Expressive oil painting
Subtitle: an open air approach to creative landscapes
By: George Allen Durkee.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: North Light Books
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Cincinnati, Ohio
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781600611513
Subjects: Landscape painting -- Technique; Plein air painting -- Technique
Other titles: Open air approach to creative landscapes
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction. A short chat; title: Pt. 1. Bedrock basics : simplified principles every painter needs to know; title: Ch. 1. Equipment and work habits : materials, tools, equipment, and work habits; title: Ch. 2. Seeing : shapes, values, and edges; title: Ch. 3. Drawing : form, perspective, and thumbnail sketches; title: Ch. 4. Color : hue, value, intensity, pigments, and light; title: Ch. 5. Composition : the picture area, format, flow, depth, and asymmetry; title: Pt. 2. Nine painting demonstrations : basic and advanced techniques. 1. Basic approach; title: 2. Classical adaptation; title: 3. Balance your intention with your intuition; title: 4. Walk in swinging; title: 5. Simplify a complex subject; title: 6. The mother color; title: 7. Five ways to convey distance; title: 8. An oil sketch; title: 9. Painting a large canvas; title: Conclusion. Get the art spirit; title: Index.