Painting Color (Best of Watercolor) (Hardcover)

~ Betty Lou Schlemm (Editor), Sara M. Doherty (Editor)

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Product Description

Explore the possibilities! Painting Color presents an unlimited range of creative watercolor art. Selected from over four thousand entries, the featured artists were chosen for their outstanding talent in the use of color in their work. This collection includes:

--More than 130 paintings in a multitude of styles and techniques by artists from many different countries

--All subjects matter: portraits, landscapes, abstracts, and more

--Inspirations and techniques explained in the artists' own words

It is an important volume for art collectors, art connoisseurs, and artists themselves, beginning, amateur, and professional.

About the Author

Betty Lou Schlemm, A.W.S., D.F., has been painting for more than thirty years. Elected to the American Watercolor Society in 1964, and later elected to the Dolphin Fellowship, she has served as both regional vice president and director of the American Watercolor Society. Schlemm is also a teacher and an author. Her painting workshops in Rockport, Massachusetts are renowned. Her book Painting with Light, published by Watson-Guptill in 1978, has remained a classic. She also has recently published Watercolor Secrets for Painting Light, distributed by North Light Books, Cincinnati.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 144 pages
• Publisher: Rockport Publishers (February 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564963497
• ISBN-13: 978-1564963499
• Product Dimensions: 11.4 x 8.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #627,776 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Visually exciting, mentally stimulating ., April 17, 1999

By A Customer

This is not a how-to book. It is a visually exciting and mentally stimulating art book that makes you rethink your approach to using color. The color plates are clear and vivid thus making the exciting use of color that much more dramatic.

0 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars don't waste your money, July 5, 2006

By	Judith Freeman - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

terrible watercolor book. lots of pictures. that's about all! most of the pictures are not great watercolors either!