Watercolor Bold & Free: 64 Experimental Ideas and Techniques in Watercolor [Paperback]

Lawrence Goldsmith (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2000

Vibrant alternatives to conventional ways of painting fill this best-selling book, helping watercolorists of all levels experience new dimensions of growth.

Sixty-four bold experiments promote originality in composition, concept, and technique. Accompanying each experiment and exemplifying its theme is a full-page painting by a fine artist-Georgia O'Keeffe, Reuben Tam, Sam Francis, and Nathan Oliveira, among dozens of others. Practical advice tells the reader how to overcome specific painting problems and become a more spontaneous watercolorist.

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About the Author

Lawrence C. Goldsmith, whose landscape paintings in watercolor and oil are found in many public and private collections, is a lecturer, teacher, and conductor of workshops in various American and Canadian locales. He lives in Vermont.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Watson-Guptill (March 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0823056635
• ISBN-13: 978-0823056637
• Product Dimensions: 11.9 x 9.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #96,673 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #62 in Books > Arts & Photography > Painting > Watercolor
  • #76 in Books > Arts & Photography > Study & Teaching

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Essential for those doing abstract in watercolor, December 29, 2003

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This review is from: Watercolor Bold & Free: 64 Experimental Ideas and Techniques in Watercolor (Paperback)

This is not your average watercolor book. It was recommended to me by an artist of some repute, who uses the principles to paint non-abstract, but very expressionistic watercolors.

Somewhere in the examples of various artists' works, you might find something to stimulate your own sense of the abstract. There are exercises to free up the imagination and use different ways of looking at composition or watercolor media to express new ideas. Not for those looking to do ultra-realism.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Antidote for cliches, August 3, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Watercolor Bold & Free: 64 Experimental Ideas and Techniques in Watercolor (Paperback)

I find this book a superb counter to the myriad watercolor books on the market. There is nothing wrong with the realistic painting those books encourage and teach, but the medium offers much more and this book opens up those other vistas.

16 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good ideas for starting a watercolor painting., July 19, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Watercolor Bold & Free: 64 Experimental Ideas and Techniques in Watercolor (Paperback)

If your looking for different compositions to try out in watercolor, this books fits the bill.

I liked the great descriptions of compositional techniques which is followed by large color painting examples.

Some of the painting examples scream for you to do them better. What a challenge!