Expressive oil painting : an open air approach to creative landscapes

Durkee, George Allen

Expressive oil painting : an open air approach to creative landscapes / George Allen Durkee. - 1st ed. - Cincinnati, OH : North Light Books , c2009. - 127 p. : illus. ; 28 cm.

Includes index.

Introduction. A short chat -- Pt. 1. Bedrock basics : simplified principles every painter needs to know -- Ch. 1. Equipment and work habits : materials, tools, equipment and work habits -- Ch. 2. Seeing : shapes, values and edges -- Ch. 3. Drawing : form, perspective and thumbnail sketches -- Ch. 4. Color : hue, value, intensity, pigments and light -- Ch. 5. Composition : the picture area, format, flow, depth and asymmetry -- Pt. 2. 9 painting demonstrations : basic and advanced techniques. 1. Basic approach -- 2. Classical adaptation -- 3. Balance your intention with your intuition -- 4. Walk in swinging -- 5. Simplify a complex subject -- 6. The mother color -- 7. Five ways to convey distance -- 8. An oil sketch -- 9. Painting a large canvas -- Conclusion. Cultivate the art spirit -- Index.

Expressive Oil Painting shows you how to ceate engaging landscapes that capture a sense of light, depth, movement and above all your own unique impressions of the world around you.


English.

9781600611513

015327421 Uk


Landscape painting---Technique
Plein air painting---Techniques

ND1342 / .D88 2009

751.45 DUR

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