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368 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 x 29 cm
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From fantastical worlds to political topologies: a global survey of landscape painting in the 21st century. Although the fact may be surprising to some, landscape painting is positively thriving in the 21st century--indeed, the genre has arguably never felt as vital as it does today. The reasons why, if speculative, surely include our imminent environmental collapse and increasingly digitally mediated existence. Landscape Painting Now is the first...
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The whys and hows of the various aspects of landscape painting: angles and consequent values, aerial and linear perspective, painting of trees, emotional properties of line and mass in composition, light, unity of tone, plus information on canvas, palette, brushes, more. 34 black-and-white reproductions of paintings by Carlson. 58 explanatory diagrams.
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The Landscape Painting of China and Japan presents for the first time in English a full and lucid account of the remarkable art form which, as a distinct tradition in Oriental art, has come to be universally recognized as one of the greatest in the world. The author points out how essential it is to an understanding of the Orient when he says: "In China alone, landscape painting has religious as well as philosophical significance... and in consequence...
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Celebrate your creativity, be inspired by Country, and learn the essential elements of painting Country with gouache.
Journey back to nature to Springbrook National Park where Marji Hill, Australian artist and author of more than 65 publications, introduces the concept of plein air painting using the most versatile, daring and expressive of mediums - gouache.
• Be introduced to the qualities of gouache, its history, its versatility and the tool...
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Earth's wild places volume 6
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160 pages : illustrations (part color) ; 36 cm.
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English
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80 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
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English
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David Bellamy loves to paint winter scenes, when the landscape is not overwhelmed with greens. Here he explains the challenges and joys of capturing winter subjects, from how to do quick sketches in freezing temperatures to how to add warmth and vibrancy to snow scenes.
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192 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
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English
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Concise, practical, and inspirational, "Landscape Painting" focuses on the greatest challenges for the landscape artist, such as color and metaphor, composition and design, and simplification. 200 full-color and 30 b&w photographs.
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Artist's library volume 36
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64 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
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English
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