Visual Reference Books

​Zentangle
Zentangle Basics by Suzanne McNeill
Joy of Zentangle by Suzanne McNeil, Marie Browning, Sandy Bartholomew
Culture and Symbols
Big Book of Graphic Designs and Devices by Typony Inc.
Designs and Patterns from Historic Ornament (Dover Pictorial Archive) by W. and G. Audsley
Islamic Designs for Artists and Craftspeople by Eva Wilson
1,100 Designs and Motifs from Historical Sources by John Leighton
Handbook of Pictorial Symbols by Rudolf Modley
Traditional Japanese Design Motifs by Joseph D'Addetta
Japanese Crests by Dover
Celtic and Old Norse Designs by Courtney Davis
African Designs from Traditional Sources by Geoffrey Williams
Natural World and Anatomy
Skulls and Skeletons: Image Archive and Anatomy Reference Book
Figure It Out! Drawing Essential Poses:The Beginners Guide to the Natural-Looking Figure by Christopher Hart
Animals: 1,419 Copyright-Free Illustrations (Dover Pictorial Archive) by Jim Harter
Plants:2,400 Royalty-Free Illustrations of Flowers, Trees, Fruits and Vegetables by Jim Harter
Treasure of Flower Designs for Artists, Embroiderers and Craftsmen by Susan Gaber
Art Forms in Nature by  Ernst Haeckel
Plants and Flowers: 1761 Illustrations for Artists and Designers (Dover Pictorial Archive)
Animal Skeletons and Anatomy: An Image Archive for Artists and Designers by Kale James
​Figure Drawing by Peter Jenny
Pattern Design
The Grammar of Ornament by Owen Jones
Textile Designs by Susan Meller
Over and Over by Michael Perry
Faces
Close by Martin Schoeller (Photographer)

Classroom Management, Teaching and Curriculum Design

Tools For Teaching: Discipline, Instruction, Motivation by Fred Jones (Classroom Management- must have for new teachers!)
Visual Arts for the IB Diploma Coursebook by Heather McReynolds (IB Art Curriculum Design)
Studio Thinking 2: The Real Benefits of Visual Arts Education (Curriculum Design, Teaching)
Engaging the Adolescent Mind: Through Visual Problem Solving by Ken Vieth (Curriculum Design)
Repair Kit for Grading by Ken O'Connor (Standards Based Grading, Equitable Grading)
Art History
Isms:Understanding Art by Stephen Little
The Art Book by Editors of Phaidon Press 
The Annotated Mona Lisa Third Edition: A Crash Course in Art History from Prehistoric to the Present by Carol Strickland
Artists
The Quilts of Gee's Bend by Susan Goldman Rubin
Alma W. Thomas: Everything Is Beautiful by Jonathan Frederick Walz, Seth Feman and 16 contributors
Kehinde Wiley: A New Republic by Connie H. Choi 
Wall and Piece by Banksy

Imaginative Thinking 

Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino
Einstein's Dreams by Alan Lightman

​* as an Amazon Affiliate I earn a small commission on Amazon links at no cost to you