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Fill Your Oil Paintings with Light & Color Paperback – March 1, 2000

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These pages practically glow with Kevin Macpherson's rich and powerful paintings! He shares his techniques for quickly capturing the mood of a scene in bold, direct brushstrokes, with step-by-step instructions that make it easy—simply a matter of painting the colors you see. Follow his lead and you too, can create landscapes and still lives in a vibrant, impressionistic style.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ North Light Books; 41502nd edition (March 1, 2000)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 144 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1581800533
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1581800531
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.3 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.51 x 0.39 x 0 inches

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Kevin Macpherson's intent as a painter is to capture the light that infuses every scene. He is a magician of light and shadow, but more than that, he distills the essence from the landscape, creating a finished painting that is both universal and very personal.

A few pure paint colors, masterfully blended, turn into thousands of nuanced, impressionistic brush strokes. From a freely applied abstract foundation, a colorful representation emerges. Kevin paints fast, accurately, and intuitively, using methods that are grounded in years of academic training. His paintings are poetic, and his vocabulary is color.

Besides an accomplished painter, Kevin is a gifted writer and published author as well as a teacher and guest lecturer. He seeks high standards, both academically and emotionally. He is regarded as a master mentor, a reputation well earned by years of teaching international workshops and giving personal guidance to many aspiring artists. He has authored four books, Reflections on a Pond, Fill Your Oil Paintings With Light and Color, Landscape Painting-Inside and Out, and Conversations With Nature: Oil Painting in the Tradition of Plein Air. Kevin’s technique is demonstrated on videos and has been a producer of a nationwide 13-part series American Public Television with, “Passport and Palette”, Following the Master Artists on an Artistic Expedition of the World.

Kevin Macpherson guided the prestigious Plein Air Painters of America as their first president. He is a Master Artist of the California Art Club (CAC), a Master Artist of the American Impressionist Society (AIS), and a Master Artist at Oil Painters of America (OPA).

Galleries in New Mexico, South Carolina, China and California represent his work.

Kevin has started a nonprofit foundation for teaching art to underprivileged children called artambassador.org. Throughout his career he has devoted significant energy nurturing the next generation. Today finds him more energized, bringing art and joy to the aspiring hearts of underprivileged children especially in Central America and China with his foundation, “Art Ambassador for a Colorful World,” artambassador.org.

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Calanus

Excellent resource!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 12, 2022

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Although I paint with acrylics, Kevin MacPherson does not disappoint. Many principles and techniques transcend the medium being used, and this volume is full of concepts, suggestions, and examples for painters of all levels. Kevin is also very easy to read and understand, ensuring the reader is not bogged down with theory. A great practical reference full of solid advice and ideas.

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🔹 Catrinka 🔹

Excellent choice for plein air oil painters

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 22, 2013

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I have a couple of Kevin MacPherson's books on landscape painting. I thoroughly enjoy them and have always taken away valuable information from his writings. The only thing I still struggle with is the limited palette that he recommends in both of those books. I mean...what am I supposed to do with all of my many tubes of gorgeous oil paint? But, I'm working on it and have begun to feel more comfortable with using just a handful (Kevin's recommended handful plus a couple additions of my own) to do my color mixing.

There is so much in this book that is useful to both the novice and advanced artist. All manner of practical advice, instruction, and demonstrations are included having to do with landscape painting in the great outdoors. And, really...if you're painting the outdoors, isn't it better to actually BE there rather than painting from a photo? (Although he has a book that addresses that, too, which is wonderful.)

One of my favorite pieces of advice that I found in this book is Kevin's challenge to do 100 starts as well as a second challenge of painting a small plein air in one hour every day for 3 months. It's excellent advice. It forced me to stop concentrating on getting every painting "just right." It instilled a feeling of freedom that really loosened me up as an artist.

Good stuff.

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Nancy

Haven’t finished the exercises, but love the easy, no panic, way to start off with oils.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 8, 2022

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Used this book to teach myself about using oil paints.

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B. Adams

Brilliant landscape book

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 24, 2021

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This is my second copy. I lent the previous one, and haven't gotten it back. I think that describes how very good it is. The page on mixing Greens is worth the cost of the book. This is a comprehensive guide to painting landscapes, and is both easy to read, and beautifully illustrated by McPherson's works. I highly recommend. Thanks!

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Pamela

Perfect for beginners

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 22, 2022

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Loved this book. Beautiful photos and step by step instructions to complete a well balanced painting. Lots of tips to help with the process in a user friendly description.

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Michael

One of my favorite painting books and the best for plein air

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 27, 2004

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I've read a lot of painting books and this is one of my favorites. I've read it front to back several times, and I've read through different chapters numerous times. He uses a very limited palette: cad yellow light, alizarin crimson, ultramarine, and phthalo green. I've been using a limited palette since I read his book, although I often alter the colors a bit. People say the palette is too limited but once you master it you can easily change the colors and add others as required. I found they're seldom required.
He has a challenge to do 100 starts which is great. I'm current doing this with a group of artists at WetCanvas (search Google). He also has another challenge to paint a 6x8 plein air in one hour every day for 3 months. I'm quite confident that after painting 100 starts and 90 paintings I'll be a much better plein air painter. I also like his suggestion of using a black marker to make a b&w sketch before painting. This helps to see the light/shadow patterns.
Overall this book is great. Although it's for oil, his technique will work for any opaque medium. MacPherson also gives workshops and from what I've heard they're very good. The material in the book is what he presents in the workshop!

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Redsvbob

Good reference for color enhancing you paintings

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 15, 2021

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Book has helpful illustrations on enhancing and using more color in your oil paintings. I however found the authors technique to be too suggestive of objects in the picture - some may call it 'painterly', but the high degree of lack of detail is just not my approach to painting. The author uses a buildup technique that obviously works for him but I found it counter-intuitive versus how I approach my paintings. That being said - if you like his painterly technique then you'll get a lot out of this book and the authors approach to painting. It's just not my style.

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Among the most important books for any landscape painter

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 21, 2017

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I think this is the third time I've bought a copy of this book. When we travel, and I want to paint landscapes, this is one of those must-have references that push me to use bolder colors with more vivid results.

Seriously, I should just keep a copy in my suitcase, so I don't keep ordering it. (Thank heavens for Amazon's two-day delivery. When I need this book, I need it right away. LOL)

If you're painting landscapes with oils or acrylics, and possibly with watercolors, this book is a constant inspiration. If you like the painting on the book cover, order this book now. It'll show you new ways to add energy and emotion to your paintings, through color and contrast.

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Richie

An excellent guide for oil-painters.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on September 4, 2021

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I had this book out on nearly permanent loan from my local library. It's the perfect starting point for novices. Well and simply written, it covers all the most important procedures and gives good basic advice that boosts the beginners confidence.

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Alex

Oil Painting with Light and Colour

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 18, 2013

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Well, where to start: I've painted in oils for more than 20 years and read many "how to" books. Some readers of this review will know and appreciate the likes of Uk painter, Trevor Chamberlain's evocative style. It's that style of capturing magical light effects that drives me on.
As soon as this book arrived I read it from cover to cover in a few days and then carefully thought about the approach suggested. It seemed perhaps too simple an approach - limited palette of just four colours and a straightforward no nonsense use of paints and brushes.
I followed the advice and have been delighted with the results. So much so that I have been prompted to send off this review ( I thinks its the first time that I have ever done such a thing).

Now then a word of advice to would be aspiring artists who will follow Kevin's style when they have read the book; Make sure that you only use artist quality paints for the palette. Lesser quality paints are inclined to give a rather chalky look to the finished work. Such a result comes about due to using the limited palette and being hampered by the poorer quality mixing abilities to achieve the necessary colours. I've experimented with differing limited palettes of colours - Kevin's original suggestion for the primary colours works best ! certainly for landscapes.
Good luck
Alex

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robert page

Disappointing

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on February 10, 2018

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Disappointing. You can get better, free info on You Tube. Just look up Phil Starke, Dianne Mize, SchaeferArt and Draw Mix Paint, along with many others.

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Amazon Customer

Perfect advice.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on May 14, 2020

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Perfect gift for anyone attending art school or wanting to improve their painting. Brilliant

yvonnehartnett

Excellent guide in starting with oils but still useful for those with oil experience!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on September 16, 2021

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Finally a book with practical advice to a newbie to oil paint, I've struggled with the transition from acrylic to oil, this book guides you in a very easy to follow manner, highly recommend!

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