TY  - BOOK
AU  - Durkee,George Allen
TI  - Expressive oil painting: an open air approach to creative landscapes 
SN  - 9781600611513 (pbk.) :
AV  - ND1342 .D88 2009
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Cincinnati, Ohio
PB  - North Light Books
KW  - Landscape painting
KW  - Technique
KW  - Plein air painting
N1  - Includes index; Introduction. A short chat -- Pt. 1. Bedrock basics : simplified principles every painter needs to know -- Ch. 1. Equipment and work habits : materials, tools, equipment and work habits -- Ch. 2. Seeing : shapes, values and edges -- Ch. 3. Drawing : form, perspective and thumbnail sketches -- Ch. 4. Color : hue, value, intensity, pigments and light -- Ch. 5. Composition : the picture area, format, flow, depth and asymmetry -- Pt. 2. 9 painting demonstrations : basic and advanced techniques. 1. Basic approach -- 2. Classical adaptation -- 3. Balance your intention with your intuition -- 4. Walk in swinging -- 5. Simplify a complex subject -- 6. The mother color -- 7. Five ways to convey distance -- 8. An oil sketch -- 9. Painting a large canvas -- Conclusion. Cultivate the art spirit -- Index
ER  -