Best Selling Books by Susie Hodge

Partez à la découverte des dessous fascinants de 100 chefs-d'oeuvre de l'art mondial. Que recèle l'une des fresques réalisées par Michel-Ange sur le plafond de la chapelle Sixtine ? Pourquoi Rembrandt peignait-il sans cesse son propre portrait ? Quel secret se cache derrière Le Printemps de Botticelli ou les installations lumineuses de Yayoi Kusama ? Cet ouvrage propose des réponses simples et claires à toutes ces passionnantes questions. Si vous avez déjà admiré une oeuvre d'art en vous demandant ce qu'elle pouvait bien signifier, ce guide est fait pour vous. Il vous aidera à voir l'art autrement, et à l'apprécier davantage encore.

Part of a new series of beautiful gift art books this book focuses on Dutch artist Piet Mondrian. Renowned especially for his style of painting that featured grids of black lines with blocks of primary colour, Mondrian was regarded as a true pioneer of abstract art. Featuring a fascinating introduction to Mondrian’s life and art, this stunning new book brings together a wide selection of his magnificent work.

Suitable for various artists who want to use photography to inspire and inform their work, this book demonstrates the photographic skills required to use a camera as a sketchbook to gather information for your work. It takes you through the process of working from photographs, creating compositions and developing this to finished paintings.|This is a comprehensive guide for all artists who want to use photography to inspire and inform their work.It demonstrates the photographic skills required to use a camera as a sketchbook to gather information for your work. It takes you through the process of working from photographs, creating effective compositions and developing this to finished paintings.Six step demonstrations track a painting from initial photograph to finished artwork. This guide offers invaluable guidance on composing and painting images in watercolour, acrylic, coloured pencil and oil, making it perfect for artists of all skill levels.

Learn to draw 28 tropical rainforest animals from scratch in a few easy steps. Bring the magic of the rainforest to your doorstep by drawing this collection of colorful animals and birds. Prolific author and artist Susie Hodge teaches you to transform simple shapes into mysterious jaguars, shy butterflies or endangered orangutans in easy-to-follow stages. Choose from a sleepy sloth, a noisy toucan and much more. There are 28 different animals to create, in a variety of poses and styles. Each project starts with a few basic outlines and progresses into a finished tonal drawing, and a final coloured version shows you how to develop your drawing even further. Perfect for beginners, as well as budding and experienced artists, you'll be amazed how easily you too can draw rainforest animals with this inspiring guide.

The Great Artists introduces readers to 100 of the world's most important artists, from the 13th century to the present, concentrating on their lives, works, ideas, influences, artistic development, contributions, creative output and where they fit in history. Concise and readable, The Great Artists is an interesting, informative and authoritative history of 700 years of fine art for the general reader. Writing with verve and passion, Susie Hodge presents, in chronological order, elegant and often affectionate biographical profiles of 100 of the greatest artists in the history of art. The biographies not only describe the life, development and creations of each artist, but also set these visual composers and their compositions within a broader historical and cultural context. Furthermore, shortlists of 'must-see' masterpieces for each artist give the reader all the information they need to appreciate and understand great art. From the great artists of the high renaissance art to the Dutch maters, and from the rococo and neoclassical movements of the 18th century to romanticism, modernism and contemporary art, the lives of the great artists are as varied and multifaceted as the works of creative genius they produced. A selection of featured artists includes: Mantegna, El Greco, Pissarro, Turner, Seurat, Bellini, Caravaggio, Leighton, Constable, Mucha, Botticelli, Rubens, Manet, Ingres, Klimt, Bosch, Gentileschi, Degas, Géricault, Munch, da Vinci, Poussin, Whistler, Corot, Kandinsky, Grünewald, Velazquez, Homer, Hiroshige, Matisse, Dürer, Rembrandt, Cézanne, Delacroix, Mondrian, Michelangelo, Steenwyck, Monet, Millet, Malevich, Raphael, de Hooch, Rodin, Courbet, Klee, Titian, Vermeer, Renoir, Bouguereau, Marc, Holbein, Canaletto, Gauguin, Rossetti, Picasso, Bronzino, Hogarth, van Gogh, Millais, Hopper.

Klee's art appeals to our primary instincts and makes us look beyond the ordinary. A natural draughtsman, master of colour and hugely influential artist, Klee eludes classification, having been variously linked with Expressionism, Cubism, Futurism, Surrealism and Abstraction. Part of a new series of beautiful gift art books, Paul Klee Masterpieces of Art brims with the subtle warmth and humour of a unique artist. With a fresh and thoughtful introduction to Klee's life and art, the book goes on to showcase his key works in all their glory.

Packed with charming, animated illustrations, this series of pop-up biographies captures the most significant works of key figures, starting with four seminal artists. Readers can learn about the life and works of Henri Matisse, including his prints, sculptures, and paintings. With beautiful, intricate pop-ups on every spread, young readers will be introduced to these famous artists in an interactive and fun way.