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Title: Painting Better Landscapes by Margaret Kessler ISBN: 0-8230-3576-X Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications Pub. Date: 01 March, 1992 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.83 (6 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: An excellent book!
Comment: I was not sure how I would like this book but found it to be excellent! Covers aspects of landscape painting that could be overlooked. I believe this book has improved my painting skills!
Rating: 4
Summary: It is a good reference book on painting landscapes.
Comment: I was rather careful when rating this book to be fair and, honestly, I had tried to read it over to be sure of my opinion. This was because other reviewers have such high opinions about it.
I ponder the reasons others give such good comments about this book are because:
1) The book is thorough. It covers materials, techniques, color theory, meanings of brushstrokes (for instance, each type of brush stroke carries a certain mood), and apparently a lot of how-to's and do's-dont's.
2) The work done by the author is in photographic style. She uses vivid colors in most of her paintings. Also, a lot of details were rendered in her work; one of the reasons may be because most (if not all) of her work were done from reference photos (single or combination thereof).
From an en plein air and alla prima painter's point of view, unfortunately, I find the book a little dull with full of rules and do's and dont's. Perhaps it is just a very personal thing, but when out there painting "en plein air", a lot of "vibes" and "moods" rendered onto the paintings come from the fact of "being out there with nature", not with pre-defined rules. That is also the reason that photographic style from photos is not my favorite.
Respectfully, I consider this a good reference book on painting landscapes, especially if the readers decide to use photos for his/her work. Therefore, it is given the rating above (4-star).
Rating: 5
Summary: Paintings seem to come to life with color!
Comment: I had the honor of taking a workshop from Margaret Kessler in Joseph, Oregon. My eyes were opened to color as never before in my painting career. I purchased two books because I 'used' my first one until it was almost unreadable and I didn't want to be without. I teach painting and find her instructions so easy to pass to my students and easy to see when they finally 'get it'. As someone else said, if you get the book, don't loan it because you won't get it back. It is the best book to learn from, in my opinion. I only wish that she would do another book.
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Title: Carlson's Guide to Landscape Painting by J. F. Carlson ISBN: 0486229270 Publisher: Dover Publications Pub. Date: 01 June, 1973 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: Fill Your Oil Paintings With Light & Color by Kevin Macpherson ISBN: 1581800533 Publisher: North Light Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 2000 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
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Title: Brushwork Essentials: How to Render Expressive Form and Texture With Every Stroke by Mark Christopher Weber ISBN: 1581801688 Publisher: North Light Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $28.99 |
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Title: Painting the Impressionist Landscape: Lessons in Interpreting Light and Color by Lois Griffel ISBN: 082303643X Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications Pub. Date: 01 May, 1994 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Problem Solving for Oil Painters by Gregg Kreutz ISBN: 0823040976 Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications Pub. Date: 01 April, 1997 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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