Watercolours and Drawings from the Collection of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Book

I thought this was a very nice primer on how to look at paintings, like the title suggests, and the author did provide enough all-round information to help the reader/observer see more than just a flat surface with something on it. The thing I wasn't too fond of, however, was when she goes all esoteric. Sometimes art enthusiasts are a bit like wine connoisseurs. They get all into "the bouquet" and the subtle nuances and the aspects of the thing, which end up seeming like personal interpretations and/or tastes, that make the average person wonder what the hell they're talking about. They may be right, and they may have a point that's worth considering, but unless they can tone it down a bit and talk to Joe and Betty Sixpack, they're going to lose the interest of many in their audience which is what happened to me several times while reading this book.