovely books and have written a couple down again as well. X
That's great, thanks Sarah! x
This was lovely!
Wow, so inspiring! Thank you for sharing. I need to add some to my collection.I am sure you have a lot more interesting books. Don't be shy to share them with us💕
I'm sure I will, I really enjoy sharing books that I love!
Natasha - I love the way you talk about the creative processes and passions - it always lifts my spirits. I seem to be the creative minority in most circles, including work, and most of the time I feel I’m talking another language - so to hear another creative share this language so generously is music to my ears 😊 always grateful for the content you share here 👍👍 plus your delivery is so mellow - are you related to Bob Ross ? 😂
Ha ha, if I am I'm not aware of it!
I love this! I so appreciate you for sharing it.
Thanks Natasha, really loved this, I’ll definitely be adding some of these to my wish list 😊
Really pleased that you enjoyed it, thank you Carol!
I wish we had a list of the books ….loved this video! Thank you ❤❤❤
you just note them as you watch the video, that's what I did. It's already lovely that Natasha shares the book we can also do our part can't we ? :)
There is a list of the books in the description box under the video. You just have to extend it and scroll down a little bit
Love this.. thanks Natasha
Thank you!
Ooo these are some lovely books! I have the original The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse and I’ve been meaning to get the animated edition (because I’m excited to watch the short too) and it’s a gorgeous book. There’s another one in a similar style by a different author about a little dragon and a panda that’s also gorgeous.
I also have a similar but smaller bird guide from the early-mid 1900’s that’s got just as many gorgeous old illustrations!
I can also recommend, if you can find them, bird/nature journals by Charles Tunnicliffe; he works more realistic BUT you can see a lot in how he makes his paintings/sketches/prints! They can be a bit hard to find these days because they’re out of print but I can really recommend them! Along with books by Keith Brockie too.
Ah, I think I've heard of Charles Tunnicliffe - I'll have a look and see what I can find online! Thank you. :)
Great video! Thank you 🎉
Thank you❤❤❤
Well the books arrived… Imagining a forest, absolutely beautiful and really inspiring and the also bought 2nd hand Garden Birds & Woodland Birds so great fun bird books also inspiring I can’t wait to get painting tomorrow. I look forward to more recommendations and seeing your interpretation of their art….
That's lovely to hear, Sue. Happy painting!
Thank you for these book recommendations, I already have a couple of the newer books but I followed your suggestion about looking out for older secondhand books, visited my local Oxfam shop this afternoon and came home with a small haul of ' The Oberver's...' books, plus some beautiful christmas washi tapes with folk art designs!
This makes me so happy! Enjoy your books - the little Observer's books are lovely!
I love that Katie Daisy book. I love the quotes and the illustrations. I might see if i can pick this one up on Amazon.
I love all your books so much! I have the Imagine one but I want all of them!😍x
Gorgeous video of beautiful books. Yes please - a video tour and exploration of your vintage book collection would be greatly appreciated; all the way from Sydney, Australia.😀
Ahh, thanks Jane!
Hi Natasha, I went on holiday to York a couple weeks ago and there were loads of second hand book shops with gorgeous .Illustrations I bought one called The Swans Stories beautifully illustrated. It's Hans Christian Anderson first published in 1997
Thank you Natasha, I added 'How to be a Wildflower' to my list. It looks lovely and perfect for some art journalling inspiration. Have a great Xmas hols.
Happy Christmas, Christina!
Beautiful Video! Did you hear? Daniel Smith just came out with their own line of gouache!
Ooh, interesting! I didn't know that. Thanks Lynn!
43:09 I know exactly what you mean about seeing the birds in the sky. I used to feel that way on the top deck of a bus home on a damp winters night. Seeing the orange lights from peoples homes dispersed through the condensation on the window, a million different soap operas playing out behind their front doors, or the distant sound of a light aircraft in a clear blue summer sky. Makes all the endorphins flood my bloodstream.
You get it! :)
**immediately goes hunting for somewhere to buy that Hockney book...** What an inspiring collection Natasha! XX
I hope you found it, Lee! xx
@@NatashaNewtonArt I did! What a beautiful book! XX
Thanks for the great video. FYI - You might be interested in a great looking inspirational art book, it's called “The STOP LOOKING START SEEING book”.
I'll check it out! Thank you.
6:15 The colours are so Natasha Newton 😄
Very true!
Natasha, do you know if there has been a book 📖 done on British artist Claire Fletcher? I have seen her work in a few places on the Internet and I would like to learn more about her and see more of her works.
Thank you for sharing these beautiful books with us!
Being handicapped, I am unable to view books before purchasing them unless someone like yourself shares their books in video form.
This is extremely helpful for me! I've already been trying to source several of the books that you have shared! 😊
Super inspiring Vlog…
Thank you so much, Sue!
This was just great and I enjoyed every book but especially the Angela Harding one. I have had to change my TH-cam name, so this is leahbethann of previous comments.) Love your work!
Ah, hello LeahBethann! Thank you for letting me know this is you. :)
Yay, new vid!! 🎉
I hope you enjoy it!
So happy to see this video,,I love thart art books can inspire us in so many different ways,and we can use them in different ways to,the are almost like an extension of our studio space practice. Sometimes it's just a lovely way to while away a few hours just really looking/reading through them. I have ordered a copy of the "Imagine A Forest" book as that one struck a chord with me. I am so happy that you featured the book I sent you by Geninne D Zlatkis,and so happy to hear how much you love it and how much it's inspired you, I knew as soon as I saw it (as I have a copy) I had to send it to you and I'm happy it has become a source of inspiration for you. I love the characterful birds of Matt Sewell and have orrerd a copy of that book too. I can see how all of these books might inspire you and how you create your anmazing work.Have you thought about creating your own book of your artwork and how you create it, what inspires you etc.I live in Bridlington and know all the place in the David Hockney sketchbook book,he still owns a house/studio here in Bridlington and does return sometimes toi work there.(Matt) Hope you and Dominic have a realy great Christmas and a really inspiring new year.
I hope that you love Imagine A Forest and the Matt Sewell book! I adore my Geninne book, thank you so much again for such a thoughtful gift. I hope that you've had a lovely Christmas and New Year, and that 2023 brings you all the good things you wish for!
I just got this book on Kindle for $1.99!
I have the Charlie Mackesy book and love it! I also follow him on Instagram and he is always positive and enlightening. I think, too, I'll be ordering a couple of your recommendations to add to my collection as Christmas gifts to myself. Thanks for sharing and especially your commentary!
It is a lovely book.
Thanks Linda, and Merry Christmas! :)
I went out and bought two.....
Painting Calm: Connect to nature through the art of watercolour Paperback - 27 April 2023
by Inga Buividavice (Author)
I learned watercolouring from her and this is a book that come out after I finished the course for a while.
34:08 Edited by Enid Blyton, wow!
How many palettes of colour do you have? If selecting one brand to solely paint with, which would it be?
I actually don't know (I'm not in my studio right now - I've been away visiting family for 4 weeks!). The one brand would probably be Schmincke Horadam.
She is Mirdinara :)
Yes, that's her Instagram and website name, right? I've followed her for years! Very inspiring person. :)
@@NatashaNewtonArt Just ordered the Hockney , the birds and this one. :) Thanks for giving me tips❣️Hugs from a 🇭🇺in 🇩🇪
@@pasteletrouge I hope you love them! :)
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oh these books are absolutely gorgeous!!! you don't intend to write and illustrate your way to art. sorry to bother you.😀
Its the 21st century.......its called central heating. Or are you way out in the country where the is nothing. I lived in south africa and no heating most of the time houses had no fire places. The uncomfortable and tormentingness of being cold ALL THE TIME was horrible. Except of course the rest of the year was pleasant
We unfortunately can't afford to have the heating on very much. Energy bills are extremely high right now.
@@NatashaNewtonArt ok gotcha! The electricity in South africa was astronomically high. If you just thought about baking something in your oven it was...cha ching! I got a counter top confectionery oven it used almost no electricity. When I got cold I would jog on my mini trampoline lol!
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Thanks for sharing that, Erica!