The Art of Publishing - Stove Prairie Press™ is a family owned and operated publishing company, founded in 1997 by Richard Schmid,  in the foothills of the spectacular Colorado Rocky Mountains.  Stove Prairie Press™ became the vehicle that launched the best selling ALLA PRIMA, Everything I know About Painting, when Richard Schmid made the bold decision to self publish.  Fifteen years in the making, ALLA PRIMA is Schmid's third and most comprehensive instructional art book, now in it's eighth printing.
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Thanks to the tremendous success of ALLA PRIMA, now a standard in classical art education, Stove Prairie Press™ has been able to add catalogs and DVD's by exceptionally gifted artists, Nancy Guzik and Casey Baugh, to our repertoire of Schmid publications.

As we move into the future we are excited about the opportunity to bring you new publishing projects which we hope will act as a gateway to the wondrous world of art. As we continue to grow and delve into new media technology our primary goal is always to bring to the community excellence and integrity in art.

Molly Schmid ~ Executive Vice President, Stove Prairie Press™