Research and Publications

Tony Smibert has authored and contributed to a range of acclaimed publications.

Books

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Books by Tony Smibert or to which he has contributed:

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• The Art of Tony Smibert 

• Painting Landscapes from Your Imagination (International Artist Publishing)

• How to Paint like Turner (Tate Publishing)*

• Tate Watercolour Manual: Lessons From the Great Masters (Tate Publishing)*

Upcoming books:

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• Art From Aikido

• Turner’s Apprentice (Thames and Hudson) 

• How Turner Painted by Dr Joyce Townsend (Thames and Hudson)

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*These books are currently available in art museums and leading booksellers worldwide.​

Articles

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Among Smibert’s many articles and series written for leading art publishers including International Artist, Craft Arts International, Australian Artist and Australian Art Review are: The Watercolour Apprentice, The Inner Art of Watercolour, The Watercolour Road, Mystery and Imagination the Turner Watercolours.

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Some of them may be read here:

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• The Making of a Master (Courtesy Craft Arts International)

• Turners Apprentice (Courtesy 40 Degrees South)  September 2008

• Australian artist selected to reproduce JMW Turner watercolours (Courtesy Australian Art Review)  September 2008

• Melbourne invitation Jenny Pihan Fine Art 08 September 2008

• A practical approach to creativity (Courtesy Australian Artist) Part 3 Give up control to your creative assistant: watercolour

• A practical approach to creativity (Courtesy Australian Artist) Part 4 Enthusiasm is the first step to creativity

• Tate Project: ABC TV national news (April 2008 - view the video)

• Fixing the Ephemeral (July 2009 - Australian Art Review)