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Not worth 1 cent
This is a worthless book, don't waste your money.
He doesn't tell you any more than you could learn from an oil painting book. He does show you that if you blend you can't see the white of the paper, and if you don't you will be able to see white dots. He uses turps to blend. That's the gist of the whole 28 pages which contains barely enough text to fill up two pages. ... Read more

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A practical and inspiring watercolour and pastel book on an ever-popular subject.Flowers and gardens provide irresistible subject matter to amateur artists. However inspiration from their own gardens or the wealth of parks and public gardens about the country is not always easy to translate on paper.As an accomplished painter who also has a passion for flowers and gardens, Alison Hoblyn brings readers a rare insight into the practicalities of painting with watercolour and pastel, plus the problems and pleasures to be encountered in capturing the essence of a garden scene. In addition to giving sound, practical advice, the book takes readers further by relating the observations made through painting gardens to an understanding of their design. It also shows how to bring the best out of individual blooms, and groups of flowers. ... Read more

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Painting Flowers & Gardens in watercolour and pastel
I highly recommend the book Painting Flowers & Gardens in watercolour and pastel. Although not a how to book with step-by-step demonstrations, it nonetheless contains an abundance of technical information. Alison Hobylyn completely opens her worldliness of artistic skills in a delightful commensense manner covering both watercolour and pastel materials, composition, drawing, perspective, and creating mood in a painting. The uniqueness of Hobyn's teaching approach is her ability to use examples of her sensitive painting style and vision to demonstrate the ideas she presents. Anyone searching for the window into the heart, soul, and expertise of a talented watercolour and pastel artist should most definitely read this excellent book. ... Read more

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Each book in the Art School series explains all the materials, techniques , methods and contains inspirational and practical projects, expert ideas and approaches, clear instructions and examples and at-a-glance, step-by-step images that every artist will value. This book is divided into two practical sections, and starts with a full catalogue of materials and equipment, and includes a comprehensive techniques section which covers such areas as mixing pastels, using charcoal, layering a textured ground, sgraffito and much more.It shows clearly how to do all the basic setting up and preparation, and takes the reader through all the primary techniques, with step-by-step practical projects. Throughout, lively and inspirational works by contemporary artists illustrate the skills in action, and provide a constant source of inspiration.The book contains 175 color images including an inspirational gallery, and the book is filled with practical guidance on how to treat classical subjects such as Landscapes, Flowers, Faces and Figures. ... Read more

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The world knows Georgia O'Keeffe for her monumental paintings of flowers, shells, and sun-drenched New Mexico landscapes. She also worked on a smaller scale in watercolor, pastels, and charcoal, experimenting with themes and ideas. Fifty-five of her drawings are illustrated in O'Keeffe on Paper, which accompanies an exhibition organized by the National Gallery of Art in Washington and the O'Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe. The images work on several levels: viewing what at first seem brightly colored, jewel-like abstractions, with titles such as Pond in the Woods and Portrait of Paul Strand, we suddenly become aware of more complex, realistic forms. Witty and accessible, O'Keeffe's drawings remind us to recognize significance and beauty in our daily surroundings. The book's supporting essays are well written and useful. The first, which places O'Keeffe in the context of her teachers and colleagues, is an excellent survey of the early-20th-century American avant-garde; the second explores the evolution of O'Keeffe's ideas, developing her youthful question, "If one can only reproduce nature, and always with less beauty than the original, why paint at all?" The final essay is a detailed analysis of the materials she used. An extra dimension is given by photographs of O'Keeffe at work and some illuminating pictures by artists who influenced her. Reflecting a statement by the critic John Canaday quoted early in the book--"In a drawing artists give us at full strength, but with minimum elaboration, the essence of whatever they have to say"--the images in O'Keeffe on Paper are deceptively simple but very satisfying. --John Stevenson ... Read more

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A wonderful change.
This book is outstanding. It provides the reader, or viewer, with the opportunity to enjoy and study many of O'Keeffe's works, in watercolor, pastels, and charcoal drawings. I was very satisfied with my choice. I searched and searched for a book that contained works other than her standard oils and watercolors, that have been so available in other books for years. As an art student, this one fits the bill as a great book to study one of my favorite artists and her varied use of techniques and mediums. Who else could make an avocado look so asthetically wonderful. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in the work of Georgia O'Keeffe. You won't be disappointed. ... Read more

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The Ultimate Guide for this Subject in this Medium!
Excellent! I wished I had had this when I was first beginning with Pastels. Very helpful. Too bad it's not easily available. ... Read more

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Gaal Shepherd's pastel interpretations of Vermont's peaceful and verdant landscape are beautiful, luminous, and by her own admission and intent, just a bit mysterious.

This new book contains twenty-six handsome full-color reproductions of Gaal's artwork, revealing Vermont in every season of the year.Woven among the reproductions is the artist's essay detailing why she finds the hills, fields, forests, and people of her adopted state so compelling, and why she wants to share her appreciation of them. ... Read more

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Beautiful Paintings of Vermont
As a frequent visitor to Vermont I was amazed at how beautifully this book captured the essence of the Vermont hills and scenary. Gaal Shepherd's pastels are excuisite and I share her love for the Green Mountain State. If you have ever been to Vermont you should get a copy of this book for your home. If you haven't been to Vermont then this book will make you want to go, and soon. ... Read more

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Come one, come all! ----Beginners to experts!
What a great resource for artists of all levels to develop and improve their skills. I have searched extensively for a step by step program to help me become skilled with colored pencil. I love the format which gives an instructional narrative about an aspect and then gives a drawing assignment to direct the artist in an effective exercise to develop the skill. It breaks down the vast (and sometimes overwhelming) body of information into bite sized pieces for the beginner and progresses on to challenge an intermediate to advanced student as well. In all fairness, I must say that I am writing from the perspective of a relative beginner. I don't know exactly how advanced one would need to be to outgrow this book, but I think it would last all beginners and most intermediate students quite a long time! I found the author's illustrations very helpful and the displays of her own work is a feast for the eyes. I wish there were more of them. All told, this is a wonderful book of clear lessons and great assignments. ... Read more

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100 Points and you made it!
The book really uses 100 points to help you jumpstart into beginner's pastel painting. It's a handy book that allows you to carry around to read just to buy time while waiting for somebody or travelling on the subway. Good convenient size to carry around. Minimal text but enhanced with clear pictorial examples. Makes for easy reading and also a logical sequence for developing the skills in pastels. Good coverage on materials needed, techniques to use, review of Master's works, specific tips on composition types. ... Read more

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From the publisher's description
"This catalogue investigates the Museum's remarkable collection of American pastels, from charming 18th-century portraits to abstract works by 20th-century Modernists. 260 pages, 240 illustrations (35 in color), 9 in. x 11 in." ... Read more

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Esta serie está diseñada para artista, contiene consideraciones teóricas para concentrar exclusivamente en la práctica de los ejercicios por tema.Los ejercicios se llevan paso por paso para su facil realizacion. ... Read more