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Ramsbury : Crowood, 2012. |
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| ISBN: |
9781847973146 (pbk.) 1847973140 (pbk.) |
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| Description: |
160 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm. |
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Landscape painting -- Technique.
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| Summary: |
Over the centuries, landscape painting has attracted countless artists. Its diversity, enhanced by the weather, special lighting conditions and seasonal change, offers the painter an infinite variety of subject matter. Oils are an extremely versatile and immediate medium, enabling artists to express themselves in a variety of creative ways. ... This new book is a comprehensive study of how oils can be used to capture light, colour and texture in a wide range of landscape settings. ..."--Back cover. |
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| Contents: |
Foreword / Peter M. Hicks -- Introduction -- 1. Materials, equipment and techniques -- 2. Inspiration, motivation and design -- 3. Subject selection -- 4. Skies -- 5. Painting coastal scenery -- 6. Rural landscapes -- 7. Villages and rural buildings -- 8. Urban landscapes and travel -- 9. Observations and conclusion. |
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http://search.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/accessible.ashx?itemid=|library/marc/supercity-iii|b2666636
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