books
Companions for artists, observers, and lifelong students.
The books from Swatland Studio explore painting, observation, creative practice, and the beauty of the natural world.
Each book is created to inspire deeper seeing, nurture creative growth, and encourage a lifelong connection to the beauty of the world around us.
FEATURED BOOKS
Heron Field Journal
& Sketchbook
An exquisite dual-page journal to hold your dreams, inspirations, sketches, and reflections— designed to be paired with the Blue Heron Course to gently lead you into deeper presence, observation, and creative expression.
The ETERNAL STUDENT
INSTRUCTION BOOK
A journey of discoveries, lessons, and delights in painting. Step-by-step demonstrations are paired with reflections on creativity, artistic growth, and the lifelong practice of remaining an eternal student.
summer’s luminance table book
A collectible fine art book featuring Katie Swatland’s ocean paintings—a celebration of light, atmosphere, and the timeless beauty of the New England coast. Inspired by sunrises, moonsets, tides, and the quiet rhythms of the sea.
Endless summer
table book
A collectible fine art book celebrating ocean memories, childhood wonder, and the shared vision of Katie Swatland and her mother, Sally Swatland. Luminous coastal paintings capture the warmth, color, and timeless joy of summer by the sea.
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Alla Prima II: Companion completes the expansion of Alla Prima by offering in-depth details on the technical processes that go into creating paintings. Throughout the 264 pages, lavishly illustrated with 384 images, you’ll learn about surfaces and how to prepare them, paint application techniques, how to stretch canvases, choose a color palette, varnish, photograph, and ship your final paintings—and much more!
Katie Swatland’s latest book, The Eternal Student offers discoveries, lessons and delights in painting and the creative process.
Where do you capture your inspiration? Here are 60 blank pages of 100# Mohawk Superfine White Eggshell paper awaiting your sketches and notes. An exquisite surface for writing, journaling, composing, dreaming and drawing with a variety of mixed media including graphite, pastels, ink, acrylic and watercolor.
FROM THE STUDIO
Every order is carefully wrapped and prepared in the studio before beginning its journey to you.
A good book is a quiet conversation that stays with you . . .