"Silk Painting with Jill Kennedy" Jill is demonstrates the basics in layman terms. 145 minutes of varied techincal demonstration, a first for its kind and as such, a must see.
"How to survive and prosper as an artist"
New York : Holt, Rinehart, and Winston
The Nolo Press has a number of self-help books for legal matters, all that I've seen of which are terrific! The "Your Crafts Business A Legal Guide" book comes with a CD of standard forms for artists and craftspersons. A Must Have for the artist/craftsman in the USA, excepting TX.
"The Artist's Studio Book" by Richard Seddon. Best advice I've seen on lighting techniques, very readable/easy to understand technical directions "How to," for the physical studio.
"Art & Reality The New Standard Reference Guide and Business Plan for Actively Developing your Career as an Artist," by Robert J. Abbott. Seven Locks Press, 1997 Practical advice, especially about presentation. Excellent resource!
"Pricing the Priceless" by William D. Grammp, 1989 Basic Books, Inc.. A mile wide and an inch deep in the final analysis, but cites essential popular albeit wrong arguments against anyone's spending a nickel on a piece of art, ever. A must read. Be strong, be aware.
Susan Louise Moyer holds the highest honor for beautiful silk painting books. Most everyone agrees, her instructions are simple to understand, well illustrated, and detailed for the highest degree of skill one should aspire to. They are:
"Silk painting for fashion and fine art : techniques for making ties, scarves, dresses, decorative pillows, and fine art paintings" Susan L. Moyer. New York : Watson-Guptill, 1995.
and
"Silk painting : the artist's guide to gutta and wax resist techniques" Susan Louise Moyer ; photography by Dale E. Moyer.
New York : Watson-Guptill Publications, 1991.
"Silk Painting" by Jenny Milne, covers good basic ideas, enough to get you started, and I like the way it starts with a map of the Silk Road. Nice, holistic, respectful and humane approach to an ancient art.
