Out of stock for several months, it now returns by popular demand - with an eye-catching new cover by Awa Press Young Designer of the Year Keely O'Shannessy and expanded illustration section - and still at the same RRP! Justin Paton's brilliant TV series has had repeated screenings during 2011 and 2012 on TV One and TVNZ7, and won a whole new audience for this acclaimed art writer. How to Look at a Painting was declared one of the Best Books of the Year by many, including the Listener.

Winner of PANZ Book Design Awards: Best Typography 2009 and Montana New Zealand Book Awards: Lifestyle and Contemporary Culture Category 2006.

Raves include:

'A cultural exploration that deserves to become a classic' The Press

'Paton is a brilliant stylist. The intimate, almost confidential address to the reader is one of the book's strengths' The Dominion Post

'Nothing gets between Paton and a painting … a lively and sensual stylist with a knack for making you feel his enthusiasms' Listener

 'If you've ever gone to an exhibition and felt intimidated, underwhelmed or just plain confused — and haven't we all? — this is the book for you' Leaf Salon