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"Artistic pursuits such as painting have the power to soothe, heal, and connect a person to their truest self. For author Flora Bowley, making art and expressing herself creatively have always served as potent forms of personal evolution and holistic healing. Creative Revolution is the reader's key to unlocking the door to their own personal journey while making beautiful art. Creative Revolution is the culmination of Flora's life's work as an artist,...
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Intermediate and advanced art students receive a broad vocabulary of effects with this in-depth study of light. Topics include basics, use of light to define form and space, field effects, colored light, and many other subjects. Diagrams and paintings illustrate applications of principles to figure, still life, and landscape paintings.
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New painters wanted! No experience is necessary with Lin Wellford's instruction. Thousands have already discovered the thrill of turning rocks into works of art through Wellford's easy-to-follow tips. Her bestselling books have helped to awaken interest in modern rock painting. The Art of Rock Painting offers a variety of easy projects designed to introduce basic painting techniques yet still appeal to seasoned painters. These projects include instructions...
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304 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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Perfect for all skill levels, a definitive master class to a variety of painting techniques and styles teaches aspiring artists the basic principles of painting, provides a vast array of inspiration for creating masterpieces and explains the tools, materials and methods to be used along the way.
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In "Concerning the Spiritual in Art," Wassily Kandinsky, a pioneer of abstract art, invites you to embark on a profound exploration of the spiritual dimension of artistic expression. With his deep understanding of the intersection between art and spirituality, Kandinsky uncovers the veiled secrets that lie beneath the surface of every stroke and every hue.
Through a series of captivating essays, Kandinsky delves into the importance of inner necessity,...
7) Bold expressive painting: painting techniques for still lifes, florals and landscapes in mixed media
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144 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
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"Loosen up and nurture your colorful spontaneous expression! Bold Expressive Painting offers the fresh approach you've been looking for. Through step-by-step projects, learn to paint traditional subjects--still lifes, florals and landscapes--in a loose, modern and sometimes whimsical way. Working in acrylic or oil, you will learn the expressive approach to creating personal work that reflect your emotions and passions using techniques such as gesture...
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xiii, 588 pages ; 25 cm
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Selected Essays brings together a comprehensive array of writings from Berger's previous collections: Toward Reality, The Moment of Cubism, The Look of Things, About Looking, The Sense of Sight, and Keeping a Rendezvous. From Piero to Pollock, from Kokoschka to La Tour, from mass demonstrations to museums-the ideas in these essays are as fresh and compelling as they were when first published. Polemical, meditative, radical, always original, they display...
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160 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
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"Using clear and concise language and in-depth, step-by-step demonstrations, author and renowned artist Mary Whyte guides beginning and intermediate watercolorists through the entire painting process, from selecting materials to fundamental techniques to working with models. Going beyond the practical application of techniques, Whyte helps new artists learn to capture not just the model's physical likeness, but their unique personality and spirit."--P....
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"Acrylic Fusion is a unique reference book, designed to excite and motivate artists to push beyond traditional techniques and to explore new approaches to painting. Acrylic Fusion is predicated on the idea that many working artists, whether they went to art school or not, tend to think of painting technique in terms of what is correct or permissible. This mindset stifles creativity and prevents discovery. By contrast, Acrylic Fusion sets artists free...
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192 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
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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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144 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm.
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Book Description: This inspiring book combines projects from some of our most popular How to Draw and Paint titles into one comprehensive guide to creating an array of outdoor scenes in a variety of painting styles. This beautiful, full-color reference book delves into essential information about acrylic and oil painting tools and techniques, and it contains a wide variety of step-by-step painting lessons, featuring a range of landscapes, seascapes,...
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135 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
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"Clear and easy to understand, award-winning watercolor artist and author Shuang Li presents everything you need to know about painting watercolor outdoors. As a highly experienced plein air artist and watercolor instructor, Shuang guides beginning and intermediate watercolor artists through the entire watercolor plein air painting process, from selecting equipment and tools to conquering outdoor challenges and finishing a plein air watercolor. Going...
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