Research and Publications
Tony Smibert has authored and contributed to a range of acclaimed publications.
Books
Books by Tony Smibert or to which he has contributed:
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The Art of Tony Smibert
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Painting Landscapes from Your Imagination (International Artist Publishing)
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How to Paint like Turner (Tate Publishing)*
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Tate Watercolour Manual: Lessons From the Great Masters (Tate Publishing)*
Upcoming books:
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Art From Aikido
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Turner’s Apprentice (Thames and Hudson)
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How Turner Painted by Dr Joyce Townsend (Thames and Hudson)
*These books are currently available in art museums and leading booksellers worldwide.


Articles
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.
Some of them may be read here:
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The Making of a Master (Courtesy Craft Arts International)
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Turners Apprentice (Courtesy 40 Degrees South) September 2008
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Australian artist selected to reproduce JMW Turner watercolours (Courtesy Australian Art Review) September 2008
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Melbourne invitation Jenny Pihan Fine Art 08 September 2008
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A practical approach to creativity (Courtesy Australian Artist) Part 3 Give up control to your creative assistant: watercolour
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A practical approach to creativity (Courtesy Australian Artist) Part 4 Enthusiasm is the first step to creativity
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Tate Project: ABC TV national news (April 2008 - view the video)
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Fixing the Ephemeral (July 2009 - Australian Art Review)