One benefit of being a member of the Blackstone Valley Art Association is that we have a substantial lending library of books and magazines on a wide range of topics. Take out as many as you like and keep them as long as you wish. Just bring them back eventually so others can enjoy them!
These videos of the books were taken in November 2022.
Here’s the current listing of items in the collection.
Note that the links were auto-generated so they might not always work quite properly. You should be able to manually search on Amazon for any title-author combination to see what the book is about.
Categories are: A/animals F/fantasy G/general M/magazine PH/photography SF/Science Fiction
Title | Author | Category | Link |
antarctic birds | david freeland parmelee | A | Amazon |
the total penguin | gorman | A | Amazon |
airflow | philip castle | F | Amazon |
anatomy for fantasy artists | glenn fabry | F | Amazon |
drawing and painting fantasy figures | finlay cowan | F | Amazon |
dreamlands | mark harrison | F | Amazon |
great masters of fantasy art | boris vallejo | F | Amazon |
in search of forever | rodney matthews | F | Amazon |
in the garden of unearthly delights | josh kirby | F | Amazon |
last ship home | rodney matthews | F | Amazon |
mechanismo | harry harrison | F | Amazon |
michael whelan’s works of wonder | michael whelan | F | Amazon |
mythopoeikon | patrick woodroffe | F | Amazon |
realms of fantasy | malcolm edwards | F | Amazon |
ricard corben’s art book | ricard corben | F | Amazon |
sirens | chris achilleos | F | Amazon |
the art of dragon magazine | F | Amazon | |
the art of dragonlance | mary kirchoff | F | Amazon |
the art of john byrne | john byrne | F | Amazon |
the art of ken kelly | frank frazetta | f | Amazon |
the art of moebius | byron priess | F | Amazon |
the art of rowena | doris vallejo | F | Amazon |
the art of stephen youll paradox | stephen youll | F | Amazon |
the art of the advanced dungeons & dragons fantasy game | F | Amazon | |
the art of the dungeons and dragons fantasy game | F | Amazon | |
the art of walt disney from mickey mouse to the magic kingdoms | christopher finch | F | Amazon |
the elfquest gatherum volume 2 | F | Amazon | |
the fantasy techniques of tim hildebrandt | jack e norton | F | Amazon |
the flights of icarus | lehmkuhl | F | Amazon |
the illustrated book fo science fiction ideas and dreams | david kyle | F | Amazon |
tim vigil artworks 1976-1990 | F | Amazon | |
american folk art | william c ketchum jr | G | Amazon |
american showcase illustration volume 10 | G | Amazon | |
american watercolor painting | donelson f hoopes | g | Amazon |
an american celebration | charles wysocki | G | Amazon |
bosch | walter bosing | G | Amazon |
capture the charm of your hometown in watercolor | frank loudin | G | Amazon |
classic still life painting | jane jones | G | Amazon |
collage techniques | gerald brommer | G | Amazon |
colored pencil explorations | janie gildow | G | Amazon |
creative pencil drawing | paul hogarth | g | Amazon |
dali | robert descharnes | G | Amazon |
degas pastels | alfred werner | G | Amazon |
drawing and painting with colored pencil | kristy ann kutch | G | Amazon |
drawing expressive portraits | paul leveille | G | Amazon |
dynamic wrinkles and drapery | burne hogarth | G | Amazon |
edward hopper | lloyd goodrich | G | Amazon |
engravings by hogarth | sean shesgreen | G | Amazon |
Faces of american from the Saturday Evening Post | norman rockwell | G | Amazon |
heads and figures in pencil | william f powell | G | Amazon |
how to draw caricatures | lenn redman | G | Amazon |
how to draw heads and portraits | jose m parramon | G | Amazon |
how to paint watercolors that shine | william c wright | G | Amazon |
instant period costumes – how to make classic costumes | barb rogers | G | Amazon |
keys to painting textures and surfaces | rachel rubin wolf | G | Amazon |
kodak’s look at life | time life | G | Amazon |
making color sing | jeanne dobie | G | Amazon |
mary cassatt oils and pastels | e john bullard | G | Amazon |
one hundred drawings and watercolours 2010-2011 | stephen ongpin | G | Amazon |
painting glowing colors in watercolor | penny soto | G | Amazon |
painting light with colored pencil | cecile baird | g | Amazon |
pencil magic – landscape drawing techniques | phil metzger | G | Amazon |
people in watercolor | wendy mattson | G | Amazon |
portraits in oil – a step by step art instruction book | wendon blake | G | Amazon |
ralph goings | linda chase | G | Amazon |
Sargent watercolors | donelson F Hoopes | G | Amazon |
secrets to drawing realistic faces | carrie stuart parks | G | Amazon |
stone roberts paintings & drawings | charles michener | G | Amazon |
the drawing book a comprehensive guide | wendon blake | G | Amazon |
the marine paintings of chris mayger | david larkin | G | Amazon |
the national gallery companion guide | erika langmur | G | Amazon |
the society of illustrators 25 | G | Amazon | |
the society of illustrators 26 | G | Amazon | |
watercolor for illustration | jacqui morgan | G | Amazon |
watercolorists at work – masters of watercolor | susan e meyer | G | Amazon |
american art collector | Jul-12 | M | Amazon |
american art collector | Aug-12 | M | Amazon |
american art collector | Dec-12 | M | Amazon |
american art collector | Aug-13 | M | Amazon |
american art collector | Sep-13 | M | Amazon |
american art collector | Oct-13 | M | Amazon |
american art collector | Nov-13 | M | Amazon |
american art collector | Dec-13 | M | Amazon |
american art collector | Jan-14 | M | Amazon |
american art collector | Mar-14 | M | Amazon |
american art collector | May-14 | M | Amazon |
american art collector | Jul-14 | M | Amazon |
american art collector | Jan-15 | M | Amazon |
american art collector | Feb-15 | M | Amazon |
american art collector | Jun-16 | M | Amazon |
american art collector | Jul-16 | M | Amazon |
american art collector | Aug-16 | M | Amazon |
american art collector | Jul-18 | M | Amazon |
american artist | Apr-99 | M | Amazon |
american artist portrait highlights | Apr-07 | M | Amazon |
art of the west | may-june 2014 | M | Amazon |
art of the west | nov-dec 2002 | M | Amazon |
art of the west | sep-oct 2013 | M | Amazon |
bluecanvas | 6 | M | Amazon |
drawing | fall 2014 | M | Amazon |
drawing | fall 2014 | M | Amazon |
drawing | spring 2013 | M | Amazon |
drawing | winter 2014 | M | Amazon |
fine art connoisseur | Oct-13 | M | Amazon |
fine art connoisseur | Dec-13 | M | Amazon |
fine art connoisseur | Apr-14 | M | Amazon |
fine art connoisseur | Dec-14 | M | Amazon |
fine art connoisseur | Aug-17 | M | Amazon |
ImagineFX | Jun-06 | M | Amazon |
ImagineFX | Dec-06 | M | Amazon |
ImagineFX | Feb-07 | M | Amazon |
ImagineFX | Mar-07 | M | Amazon |
ImagineFX | Apr-07 | M | Amazon |
ImagineFX | Jun-07 | M | Amazon |
ImagineFX | Oct-07 | M | Amazon |
ImagineFX | Nov-07 | M | Amazon |
ImagineFX | Dec-07 | M | Amazon |
ImagineFX | Mar-08 | M | Amazon |
ImagineFX | Apr-08 | M | Amazon |
ImagineFX | Jul-08 | M | Amazon |
ImagineFX | Aug-08 | M | Amazon |
ImagineFX | Apr-09 | M | Amazon |
ImagineFX | May-09 | M | Amazon |
ImagineFX | Jan-10 | M | Amazon |
ImagineFX | Feb-10 | M | Amazon |
ImagineFX | Sep-10 | M | Amazon |
ImagineFX | Oct-10 | M | Amazon |
ImagineFX | May-11 | M | Amazon |
ImagineFX | Aug-11 | M | Amazon |
ImagineFX | Nov-11 | M | Amazon |
ImagineFX | Apr-12 | M | Amazon |
ImagineFX | May-12 | M | Amazon |
ImagineFX | Jun-12 | M | Amazon |
ImagineFX | Mar-13 | M | Amazon |
ImagineFX | Oct-13 | M | Amazon |
ImagineFX | Nov-13 | M | Amazon |
ImagineFX | Dec-13 | M | Amazon |
ImagineFX | Jan-14 | M | Amazon |
ImagineFX | May-14 | M | Amazon |
ImagineFX | Jun-14 | M | Amazon |
ImagineFX | xmas 2007 | M | Amazon |
ImagineFX | xmas 2010 | M | Amazon |
ImagineFX | xmas 2013 | M | Amazon |
international artist | apr may 2013 | M | Amazon |
international artist | apr may 2014 | M | Amazon |
international artist | apr may 2015 | M | Amazon |
international artist | apr may 2016 | M | Amazon |
international artist | aug sep 2013 | M | Amazon |
international artist | aug sep 2014 | M | Amazon |
international artist | aug sep 2015 | M | Amazon |
international artist | dec jan 2014 | M | Amazon |
international artist | dec jan 2015 | M | Amazon |
international artist | dec jan 2016 | M | Amazon |
international artist | feb mar 2012 | M | Amazon |
international artist | feb mar 2014 | M | Amazon |
international artist | feb mar 2015 | M | Amazon |
international artist | feb mar 2016 | M | Amazon |
international artist | jun jul 2014 | M | Amazon |
international artist | jun jul 2015 | M | Amazon |
international artist | oct nov 2011 | M | Amazon |
international artist | oct nov 2013 | M | Amazon |
international artist | oct nov 2014 | M | Amazon |
international artist | oct nov 2015 | M | Amazon |
Pastel Journal | Feb-11 | M | Amazon |
Pastel Journal | Apr-11 | M | Amazon |
Pastel Journal | Jun-11 | M | Amazon |
Pastel Journal | Aug-11 | M | Amazon |
Pastel Journal | Oct-11 | M | Amazon |
Pastel Journal | Dec-11 | M | Amazon |
Pastel Journal | Feb-12 | M | Amazon |
Pastel Journal | Apr-12 | M | Amazon |
Pastel Journal | Jun-12 | M | Amazon |
Pastel Journal | Aug-12 | M | Amazon |
Pastel Journal | Oct-12 | M | Amazon |
Pastel Journal | Dec-12 | M | Amazon |
Pastel Journal | Feb-13 | M | Amazon |
Pastel Journal | Apr-13 | M | Amazon |
Pastel Journal | Jun-13 | M | Amazon |
Pastel Journal | Aug-13 | M | Amazon |
Pastel Journal | Dec-13 | M | Amazon |
Pastel Journal | Feb-14 | M | Amazon |
Pastel Journal | Apr-14 | M | Amazon |
Pastel Journal | Aug-14 | M | Amazon |
Pastel Journal | Oct-14 | M | Amazon |
Pastel Journal | Feb-17 | M | Amazon |
Pastel Journal | Feb-17 | M | Amazon |
Pastel Journal | Apr-17 | M | Amazon |
Pastel Journal | Oct-17 | M | Amazon |
Pastel Journal | Dec-17 | M | Amazon |
Pastel Journal | Feb-18 | M | Amazon |
Pastel Journal | Jun-18 | M | Amazon |
plein air magazine | Jul-15 | M | Amazon |
professional artist | apr-may 2017 | M | Amazon |
southwest art | Oct-13 | M | Amazon |
southwest art | Nov-13 | M | Amazon |
The artist’s | Nov-14 | M | Amazon |
The artist’s | Dec-14 | M | Amazon |
The artist’s | Sep-16 | M | Amazon |
the artist’s | Nov-17 | M | Amazon |
The artist’s | jan-feb 2015 | M | Amazon |
The artist’s | jan-feb 2017 | M | Amazon |
The artist’s | jul-aug 2016 | M | Amazon |
watercolor artist | Feb-14 | M | Amazon |
watercolor artist | Feb-18 | M | Amazon |
watercolor artist | Aug-18 | M | Amazon |
watercolor artist | Apr-19 | M | Amazon |
western art collector | Oct-13 | M | Amazon |
500 cameras | todd gustavson | PH | Amazon |
ansel adams a postcard book | ansel adams | PH | Amazon |
ansel adams classic images | ansel adams | PH | Amazon |
ansel adams photographs from the national park service archive | basil cannon | PH | Amazon |
ansel adams the camera | ansel adams | PH | Amazon |
ansel adams the negative | ansel adams | PH | Amazon |
ansel adams the print | ansel adams | PH | Amazon |
bob ross’ new joy of painting | annette kowalski | PH | Amazon |
fourfield – computers art and the 4th dimension | tony robbin | PH | Amazon |
kodak black and white darkroom dataguide | PH | Amazon | |
kodak darkroom dataguide | PH | Amazon | |
landscape and nature photography | michard muir | PH | Amazon |
mastering black and white digital photography | michael freeman | PH | Amazon |
portfolio one (photography collection) | the royal photographic society | PH | Amazon |
the 35mm photographer’s handbook | julian calder | PH | Amazon |
the techniques of photography | time life books | PH | Amazon |
window seat – the art of digital photography and creative thinking | julieanne kost | PH | Amazon |
yosemite and the range of light | ansel adams | PH | Amazon |
21st century foss | SF | Amazon | |
a closer look the art techniques of | patrick woodroffe | SF | Amazon |
alternate worlds | james gunn | SF | Amazon |
barlowe’s guide to extraterrestrials | wayne douglas barlowe | SF | Amazon |
chiaroscuro | tim white | SF | Amazon |
dreamquests | don maitz | SF | Amazon |
graven images | ronald v borst | SF | Amazon |
masterpieces of fantasy art | sackmann | SF | Amazon |
mythopoeikon | patrick woodroffe | SF | Amazon |
pastures in the sky | patrick woodroffe | SF | Amazon |
solar wind | peter jones | SF | Amazon |
space wars worlds and weapons | steven eisler | SF | Amazon |
spacewreck | stewart cowley | SF | Amazon |
the alien world | steve eisler | SF | Amazon |
the art of imagination | frank robinson | SF | Amazon |
the art of segrelles | SF | Amazon | |
the art of star trek | judith and garfield reeves-stevens | SF | Amazon |
the art of the brothers hildebrandt | ian summers | SF | Amazon |
ultraterranium | bruce pennington | SF | Amazon |