My new pastel books have arrived

I am so pleased - Amazon has delivered! Which means I now have the opportunity to combine two more of my favourite occupations - looking at very good art and reading art books!

My two new pastel books are:

• Pure Color: The Best of Pastel
  (Ed. Maureen Bloomfield and James A Markle. Published by North Light Books)
• On Location - Plein Air Painting In Pastel
  (Richard McDaniel. Published by International Artist)

I'll post reviews when I've had a good read - but a preliminary skim suggests I'm going to have a seriously good time - definitely a feet up with a pot of tea job.

And isn't on-line shopping a wonderful thing? I'd have such a job to track both these books down in art shops or bookshops. It's just so nice to be able to order an new book when I hear one has been published and I know enough about the author and/or publishers to know that I will be very happy without even seeing the book. (Mind you - the development which allows you to look inside books on Amazon is a seriously good development also).