Our librarian brings a sample of the library to MNWS meetings each month. If you would like to borrow a specific book, please email our librarian prior to the meeting. Inventory and availability is subject to change.
Book Inventory
Alphabetical by Author
| Albert, Greg | The Simple Secret to Better Painting |
| Andrews, Don | Interpreting the Figure in Watercolor |
| Arthur, John | Realists at Work |
| Balkwill, Ray | Watercolor Plus |
| Ballinger, Harry | Painting Landscapes |
| Band, David | Enrich Your Paintings With Texture |
| Barbour, Arthur | Painting the Seasons in Watercolor |
| Barbour, Arthur | Painting Buildings in Watercolor |
| Bartlett, Charles | Starting in Watercolor |
| Bayles, David | Art and Fear |
| Beam, Mary Todd | The Creative Edge |
| Beckwith, Mary Ann | Creative Watercolor |
| Beattie, Malcolm | Simplifying Complex Scenes in Watercolor |
| Betts, Judi | Watercolor: Let’s Think About It! |
| Blake, Wendon | Portrait Drawing |
| Blake, Wendon | Acrylic Watercolor Painting |
| Blake, Wendon | Color In Watercolor |
| Blockley, Ann | Country Flowers In Watercolor |
| Blockley, John | Getting Started in Watercolor |
| Blockley, John | Country Landscapes in Watercolor |
| Blockley, John | Watercolor Interpretations |
| Blocksidge, Jeffrey | Drawing and Painting People |
| Bolton, Richard | Painting Weathered Textures in Watercolor |
| Bolton, Richard | Weathered Texture Workshop |
| Brommer, Gerald | Watercolor and Collage Workshop |
| Brouillette, Al | The Evolving Picture |
| Brown, Harley | Eternal Truths for Every Artist |
| Buechner, Thomas S. | How I Paint |
| Burt, Dan | You Can Paint Vibrant Watercolors |
| Cagle, Gretchen | Decorative Painting With Gretchen Cagle |
| Carbonetti, Jeanne | The Tao of Watercolor |
| Carbonetti, Jeanne | The Zen of Creative Painting |
| Carr, David | Painting the Nude |
| Carrel, Dan | Realistic Painting Workshop |
| Cassels, Julia | How to Capture Movement in Your Paintings |
| Chaillou Jean-Claude | The Natural World in Watercolor |
| Chamberlin, Trevor | A Personal View |
| Chee, Cheng-Khee | Watercolor World of ……. |
| Cherrett, Pauline | Chinese Brush Painting |
| Clark, Roberta | How to Paint Living Portraits |
| Clegg, Donald | Celebrating the Seasons In Watercolor |
| Cobb, Virginia | Discovering the Inner Eye |
| Cooper, Mario | Flower Painting in Watercolor |
| Corsellis, Jane | Painting Figures in Light |
| Couch, Tony | Keys to Successful Painting |
| Couch, Tony | Watercolor: You Can Do It! |
| Crawshaw, Alwyn | A. C. Paints on Holiday |
| Crespo, Michael | Experiments in Watercolor |
| Croney, Claude | My Way with Watercolor |
| Curtis, David | A Personal View |
| D’Aleo, Angela | The Purpose of Painting |
| Davidson, Martin | Texture |
| Dawley, Joseph | Seeing and Painting the Colors of Nature |
| Diederich, Ellen Jean | Progressive Painting |
| Dews, Pat | Creative Discoveries in Water Media |
| Dews, Pat | Creative Composition and Design |
| Dobie, Jeanne | Making Colors Sing |
| Doherty, M. Stephen | Developing Ideas in Artwork |
| Donovan, Liz | Sunlit Still Lifes |
| Dunn, Charles | Conversations in Paint |
| Dwight, Jane | Chinese Brush Painting |
| Eaton, Judy | Flowers and Leaves |
| Edin/Jepsen | Color Harmonies |
| Edwards Betty | Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain |
| Engle, Nita | How to Make a Watercolor Paint Itself |
| Ferber, Linda | Masters of Colors and Light |
| Fletcher, James | Magic of Watercolor |
| Foster, Walter | How to Draw and Paint Watercolors |
| Freeman, Jane | A Celebration of Light |
| Gair, Angela | Perspective for Artists |
| Gair, Angela | Tonal Values |
| Gair, Angela | Watercolor Solutions Book |
| Garcia, Joe | Watercolor Bible |
| George, Ethel | Painting Flowers with Watercolor |
| Gildo, Janie | Colored Pencil Explorations |
| Graham, Peter | Painting Still Life |
| Grastorf, Jean | Pouring Layering Transparent WC Light |
| Greene, Gary | Artists’ Photo Reference of Boats and Nautical Scenes |
| Green, Jean | Art Effects |
| Groves, Elizabeth | Exploring Watercolor |
| Griffith, Jerry | Using Liquid Frisket |
| Guerney, James | Artist’s Guide to Sketching |
| Harper, Sally | The Complete watercolor Artist |
| Harrington, Charles | Acrylics the Watercolor Alternative |
| Harrison, Hazel | Painting Great Pictures from Photographs |
| Harrison, Hazel | Watercolor School |
| Harrison, Hazel | The Encyclopedia of Watercolor Techniques |
| Hauser, Priscilla | Book of Roses |
| Heim, Dawn McLeod | Painting Realistic Watercolors |
| Henri, Robert | The Art Spirit |
| Hilder, Rowland | Expressing Land, Sea, and Sky in WC |
| Hill, Tom | The Watercolorist’s Complete Guide to Color |
| Hobbs, Anne | Beatrice Potter’s Art |
| Hoffstetter, Jane | 7 Keys to Great Paintings |
| Holman, Karlyn | Watercolor Fun and Free |
| Holman, Karlyn | Searching for the Artist Within |
| Holman, Karlyn | WC The Spirit of Spontaneity |
| Holman, Karlyn | Watercolor Making Your Mark |
| Hutchings, LaVere | Make Your Watercolors Sing |
| International Artists | Watercolor Landscape |
| International Artists | 100 Ways to Paint People & Figures |
| International Artists | Skies and Clouds Techniques |
| Jackson, Billy | On This Island…Martha’s Vineyard |
| Jackson, Paul | Painting Spectacular Light Effects In Watercolor |
| Jamison, Philip | Capturing Nature in WC |
| Jamison, Philip | Making Your Paintings Work |
| Jelbert, Wendy | Mastering the Art of Watercolor |
| Johnson, Cathy | Creating Textures in Watercolor |
| Johnson, Cathy | Painting Nature’s Details in WC |
| Johnson, Cathy | Watercolor Tricks and Techniques |
| Karwoski, Richard | Watercolor Bright and Beautiful |
| Kate, Maggie | Big Book of Plant and Flower Illustrations |
| Katchen, Carole | Make Your Watercolors Look Professional |
| Kessler, Margaret | Color Harmony in Your Paintings |
| Kincaid, Elizabeth | Paint WC That Dance with Light |
| Koser, John | Watercolor Red Yellow Blue |
| Kosvanec, Jim | Transparent WC Wheel |
| Kunz, Jan | Watercolor Color |
| Kunz, Jan | Painting Beautiful WC from Photographs |
| Kunz, Jan | Painting WC Florals That Glow |
| Kunz, Jan | Painting WC Portraits That Glow |
| Lawrence, Rod | Painting Wildlife Textures Step by Step |
| Lawrence, William | Painting Light and Shadows in Watercolor |
| LeClair, Charles | The Art of Watercolor |
| Lee, Bev | Painting Children |
| Leeper Christopher | Realism In Water Media |
| Leigh, Hillary | Artists’ Questions Answered |
| Lehrman, Lewis | Being An Artist |
| Lehrman, Lewis | Energize Your Paintings with Color |
| Leland, Nita | The New Creative Artist |
| Leland, Nita | Creative Collage Techniques |
| Lew, Douglas | Capturing Motion in Watercolor |
| Lew, Douglas | Painting from Life |
| Lew, Douglas | A Watercolor Journal of Florence |
| Lewis, David | Watercolor Painting Techniques |
| Lidzey, John | Color Mixing for Artists |
| Long, Chuck | Watercolor Success! |
| Loomis, Andrew | Figure Drawing for All Its Worth |
| Loos, Ray | Watercolor Options |
| Lovett, John | Getting Started |
| Lynch, Tom | Magic of Watercolors |
| Lynch, Tom | Fun With Watercolor |
| Lynch, Tom | Watercolor Secrets |
| Maiotti, Ettore | Watercolor Handbook |
| MacKenzie, Gordon | The WC Essential ?Notebook |
| Madden, Terry | Wonderful World of Watercolor Vol. 1 |
| Madden, Terry | Wonderful World of Watercolor Vol. 2 |
| Martin, Margaret M. | No More Wishy-Washy Watercolor |
| Masterfield, Maxine | Painting the Spirit of Nature |
| Mattson, Wendy | People in Watercolor |
| McClean, Mary Anne | Mary Anne’s Garden |
| McIntyre, Carol A | I Just Want To Paint |
| McNaughton, Maureen | Beautiful Brushstrokes Step-By-Step |
| Mehaffey, Mark | Creative Workshop Watercolor and Acrylic |
| Meyer, El | Watercolor Painting on Location |
| Metzger, Phil | Enliven Your Paintings with Light |
| Millard, David | The Joy of Watercolor |
| Millard, David | More Joy of Watercolor |
| Monahan, Patricia | Painting in Gouache |
| Morgan, Jacque | Watercolor for Illustration |
| Nechis, Barbara | Watercolor the Creative Experience |
| Nice, Claudia | Creating Textures in Pen and Ink with Watercolor |
| North Light | Light and Color Techniques in Watercolor |
| O’Connor, Birgit | Watercolor in Motion |
| Otis, Michaelin | Painting People |
| Parramon, Jose | Watercolor Techniques and Color |
| Parramon, Jose | How to Paint with Colored Pencils |
| Pech, Arleta | Painting Fresh Florals in Watercolor |
| Pember, Ann | Close Focus Flowers |
| Perenyi, Ken | The Secret Life of American Art Forger |
| Petrie, Ferdinand | Watercolorist’s Guide to Painting Trees |
| Petrie, Ferdinand | Watercolorist’s Guide to Painting Water |
| Philcox, Theadora | Landscapes in Watercolor |
| Picasso, Marina | Picasso, My Grandfather |
| Pike, John | Paints Watercolor |
| Pike, John | Watercolor |
| Pike, John | Watercolor: The Art and Technique of Watercolor Painting |
| Pollard, Julie | Brilliant Color |
| Porter, Albert | Expressive WC Techniques |
| Poulin, Bernard | Complete Colored Pencil Book |
| Price, Maggie | Creative Freedom |
| Purcell, Carl | Painting with Your Artist’s Brain |
| Quiller, Stephen | Water Media: Processes and Possibilities |
| Quiller, Stephen | Watercolor Techniques |
| Quiller, Stephen | Acrylic Painting Techniques |
| Rankin, Don | Mastering Glazing Techniques in Watercolor |
| Ranson, Ron | Big Brush Watercolor |
| Ranson, Ron | The Art of John Yardley |
| Raynes, John | The Complete Guide to Perspective |
| Reid, Charles | Painting by Design |
| Reid, Charles | Painting Flowers in Watercolor |
| Reid, Charles | Flower Painting in Watercolor |
| Reid, Charles | Portrait Painting in Watercolor |
| Reid, Charles | The Natural Way to Paint |
| Reid, Charles | Figure Painting in Watercolor |
| Reid, Charles | Portraits and Figures In Watercolor |
| Reid, Jack | Easy Landscapes |
| Richards, David | Personal Painting Style |
| Richmond, Leonard | Fundamentals of Watercolor Painting |
| Riley, Paul | Flower Painting |
| Robinson, E. John | Paint the Sea and Shoreline in WC Using Special Effects |
| Rocco, Michael P | Painting Realistic Watercolor Textures |
| Ross, Sueellen | Paint Radiant Realism in WC, Ink and Colored Pencil |
| Roycraft, Roland | Fill Your WC With Nature’s Light |
| Roycraft, Roland | Fill Your WC With Light and Color |
| Rubbra, Benedict | Painting Children |
| Saper, Chris | Painting Beautiful Skin Tones With Color and Light |
| Schilling, Richard | WC Journeys Create Your Own Travel Sketchbook |
| Schlemm, Betty Lou | Painting Light and Shadow |
| Schlemm, Betty Lou | WC Secrets for Painting Light |
| Schlemm, Betty Lou | Best of Watercolor |
| Schmid, Richard | Alla Prima Everything I Know about WC |
| Scott, Marylin | Watercolor Artist’s Bible |
| Schink, Christopher | Mastering Color and Design in WC |
| Seggebruch, Pat | Encaustic Workshop |
| Seligman, Patricia | How to Paint Water |
| Seligman, Patricia | Trees, Flowers, and Foliage |
| Seng, OngKim | Mastering Light and Shade in WC |
| Senter, Bill | Color Transfer Achieving Impressionistic Effects With Watercolor Markers and Inks |
| Shackelford, Bud | Experimental WC Techniques |
| Shapiro, Irving | How to Make a Painting |
| Sherwood, Shirley | A Passion for Plants |
| Shook, Georg | Painting WC from Photographs |
| Shorr, Harriet | The Artist’s Eye |
| Simandle, Marilyn | Capturing Light in WC |
| Smith, Ray | Landscapes in WC |
| Smith, Ray | Watercolor Color |
| Smith, Ray | Watercolor Landscapes |
| Smith, Constance | Art Marketing 101 |
| Sovek, Charles | Catching Light in Your Paintings |
| Speckmann, Gail | Wet into Wet WC |
| Stabin, Mel | The Figure in Watercolor |
| Stine, Al | Painting Smart |
| Stroud, Betsy Dillard | Painting From the Inside Out |
| Szabo, Zoltan | Artist at Work |
| Szabo, Zoltan | Creative WC Techniques |
| Szabo, Zoltan | Landscape Painting in WC |
| Szabo, Zoltan | Zoltan Szabo Paints Landscapes |
| Szabo, Zoltan | Painting Nature’s Hidden Treasures |
| Szabo, Zoltan | Watercolor Techneques |
| Tan, Chinkok | Shade and Light Value |
| Tauchid, Rheni | The New Acrylic |
| Taylor, Jo | Watercolor Wisdom |
| Topham, Mark | Techniques Source Book |
| Tregay, Susan | Master Disaster Five Ways to Rescue Desperate WC |
| Unwin, Chris | The Artistic Touch Books 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
| vanHasselt, Tony | Outdoor WC Workshop |
| vanHasselt, Tony | Painting with the White of Your Paper |
| Voohees, Donald | Lessons from a Lifetime of WC Painting |
| Wade, Robert | Painting More than the Eye Can See |
| Wade, Robert | Painting Your Vision in WC |
| Wagner/vanHasselt | Watercolor Fix-it Book |
| Wagner/vanHasselt | Painting with the White of Your Paper |
| Ward, Edward | The New Spirit of WC |
| Ward, Edward | First Impressions |
| Warr, Michael | Painting Detail in Watercolor |
| Webb, Frank | Webb on Watercolor |
| Weise, Lee | Watercolors |
| Weise, Lee | Watercolors II, The Seventies |
| Westerman, Arne | How to Become A Famous Artist through Pain & Suffering |
| Westeman, Arne | Paint WC with Life & Energy |
| Whalley, Ann | Painting Water in WC |
| Wharton, Christian | Painting Water in WC |
| Whitney, Edgar | Learn WC the Edgar Whitney Way |
| Whitney, Edgar | Complete Guide to WC Painting |
| Whittlesea, Michael | The Complete Watercolor Course |
| Wiegardt, Eric | Watercolor Free and Easy |
| Wiffen, Valerie | Successful Sketching |
| Wilcox, Michael | The Wilcox Guide to the Best Watercolor Paints |
| Wilcox, Michael | Blue & Yellow Don’t Make Green |
| Willis, Lucy | Light How to See It How to Paint It |
| Wissman, Pamela | Sketchbook Confidential |
| Wolf, Rachel Rubin | Splash 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,10,11,14 |
| Wolf, Rachel | Textures & Surfaces |
| Wolf, Rachel | Best of Flower Painting 2 |
| Wolf, Rachel | Best of Wildlife Painting |
| Wolf, Rachel | Painting the Many Moods of Light |
| Wolf, Rachel | Basic WC Techniques |
| Wolf, Rachel | Basic People Painting Techniques |
| Wolf, Rachel | Basic Nature Painting Techniques |
| Wolf, Rachel | Basic Flower Painting Techniques |
| Wolf, Rachel | Keys to Painting Light and Shadow |
| Wolfe, Tom | The Painted Word |
| Wood, Laurence | WC Master Class |
| Wunderlich, Eleanor | Botanical Illustration in WC |
| Yardley, John | A Personal View |
| Zbukvic, Joseph | Mastering Atmosphere & Mood in WC |
| Zhen, Lian Quan | Chinese Watercolor Techniques |