Some book reviews

Further updates on the owl are proceeding as expected - in that they are proceeding :)  I don't have a picture to show today, but I will attach one next time.

In the meantime I have had the chance to do some reading of the books from the library.  Did I mention at any point that one of the books I borrowed is currently out of print?  Of course it's the one by James Gurney and Thomas Kinkade.  It's been a really great read and I would love to get my hands on a copy, unfortunately with it being out of print, the cheapest I can get is $80 not including shipping (the most expensive one I saw was $700).  I'm thinking of asking the library if they will sell it to me instead.  In the meantime I can probably get away with borrowing it for 2 months, so I intend to read it until the print get lighter ;)

The other book I finished was "Pen & Ink Sketching" by Peter Caldwell.  I don't know if this one is out of print or not because I don't intend to own a copy of this one.  Don't get me wrong - it's a very good book!  It's a relatively light read - I finished it in a few hours, but it's packed full of good tips and advice for working in ink and sketching.  Has some very good tips on perspective (including arches) and general composition placements.

I highly recommend both of these books if you are interested in learning to draw or sketch ever.  Mr. Gurney's book is neat because, well one, it's a lot longer, with a lot more info, and two it was written shortly after he graduated art school and he and Mr. Kinkade basically backpacked through the U.S. sketching and drawing and learning.  A fantastic experience that I'm sure had both their parents' sleeping restlessly.