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Oil Painting: The Workshop Experience [Hardcover]

Ted Goerschner (Author), Lewis Barrett Lehrman (Author)

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Publication Date: October 1995

This is a one-of-a-kind workshop from one of America's most popular workshop instructors. Artists are intrigued by all that a workshop offers...one-on-one attention from a knowledgeable instructor, a focused course of study, working secrets from a successful artist. The expense and inconvenience of travelling to conventional painting workshops prohibit many interested artists from attending. This book - a true first - offers a practical and stimulating alternative. The book is organized in 7 easy-to-handle chapters, from "Day One" to "Day Seven" and offers first-hand instruction from a seasoned pro - including Ted's secrets to fresh, bright color and techniques for painting outdoors. He performs a dozen of his famous "paint-on demos" - in which he corrects common problems on student paintings.

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About the Author

Ted Goerschner has been a professional artist for more than 40 years and has an extensive workshop schedule throughout the United States. Lewis Barrett Lehrman teaches at The Scotsdale Artists' School and is the author of Becoming a Successful Artist and Freshen Your Paintings with New Ideas. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

Hardcover: 136 pages
Publisher: North Light Books; 1st edition (October 1995)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0891346090
ISBN-13: 978-0891346098
Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.8 x 0.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds

Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #348,301 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Energetic and Inspirational, December 4, 1999

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I am using this book (along with Kevin Macpherson's "Fill Your Oil Paintings with Light and Color" and Charles Sovek's "Oil Painting -Develop Your Natural Ability") as a foundation for my self-directed study in oil painting.

Goershner's understanding of design and color, and his enthusiasm and clarity of teaching makes him a must-read for serious students of painting. My hope is to become as masterful as he is in his paintings: he manages to intrigue the viewer immediately, and uses superb compositional and color methods to elate and inspire, and leave the viewer wanting more.

Through step by step examples in the book, he explains why his paintings work so well, and how you can develop the same competence. I particularly enjoyed his critiques of 12 student paintings which he then improves and explains why they now look so much better. What a superb way to learn!

I've definitely become a Goershner fan and will be working with this book often.

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5.0 out of 5 stars oil painting the workshop experience, December 24, 2011

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This book came highly recommended by an artist that I admire. It did not let me down. I liked the information on mixing colors, composition, and the entire format. I have yet to follow the experience as detailed in the book but plan to. I like the style of painting, the loose style that I am striving for. As a person rather new to painting this is a must. SSC

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4.0 out of 5 stars The Workshop Experience by Ted Goerschner, August 28, 2011

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I enjoy instructional art books, but the way Ted uses colour and brush stokes to enhance a painting and the easy to understand composition schemes makes this book one of my favourites.I love looking through the book at the fresh colors and loose brush strokes of the painting examples.It would be an asset to any level artists library.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Good, not great
I bought this book after scanning all the pages. It meets my needs for right now. I need improvement in my use of negative space and punching up the color. Read more

Published 13 months ago by Pippin Says

1.0 out of 5 stars Little Value
Save your money on this disappointing book. Very little instructional value here for artists at any level.

Published 15 months ago by Volant Writer

5.0 out of 5 stars Instructive and Inspiring
This book was suggested by my present art teacher. I find it both practical and encouraging for my particular goals in improving my painting. I highly recommend it.

Published on October 10, 2009 by Art Student

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic book!
I liked his trick about making color "pop" as well as the critique's of student pieces. It was very helpful to see a student painting and then show what was done to make it... Read more

Published on May 8, 2009 by N. P. Bowron

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book
This is a great book. It is easy to read and has lots of good information.
The colored pictures of the paintings are beautiful and make it very interesting. Read more

Published on March 13, 2009 by Diane Hart

1.0 out of 5 stars How Does He Make a Living ?
In the opening of the book, the artist mentions that he dropped out of art classes because of his instructors. I think he should have continued his art classes. Read more

Published on April 10, 2007 by happy customer

5.0 out of 5 stars A small epiphany!
I have read a good number of books on painting and this one is head and shoulders above the rest.

Some of the things I found valuable were Goerschner's explanation of... Read more

Published on February 7, 2004 by Trisha I. Adams

3.0 out of 5 stars It's just OK
It's more suitable for beginners. There is not much information. There are some good suggestions. The book title attracted me. It's pretty basic.

Published on October 2, 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally -- a "freeing your creativity" book that works
I've been painting off and on for 50 years. This book is the best I've read, bar none, on how to free up your artistic creativity. Read more

Published on January 6, 2002 by W. Thomas Wolfe

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Snake River (Steck-Vaughn Adventure Collection) by Judy Katschke on page 36
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