Welcome to My Studio: Adventures in Oil Painting

Using paintings and sketches created over the years of her life as an artist, helen Van Wyk provides all the instruction and examples oil painters need to understand: - The effect of background on color - The seven components of pictorial expression - How to paint glass, eyes and expressions - The shine and shape of metal objects - How to paint white objects - The techniques of the old masters - The three basic paint applications Van Wyk's instruction is as clear as her artwork is beautiful. Readers will also learn four steps to painting any flower and see works in progress compared at different stages.