This book contains 97 multiethnic watercolor portaits by noted Southern California artist, Mary Heussenstamm. Each portrait is displayed on a full 8 1/2 by 11 inch page. This elegantly produced book also contains pages devoted to a biography of Mary Heussenstamm and a description of her materials and techniques. Her models were chosen from the streets of Los Angeles, painted in natural light out-of-doors, each portrait completed between 45 minutes to one hour.
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Mary Heussenstamm was born in 1930 in Southern California. After becoming a registered nurse, she retired at age 59 to devote herself fulltime to mastering the art of watercolor portraiture. Entirely self-taught, even her earliest portraits revealed a truly extraordinary gift. In 1994 she won the Artist of the Year Award from the Pasadena Arts Council, and in that same year the Pasadena Artist Alliance selected her as Artist-In-Residence at Pasadena City College.
Her first book, Multiethnic Watercolor Portraits, sold out in less than 3 years
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Inspiring book,
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This review is from: Watercolor Portraits Painted on the Streets of Los Angeles (Paperback)
Watercolor Portraits by Mary Heussenstamm is a magnificent and inspiring book of beautiful watercolor portraits. I have long wanted to purchase this book, but because of its price it took me a while to actually do it. As a watercolorist myself, I truly appreciate her quick renderings and her use of color; this is true mastery and talent at work. Capturing various skin tones and facial expressions is a difficult task and she has mastered this beautifully. The book was delivered quickly and in great condition... and the lovely portraits throughout are inspiring. It's also nice to learn a bit about Ms. Heussenstamm and her technique. That part is brief... she lets her work speak for her.
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Fabulous portraits of real people.,
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This review is from: Watercolor Portraits Painted on the Streets of Los Angeles (Paperback)
The artist has mastered watercolor and human insight in this extraordinary collection. Everyone who paints or appreciates watercolor will want to own this rare volume. The artist's description of her life experience and painting techniques add immeasurably to the value of the book.
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This review is from: Watercolor Portraits Painted on the Streets of Los Angeles (Paperback)
I purchased this book for my daughter, who painted hundreds of portraits in the Chicago area except in oils, and she said she can't put the book down. It is so inspiring.
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