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Title: Creating Impressionist Landscapes in Oil by Colley Whisson, Hal Barton ISBN: 1-929834-10-1 Publisher: International Artist Publishing Pub. Date: November, 2001 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $27.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Sound Advice for Aspiring Painters
Comment: The visual demonstrations are certainly helpful but Colley's
techniques are not fast tricks and gimmicks.
He emphasizes the importance of good draftsmanship (drawing)
in his art. A whole section is devoted to showing the
relationship between preliminary sketches/drawings and the
finished painting in his work as well as in the work of
Monet and other Impressionists.
He encourages the reader to practice drawing as much as
possible in order to grow as a painter.
I admire Whisson's compositional skills, taste, and artistic
integrity.
Rating: 5
Summary: Wonderful En Plein Air Painting
Comment: If you are looking for techniques to learn how to paint en plein air, this book is a valuable find. Colley is able to capture the envelope of light that Monet and others sought by employing his bravado brushwork and traditional training. The photos of his paintings draw you in. One can actually feel the raking sun and smell the fresh air. However, Colley's technique is NOT Impressionism, it is Contemporary Realism. Impressionism is about learning to see color, color that other people cannot see unless they are trained to see it. It is known as full-color seeing (check out the books by Lois Griffel and Susan Sarback to learn how to see color). Colley's emphasis is more on value than color. Also, he uses large brushstrokes and completes his paintings in one session (or almost). Most of the French Impressionists worked on their paintings many, many sessions, building up thick layers of paint (Renoir was an exception to this in his iridescent period; he used thin transparent color juxtaposed with thick opaque dabs). I am not saying that one has to place little touches of color all over the place to be an Impressionist nor does one have to work on a painting more than one session. There is a great deal of freedom to develop one's own style. I am just saying that the emphasis in true Impressionism is on "observed" color. Whether you are a beginner or an accomplished artist, I am sure that you will love everything this book has to offer. Colley is a brilliant painter!
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent Impressionistic Instructions for A Beginner
Comment: Due to the author's great and simple instructions and step-by-step demonstrations, I was able to come out with two Impressionistic paintings from reading this book. For someone who is impatient, the author has kept in mind to keep the instructions more visual than verbal. I recommend this book immensely to other oil painting beginners who wish to make their own French Impressionist masterpieces. I hope Whisson will delve into other styles of oil painting because he has a winner in this book.
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Title: Painting the Impressionist Landscape: Lessons in Interpreting Light and Color by Lois Griffel, Lee Boynton, Linda Gottlieb ISBN: 082303643X Publisher: Watson-Guptill Pubns Pub. Date: January, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Fill Your Oil Paintings With Light & Color by Kevin D. MacPherson ISBN: 1581800533 Publisher: North Light Books Pub. Date: March, 2000 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
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Title: The 5 Essentials in Every Powerful Painting by Ramon Kelley ISBN: 1929834128 Publisher: International Artist Publishing Pub. Date: September, 2001 List Price(USD): $27.99 |
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Title: Paint Red Hot Landscapes That Sell: A Sure-Fire Way to Stop Boring and Start Selling Everything You Paint in Oils by Mike Svob ISBN: 1929834187 Publisher: International Artist Publishing Pub. Date: September, 2002 List Price(USD): $27.99 |
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Title: Problem Solving for Oil Painters by Gregg Kreutz ISBN: 0823040976 Publisher: Watson-Guptill Pubns Pub. Date: April, 1997 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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