Painting the Landscape in Pastel (Paperback)

by Albert Handell (Author), Anita West (Author) "Landscape painting in any medium must express freshness, aliveness, and a sense of place..." (more)
Key Phrases: plein air artist, sky holes, pastel stick, Kitty Wallis, New Mexico, New York City (more...)

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Product Description
Known for his use of luminous color, Albert Handell, whose lush landscapes light up these pages, provides lucid instructions to help first-time pastelists achieve impressive results as soon as they begin working with the medium.

After reviewing pastel supplies, the author discusses landscape composition and how to establish large shapes first, abstract certain areas, develop a focal point, work from dark to light, and capture the illusion of reality through color. Stepped demonstrations isolate specific landscape aspects, showing how the pastelist depicts skies, trees, buildings, water, rocks, woods, snow, and light.

About the Author
Albert Handell is a Master Pastelist of the Pastel Society of America, and was the third living artist to be inaugurated into the Pastel Hall of Fame. Since 1961, he has had over 30 one-man shows, and has received over 70 prizes and awards. Handell's work is in numerous private, public, and museum collections. He is the author of several books on pastel and oil painting, including Oil Painting Workshop and Intuitive Light, and teaches several workshops annually. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Anita Louise West began painting at an early age and was awarded a scholarship to the Kansas City Art Institute in painting. Her work is represented in galleries throughout the US. She lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Watson-Guptill (November 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0823039129
• ISBN-13: 978-0823039128
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 9.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #78,906 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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58 of 60 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Painting the landscape in pastels-Albert Handell, June 26, 2001

By	T. Filarsky (United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I am a professional portrait artist who specializes in pastels so I am familiar with Albert Handell through several pastel magazines. He is a master at the western (ie:New Mexico, Arizona, etc.) landscapes with his remarkable color pallette of those regions! I don't think any pastelist paints rocks and trees better than this man. The writing style is a little elementary but the information is refreshingly straightforward, informative and easily understood. You won't find vague, ethereal wanderings from this guy! The many photos are clear and beautiful. His "step by step" sequences actually show the reader something useful and attainable.:-). This is a must have addition for the library of any pastel artist....

27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Winner from a Master!, March 1, 2001

By	Richard McKinley "mricrdon" (Medford, Oregon USA) - See all my reviews

Albert Handell with Anita West has written the difinitive book on location painting in pastel. A visual masterpiece, each painting reproduced will excite anyone to get out on location and get to work. The text is informative and very straight forward. All of his books are keepers and this one is as well. He is the master of the medium and we should all be grateful he shares so much. Thank you Albert and Anita.

30 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful Must Have for All Pastelists!, October 23, 2000

By A Customer

Mr. Handell generously shares his great knowlege & know how. He simplifies & organizes the pastel palette, its so easy to be a plein air painter. I strongly reccomend this book as a bible for all pastelists.