Looking for a good pictorial style reference.

[sbarnhardt]

Hi!

I'm looking for a good, preferably in color, pictorial reference work of bonsai styles. Online is good, hard copy printed is good, electronic style that can be downloaded to my Kindle is good.

I'm one of those, I guess you call it, visual learners. I can read and hear all day long how something should be and look and while that's good, a good picture, or pictures, seals the deal for me. So, if anyone can point out a good reference work that has the potential to be a "go to" work, it sure would be nice.

I really appreciate your time!!

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Hi!

I'm looking for a good, preferably in color, pictorial reference work of bonsai styles. Online is good, hard copy printed is good, electronic style that can be downloaded to my Kindle is good.

I'm one of those, I guess you call it, visual learners. I can read and hear all day long how something should be and look and while that's good, a good picture, or pictures, seals the deal for me. So, if anyone can point out a good reference work that has the potential to be a "go to" work, it sure would be nice.

I really appreciate your time!!

For printed, I like the kokufu-ten books. You can find them in eBay. #88 was this year, so you can work backward until you find some in your price range. Those in the #70s are a good value, IMO.

Online galleries:
http://bjorvalabonsaistudio.com/gallery/. Bjorn studies here under Mr. Fujikawa: http://www.fujikawabonsai.com/fujikawa/

http://www.bonsaimirai.com/portfolio/. Ryan studied here under Mr. Kimura:
http://bonsai-japan.com/kimuras/

Kunio Kobayashi's Shunka-en is also impressive:
http://samedge.wordpress.com/2012/01/22/kunio-kobayashi-shunkaen-bonsai-garden/
http://bonsai-japan.com/shunka-en/

Boon:
http://bonsaiboon.com

 

[M. Frary]

www.bonsai-bsf.com is one I downloaded to the kindle app on my phone. No color pictures but all pertainent information is right there.
How do I post links?

Edit: Duh!

 

[jk_lewis]

Virtually any beginner-level bonsai book will go through the basic styles, complete with pictures.

 

[0soyoung]

If you are not after something to put on your coffee table, try the "Artistic Foundations of Bonsai" - maybe not exactly what you are asking for, but after reading it you may realize that you didn't yet know enough to ask the right question.

 

[carp]

Try and find John Naka's Bonsai Techniques I & II. They're not in color but its very good.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Try and find John Naka's Bonsai Techniques I & II. They're not in color but its very good.

...if only for his sketches.

 

[catfish chapstick]

Go outside and observe real trees. Picture related.