Capture the Charm of Your Hometown in Watercolor [Hardcover]

Frank Loudin (Author), Marcia Spees (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1998

Frank Loudin shares his effective approach to creating vibrant, nostalgic hometown scenes in watercolor.

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From Library Journal

As the son of a Methodist minister, Loudin had a nomadic childhood and thus became acquainted with a lot of people's hometowns. An excellent teacher of watercolor technique, he focuses on the romantic telling of the story of a town. In the vein of Norman Rockwell, there is a nostalgic aura to these very accomplished demonstrations. Loudin transforms an old railroad station into an imaginary flower stand he calls "Flutterby Station." He paints, as he says, "quaint reminders of bygone days," and if your patrons have an interest in this genre, Loudin's book is a good choice.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 144 pages
• Publisher: North Light Books; First Edition edition (February 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0891347925
• ISBN-13: 978-0891347927
• Product Dimensions: 11.4 x 9.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #174,664 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must have for your "how to" library!, January 7, 2000

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This review is from: Capture the Charm of Your Hometown in Watercolor (Hardcover)

This is truly an excellent book! Great techniques and illustrations shown with fabulous detail! Inspirational too! I highly recommend this book, especially if you like painting buildings or scenes with buildings. One of the best watercolor books I've seen!

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Indispensible book for the serious artist., February 19, 1999

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This review is from: Capture the Charm of Your Hometown in Watercolor (Hardcover)

I am a "profesional" seascape artist and needed a push to get myself painting again; and perhaps a change of pace. I find that this book is brim-full of important info, techniques and ideas which any artist can enjoy applying. Raves!

5.0 out of 5 stars Good teaching book, September 6, 2011

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This review is from: Capture the Charm of Your Hometown in Watercolor (Hardcover)

Agree w/everyhting the above reviews say. I will add that this is a good teaching book on planning your painting and how to execute details like bricks etc. This is a much better buy than Bye's book...which is mostly a good picture book on watercolor buildings and less on actual teaching like the Loudin book is.