Reviews of painting DVDs and art films, with a personal assessment of their quality and suitability.
My review of the painting DVD on pastel painting by Scottish artist Margaret Evans.
My review of the painting DVD "A Passion for Paint" by Australian artist Herman Pekel.
A review of the painting DVD by Australian artist John Lovett called "Splashing Paint".
A review of the "Star Portraits with Rolf Harris" TV series, available on DVD, which features three portrait artists painting a celebrity in each episode.
A review of DVD of the BBC series on the Impressionists, created as a period drama re-enacting scenes from their lives, based on historical documents, letters, and reviews.
Which is the best film ever made about the artist Vincent van Gogh? Here's my choice.
A review of the art DVD 'On the Easel with Seerey-Lester' in which John Seerey-Lester creates an oil painting from start to finish.
A review of the oil painting DVD by Ken Howard RA called "A Vision of Venice in Oils". It's a great DVD whether you've been to Venice or not.
A review of the "Figures in Pastel" DVD by Tom Coates, in which you watch over his shoulder as he paints in his studio.
A review of the "Pastel Techniques" DVD by Barry Watkin, in which he demonstrates a range of techniques on location and in his studio.
A review of the DVD of Simon Schama's Power of Art television series, featuring Caravaggio, Bernini, Rembrandt, David, Turner, Van Gogh, Picasso, and Rothko.
A review of the DVD made of the London National Gallery associate artist John Virtue's London Paintings.
At the end of this Ed Harris film you’ll have a new appreciation for Pollock’s work, especially the scale of them, which reproductions in a book can’t convey, plus the dance-like manner in which he created them.
A review of the DVD made to commemorate the life and work of Rembrandt, 400 years after his birth.
A review of the movie on the life of the painter Frida Kahlo, from About's Hollywood Movies Guide.
