tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post2449434872761431596..comments2024-03-28T16:36:12.581-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: Russian Books on Academic Drawing and Painting James Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-22103497081647256512019-03-22T19:22:41.381-04:002019-03-22T19:22:41.381-04:00Hi, I’m from Iran,.. I really like art, like Russi...Hi, I’m from Iran,.. I really like art, like Russian paintings and drawings... but... cause I’m from Iran I can’t bye any pdf, any books from amazon or any website.. Can you give me a suggestion, I really love to have this book :( and any other Art book :(Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02715751215993969788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-3089762365172231002016-11-19T11:56:03.985-05:002016-11-19T11:56:03.985-05:00Thank you Kevin! This is going on the wish list fo...Thank you Kevin! This is going on the wish list for the holidays! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17595177219042221686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-44292552983425975882016-10-28T13:57:19.690-04:002016-10-28T13:57:19.690-04:00Just received an English copy of "Fundamental...Just received an English copy of "Fundamentals of Drawing". Bought through amazon.ca, it took 22 days to arrive (in Canada) and copy only $4 CAD in shipping. They've also said I can have a PDF version. A very handsome book, I am very pleased and will likely also buy the Painting book by this author. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15550957654715183015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-6596026830041193382016-06-11T03:46:51.861-04:002016-06-11T03:46:51.861-04:00David, the book is already at the printing house. ...David, the book is already at the printing house. We hope to see the copies in our warehouse by the end of June, may be earlier. We'll make a special announcement on our website and on our Amazon info page. You can also subscribe to the news on our site to receive important announcements. Regards,<br />Liana, 4art4ART Publisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05377590917443256178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-67669105864414871832015-08-30T12:42:25.632-04:002015-08-30T12:42:25.632-04:00Hi James,
Just wondering if you had any idea when...Hi James,<br /><br />Just wondering if you had any idea when the english print versions will become available. <br /><br />Thank you,<br />DavidAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14972001472073621683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-90995816178631719882015-08-25T06:10:51.944-04:002015-08-25T06:10:51.944-04:00Hi - This looks like a great resource - the Russia...Hi - This looks like a great resource - the Russian school has always fascinated me, as they seem to come from a very different perspective on art. Thank you again, James; you provide such a lot of information on your site.<br />Thanks,<br />AnnieAndrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278782421167260813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-36249000548573459372015-08-23T03:48:49.790-04:002015-08-23T03:48:49.790-04:00Hi. Thank you for this great blog. one other autho...Hi. Thank you for this great blog. one other author is Николай Ли. <br /><br />https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%B8,_%D0%9D%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B9_%D0%93%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%B4%D1%8C%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87<br /><br />I had the chance to read his book on academic portrait drawing (the Persian translation) and it is the best book I've ever read about portraits. I couldn't find his book about portraits on amazon but I've found this : http://www.amazon.com/Risunok-Osnovy-uchebnogo-akademicheskogo-risunka/dp/5699045082<br /><br />Thank you again Mr. Gurney. This blog is like a University to me :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-38270500924168453222015-08-22T20:26:40.542-04:002015-08-22T20:26:40.542-04:00Much appreciated. I'll commence to holding my ...Much appreciated. I'll commence to holding my breath then. ;-)<br /><br />CheersAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17595177219042221686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-86384243131793844912015-08-22T20:12:58.208-04:002015-08-22T20:12:58.208-04:00Brian, yes, I'm in touch with the publisher, a...Brian, yes, I'm in touch with the publisher, and I'll do a new post (and FB and Twitter) to let you know when the English print editions become available.<br /><br />Thanks, Adrian, Vladimir, and Doug for the additional info.James Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-42025488510906164132015-08-22T20:09:56.336-04:002015-08-22T20:09:56.336-04:00Hi James,
Thank you so much for these book review...Hi James,<br /><br />Thank you so much for these book reviews. I enjoy your perspective on them. <br /><br />Is there a way that we too might be notified as these english translations are released? If not I will just have to wait on baited breath until you post on your blog!<br /><br />Best WishesAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17595177219042221686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-55451645328824074592015-08-22T18:23:28.665-04:002015-08-22T18:23:28.665-04:00I just found out that the PDF ***IS*** available:
...I just found out that the PDF ***IS*** available:<br />http://4-art.org/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=57<br /><br />If the page is in Russian, just click on the English Union Jack flag at the top centre of the web page.Doug Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16680619944822506503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-11179340534368051622015-08-22T18:17:26.029-04:002015-08-22T18:17:26.029-04:00You can buy the pdf download versions of both the ...You can buy the pdf download versions of both the drawing and painting books only, or the printed versions (which come with the pdf) from 4-art at the following pages: -<br /><br />http://4-art.org/index.php?route=product/product&path=59&product_id=50<br /><br />http://4-art.org/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=123<br /><br />The links to buy only the pdf versions are in the Description section.<br /><br />The prices seem quite reasonable too, although the postage costs as much as the books (92 Euros total for both books with pdf versions and including postage to the UK).Draw Paint Learn Growhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14359837298295117962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-55128142548742905992015-08-22T15:58:45.952-04:002015-08-22T15:58:45.952-04:00Shane I have "Fundamentals of drawing" b...Shane I have "Fundamentals of drawing" but in Russian. I live in the UK and I ordered it from http://4-art.org. It arrived as expected and I didnt have any problems. It was while ago so I dont remember the cost of the delivery. Hope this helps. Vladimir Venkovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04516793914966696490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-44213172451786437702015-08-22T15:55:38.559-04:002015-08-22T15:55:38.559-04:00Shane and Doug, the publisher provided the books a...Shane and Doug, the publisher provided the books as review copies, along with the PDFs, so I'm not sure what the shipping charges would be. I don't think they sell the PDFs by themselves. It's really nice to have the print editions, because the detail and quality is much better than you can see on the PDF. <br /><br />They said that about 50% of their print run goes outside of Russia, and 85% of that export goes to the USA, mostly through Amazon.James Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-9106619959442039602015-08-22T14:35:16.698-04:002015-08-22T14:35:16.698-04:00Hi James,
Is there any way to get only the pdf of...Hi James,<br /><br />Is there any way to get only the pdf of Mogilevtsev's book?<br /><br />Thanks.<br /><br />DougDoug Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16680619944822506503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-61679174320121597552015-08-22T13:26:11.478-04:002015-08-22T13:26:11.478-04:00Hey James,
Did you order these through Amazon? Di...Hey James,<br /><br />Did you order these through Amazon? Did you order direct from the Art-4 Org? If so, did you end up paying more than the $3.99 suggested shipping?<br /><br />Thanks,<br />=s=Shane Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706984816021430077noreply@blogger.com