The first impression of the Kindle is that it does one thing very well: letting you read books without the distraction of multiple other applications. The obvious limitation is that the screen is black & white, which is not so good for reproductions of paintings.
In an earlier post, Art writings online for free, I already gave some links to writings by John Ruskin, Leonardo da Vinci, James McNeill Whistler and Sir Joshua Reynolds.
Below are more free books to consider:
Paul Gauguin
Noa Noa (English Translation)
Wassily Kandinsky
Concerning the Spiritual in Art
John Ruskin
The Elements of Drawing - In Three Letters to Beginners
Giorgio Vasari (1511-1574)
Lives of the Most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects (several volumes)
Related resources
- For US readers, 3G Kindle on Amazon.com (affiliate link)
Kindle 3G Wireless Reading Device, Free 3G + Wi-Fi, 3G Works Globally, Graphite, 6" Display with New E Ink Pearl Technology
- For UK readers, 3G Kindle on Amazon.co.uk (Affiliate link)
Kindle 3G Wireless Reading Device, Free 3G + Wi-Fi, 3G Works Globally, Graphite, 6" Display with New E Ink Pearl Technology
Kindle eBook Free eBooks Free art books Art history
3 comments:
The Art of Landscape Painting in Oil Colour by Alfred East, A.R.A is a free book that can be downloaded to readers. I printed my own copy and then later downloaded it to my Nook.
Sharon Schwenk
Sharon,
Thank you for sharing. It is on the archive.org website (http://www.archive.org/details/artlandscapepai00eastgoog) and I will add it to my reading list.
Regards,
Benoit
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