What We Are Reading Today: ‘The Artist’s Palette’ by Alexandra Loske

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Updated 04 December 2024
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What We Are Reading Today: ‘The Artist’s Palette’ by Alexandra Loske

What can the palette an artist used or depicted tell us about their artistic process, preferences, and finished works? From traditional wooden boards to paint pots, ceramic plates, and studio walls, these deceptively simple yet potent tools provide vital evidence. 

“The Artist’s Palette” presents 50 unique palettes alongside paintings by the celebrated artists who used them, gathering expert analysis of color, brushstroke, and technique to offer new histories of these artists and their work.


What We Are Reading Today: ‘Dinosaur Facts and Figures’

Updated 01 January 2026
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What We Are Reading Today: ‘Dinosaur Facts and Figures’

Authors: Ruben Molina-Perez and Asier Larramendi

The sauropod dinosaurs roamed the planet for millions of years, with creatures ranging from the smallest of the sauropods, Magyarosaurus, to the huge Argentinosaurus.

This illustrated book is an essential compendium of sauropod facts and figures — from the biggest and the oldest to the smallest and the rarest.

It covers every known species and features more than 2,000 diagrams and technical drawings along with hundreds of full-color reconstructions of specimens.