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Paintings seem to come to life with color!,
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This review is from: Painting Better Landscapes: Specific Ways to Improve Your Oils (Paperback)
I had the honor of taking a workshop from Margaret Kessler in Joseph, Oregon. My eyes were opened to color as never before in my painting career. I purchased two books because I 'used' my first one until it was almost unreadable and I didn't want to be without. I teach painting and find her instructions so easy to pass to my students and easy to see when they finally 'get it'. As someone else said, if you get the book, don't loan it because you won't get it back. It is the best book to learn from, in my opinion. I only wish that she would do another book.
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The best landscape painting book I've seen.,
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This review is from: Painting Better Landscapes: Specific Ways to Improve Your Oils (Paperback)
This book is the best I've found for landscape painting. Kessler goes through all the important aspects of good painting including sound composition, depth and atmospheric perspective, color and mood, and many others. Just as importantly, I found the numerous paintings included in the book to be very inspirational. The book is well-written, enjoyable to read, and I would highly recommend for anyone who is interested in landscape painting.
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Landscape painting at it's best,
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I bought this book about 10 years ago and although I have dozens more on landscaping, none can compare with Ms. Kesslers style, colors and textures. I had the privilege of participating in one of Ms. Kessler's seminars at Pocono Pines Pennsylvania several years ago--what a treat! I wish she would write another book.
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What you choose to paint is an individual decision based on your life experience. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
four value planes, cold green mixtures, warm green mixture, color recession, lemon yellow hansa, value recession, horizontal canvas, cadmium yellow medium, sky holes, vertical canvas, phthalo blue, slanting planes, yellow element, upright planes, canvas shape, final varnish, overall tonality, dark accents, predominantly warm, negative shapes, thick paint, color harmony, darkest value, cadmium red, overlapping objects Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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What you choose to paint is an individual decision based on your life experience. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
four value planes, cold green mixtures, warm green mixture, color recession, lemon yellow hansa, value recession, horizontal canvas, cadmium yellow medium, sky holes, vertical canvas, phthalo blue, slanting planes, yellow element, upright planes, canvas shape, final varnish, overall tonality, dark accents, predominantly warm, negative shapes, thick paint, color harmony, darkest value, cadmium red, overlapping objects Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Watercolor Workbook by Bud Biggs in Back Matter
- The Eye of the Artist by Jack Clifton in Back Matter
- Ways with Watercolor (Dover Art Instruction) by Ted Kautzky in Back Matter
- History of Art (Trade Version) (6th Edition) by H.W. Janson in Back Matter
- Keys to Successful Color : A Guide for Landscape Painters in Oil by Foster Caddell in Back Matter
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- Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Oil Painting by Marian Appellof in Front Matter
- Painting the Elements: Weather Effects in Oil, Acrylic and Watercolor by Pam Wissman in Front Matter
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