Fill Your Oil Paintings with Light & Color

by Kevin Macpherson

Overview

These pages practically glow with Kevin Macpherson's rich and powerful paintings! He shares his techniques for quickly capturing the mood of a scene in bold, direct brushstrokes, with step-by-step instructions that make it easy—simply a matter of painting the colors you see. Follow his lead and you too, can create landscapes and still lives in a vibrant, impressionistic style.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781581800531
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	03/01/2000
Pages:	144
Sales rank:	293,690
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.50(d)

Table of Contents

 Introduction                                       9
 The Well-Equipped Painter                         10 
 Mounting Canvas on Board                          14   
 Seeing Color Accurately                           17   
 Mixing Clean, Fresh Color                         29   
 The Light Family and The Shadow Family            41   
 Simplifying Shapes For a Good Start               53   
 Still Life Painting: Indoor Challenges            75   
 Plein Air Painting: Outdoor Observations          89   
 Pochade Painting: Small and Beautiful            105   
 Studio Painting: Expanding Your Horizons         119 
 Conclusion: New Beginnings                       139 
 Recommended Reading                              140 
 Index                                            141