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| Landscape Painting Inside and Out: Capture the Vitality of Outdoor Painting in Your Studio With Oils | 
 enlarge | Author: Kevin D. Macpherson
Publisher: North Light Books
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (17 reviews)
Sales Rank: 5451
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 144
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 11 x 8.8 x 0.7
ISBN: 1581807554
Dewey Decimal Number: 751.4
EAN: 9781581807554
ASIN: 1581807554
Publication Date: October 20, 2006
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Book Description
Offers down-to-earth advice on painting gorgeous outdoors scenes through 10 step-by-step demos Teaches painters how to master the art of observation Shows readers how to translate field notes and sketches into fully realized studio paintings The overwhelming beauty of the outdoors is one of the most inspiring - and elusive - subjects for painters. With Landscape Painting Inside and Out, Kevin Macphearson first shows readers how to see like an artist, then teaches them how to recreate their vision into stunningly realistic outdoors scenes. His insightful process encourages readers to focus on the small details to achieve big results.
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Fantastic - The Best May 8, 2008
I own Macpherson's previous book and thought it was excellent. He has surpassed himself. His personal art work is first class and this book explains his approach to painting in a practical manner.
The great landscape painters use broad brush strokes of color to convey form and distance. The clouds and sky include touches of the foreground colors to harmonize the scene. Colorful shadows and minor gradations of color within a value range provide excitement and interest. Kevin shows you why this works and how to do it. I learned more from this book than from all the rest of the texts in my library.
My wife never thought much of my paintings before (and neither did I) but now brings people into my office to view them. Holy Shlamoly - I can paint! I'm not great but good enough to impress the guy down the block and I'm getting better. Thanks, Kevin. Readers, buy the book. It's not complicated but will require some practice on your part. It's well worth the money and your time to get past that amateur look so common to beginning painters.
Kevin MacPherson January 23, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I enjoyed Kevin's book because his explanations were easy to understand
and the demo pictures so helpful. I have gleaned alot from this book.
Very Good Book January 19, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Very Good Book - landscape painting inside and out is quite inspirational, as are all of her books. I particularly enjoyed the reproductions. Barbara Barrick
This is well worth it, loads of inspiring information November 25, 2007
Kevin has done a classic, and I am sure that is will be used by artists
for years to come.
Loads of useful information, great examples and good instructions.
I have been a professional painter for 30 years, and am always looking to
learn more, this one really hit home for me on many areas. Beautiful color
with strong draftmanship.
The Best November 4, 2007
This is the book for the serious landscape artist who has had questions about their own work that have never been answered until now. I found things I always wanted to know. The book never talked down. The author shared information about what he is doing artistically now and not the way he did it in the past. There is a wealth of ideas and information, much more that I ever expected. I will be continuing to read and refer to this book in the future. It was a big inspiration, and one of the best art books I have ever purchased.
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