The 2011 Readers' Choice of best instructional painting book published in 2010 was Color and Light by James Gurney.
The finalists and poll result were as follows:- Confident Creative by Cat Bennett 2% (Compare Prices)
- Portrait Painting Atelier by Suzanne Brooker 6% (Compare Prices)
- Botanical Sketchbook by Mary Ann Scott and Margaret Stevens 10% (Compare Prices)
- Acrylic Innovation by Nancy Reyner 11% (Buy Direct)
- Color and Light by James Gurney 69% (Compare Prices)
Once James Gurney (of Dinotopia fame) had mentioned on his blog Gurney Journey that Color and Light has been nominated as a finalist, this category became a one-horse race. (Or should that be one-dinosaur?)


