A guide to writing effective, easy-to-understand letters of agreement between artists and gallery owners, publishers, and agents features a detailed explanation of each letter and a selection of ready-to-use letters. Original.

Business Letters for Artists

Doherty, M. Stephen

Literature & Fiction

Watson/Guptill

Collects the "Painter of Light's" plein art works, discussing the plein art tradition and providing a biographical essay that explores the artist's personal, artistic, and spiritual experiences as they relate to his approach to nature painting.

The Artist in Nature: Thomas Kinkade and the Plein Air Tradition

Arts & Photography

Kinkade, Thomas

Individual Artists

Reviews drawing techniques, shows how to create studies in watercolor, gouache, tempera, and pastels, and includes demonstrations

Developing Ideas in Artwork

Graphic Design

A manual on the methods used by the artist, Sondra Freckelton, for painting still lifes in water colors includes discussions of lighting, preparatory studies, and the choice of a subject

Dynamic Still Lifes in Watercolor: "Sondra Freckelton's Approach to Color, Composition, and Control of the Medium"

History & Criticism

COMPACT FORMAT SO YOU CAN CARRY IT INTO THE FIELD, ; LIGHTING EFFECTS, FLOWER GARDENS, SEA, ETC.

Watson-Guptill Handbook of Landscape Painting

Painting

Creative Oil Painting takes you inside the studios of fifteen master artists as they paint gorgeous landscapes, still lifes, figures, and photo-realistic images. Detailed photos and clear instructions make you feel as if you are looking over the painters' shoulders. Learn the secrets of each artist's approach to oil painting: Watch Randall Lake's method for making objects more lifelike, follow Sharon Burkett Kaiser's process for achieving color harmony, explore Joanette Hoffman Egeli's helpful theories of color temperature, emulate T.M. Nicholas's famed brushwork techniques, or gather inspiration from eleven other featured artists. 
--Palette colors are illustrated for each work. 
--Painting materials and surfaces are listed 
--Gallery chapters of work by the artists are also included. 
Explore the unending possibilities of oil painting with this thought-provoking guide.

Creative Oil Painting: A Step-By-Step Guide and Showcase Techniques from 15 Master Painters

Rockport Pub

Presents tips on color mixing for landscapes, florals, still lifes, and wildlife paintings

Easy Solutions: Color Mixing : How to Mix the Right Colors for the Subject Every Time : Watercolor

Quarry Books

Plein air painting, the art of painting outdoors, offers possibilities artists can’t find inside the studio. When painters set up easels outside, they put themselves in direct contact with nature. Responsiveness to the landscape’s changing light, forms, and colors yields work that’s lively and spontaneous. However, plein air painting also poses a set of challenges not encountered in the studio. There are matters of choosing a location, rationing the number of supplies to bring, working within a time limit, adjusting to sudden changes in weather, and possibly even testing physical endurance when transporting equipment to a painting site. The Art of Plein Air Painting presents the full picture of what painting en plein air requires. Devoted plein air artist M. Stephen Doherty guides readers through how to choose the best spot, which materials and tools to bring, and the basics of mixing colors and preparing canvases and panels ahead of time. Sidebars and step-by-step demonstrations cover topics that range from sketching out a composition to starting a painting with washes or lines, toning a surface, and doing a cityscape. Doherty even teaches how to do a nocturne—a painting made after the sun has gone down. Works by famous plein air painters, such as Claude Monet and John Singer Sargent, are discussed, along with works by some of today’s best plein air artists. Doherty interviews contemporary masters Mark Boedges, Clyde Aspevig, Kathryn Stats, Michael Godfrey, Joseph McGurl, and Clive C. Tyler to gain a deeper insight into the plein air process. Finally, the book contains information on plein air events—workshops, county festivals, and juried shows—now being held across North America, as well as advice on selling finished work.

The Art of Plein Air Painting: An Essential Guide to Materials, Concepts, and Techniques for Painting Outdoors

Monacelli Studio

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