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Hobby Enthusiast: Landscape Painting July 2017 "If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint,' then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced. -Vincent van Gogh
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Fill a space on your wall with your own art!
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Watercolour Landscapes : Start to Paint With 3 Colours, 3 Brushes and 9 Easy Projects by Geoff KerseyEven if you have never picked up a paintbrush before, Geoff Kersey shows you how to paint convincing watercolour landscapes using just 3 brushes, 3 colours, a plastic palette and a watercolour pad. Only students' range watercolourpaints are used in light red, cadmium yellow pale and ultramarine blue, yet from these, Geoff shows you how to paint 9 realistic watercolour scenes. There is no off-putting colour theory or long-winded mixing information, but a practical absolute beginner's course that shows the three colours in action. You need only 3 affordable brushes: no. 10, no. 4 and no. 2 rounds in a synthetic range, to achieve all of the paintings shown. Let Geoff Kersey build your skills through 9 easy exercises, starting from the simplest of scenes, resulting in landscapes you'll be proud of. Start with a simple sky and progress through a basic scene with a reflected sunset, to landscapes that include simple buildings and even a figure. Clear advice and step-by-step photographs show how to add a simple figure to a scene and how to trace and transfer the basic drawings from the finished paintings, which are shown full size in the book for this purpose.You have everything you need to get painting.
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Painting the impressionistic landscape : exploring light & color in watercolor & acrylic
by Dustan Knight
"Master the impressionist painting style with Painting the Impressionistic Landscape! The Impressionist movement that began 130 years ago set artists free to experiment outdoors, capturing the fleeting effects and many moods of sunlight in their paintings by juxtaposing contrasting colors. Although those colors may not actually be apparent in nature, on canvas and paper they appear spontaneous and naturalistic. The skill is in knowing how to select and apply them. Impressionistic painting has not remained static over the decades. Artist Dunstan Knight walks you through the techniques to achieving brilliant effects in a contemporary style. Using easy to work with watercolor and acrylic, she demonstrates through her own paintings, as well as others she hasselected, the step-by-steps for dramatic atmospheric vistas and intimate garden landscapes"
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The Art of Sumi-E: beautiful ink painting Japanese brushwork by Naomi OkamotoIn this beautiful book, Naomi Okamoto passes on her experience and knowledge of Sumi-e – traditional Japanese ink painting that uses only ink, white space and simple brushstrokes to capture the essence of an object, person, animal or scene. With her deep understanding of both the technical and spiritual aspects of this ancient art, she guides the reader expertly through the materials required and the techniques involved, successfully conveying as she does so the cultural and historical background to this exquisite art form. There are numerous ink paintings and simple exercises throughout, making this book ideal for anyone wishing to acquire the skills associated with Sumi-e, as well as an understanding of the philosophy behind it.
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Achieving depth & distance : painting landscapes in oils by Kitty GorrellLearn how to achieve realism in your landscape paintings by using the right colors, values and textures to express distance. With over 10 step-by-step demonstrations covering all four seasons included in Achieving Depth & Distance, Kitty Gorrell makes learning easy and fun through the use of colorful diagrams, reference photos and eye-catching side-by-side comparisons.
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Landscapes in Acrylics by Charles EvansIncludes five step-by-step demonstrations of all landscape elements from skies and mountains to water and buildings, explaining how budding artists can get started immediately by transferring outlines from pull-out tracing papers.
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How to Paint Atmospheric Landscapes in Acrylics by Fraser ScarfeAward-winning artist Fraser Scarfe's landscapes are firmly rooted in realism; stripped of imagined and inflated concepts of light and nature; and instead bursting with the unsentimental atmosphere and drama of reality. This book will help you learn to see with fresh eyes the landscape around you, and reveal that beauty in your own landscape work.
This book is a full and practical guide to all aspects of landscape painting, and is packed with inspiring finished artwork, advice and clear instruction from a master artist.
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Waterscapes : learn to paint beautiful water scenes step by step by Joan Darflinger
"As part of Walter Foster's core How to Draw & Paint series, Oil & Acrylic: Waterscapes offers a unique approach to subject matter that has not been previously covered in other Walter Foster landscape or seascape titles. Beginning with an introduction to the necessary tools and materials, this book also covers basic color theory and painting techniques, such as creating washes, scumbling, and painting wet-into-wet, among others. Following the comprehensive step-by-step instructions, artists learn to paint a variety of beautiful waterscapes, including a breathtaking waterfall, a serene pond, a stunning lake, a rushing river, and more -- from start to finish. Along the way, professional tips and tricks from an expert artist help beginning-to-intermediate artists learn how to paint reflections, suggest mood and time of day, and render a variety of natural textures, such as stone, bark, foliage, and more. Oil & Acrylic: Waterscapes is the perfect book for any aspiring oil or acrylic landscape artist." |
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How to Paint Skies by Geoff KerseySkies are an important part of landscape paintings, setting the tone of the scene as a whole and often representing the dominant feature of the composition. In this revised and updated edition of Painting Skies, and including material from Geoff's Top Tops for Watercolour Artists, Geoff Kersey imparts his knowledge and expertise to artists of all abilities, teaching them how to paint skies that give a sense of cohesion, place and atmosphere to their landscape paintings. Painting skies is also the best way to learn how watercolor behaves, and there is a large section at the start of the book that explains the techniques you need to produce a broad range of effects, including a stormy sky, a summer sky, an evening glow, a sunset and low cloud.
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Experimental landscapes in watercolour by Ann BlockleyFollowing the huge success of Experimental Flowers in Watercolour, artist Ann Blockley turns her hand to landscapes. Through stunning examples of her colorful, expressive work, Blockley explains how to employ these same techniques to develop your personal style. Learn how to combine paint with other media to create dramatic effects; manipulate paint with materials such as cling film; and use distressing, layering, burning, and more.
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Take a video class on Landscape painting
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Painting Landscapes With David Dunlop: Program 3- WatercolorNew England artist /educator David Dunlop has created a fun and comprehensive three-volume series - Painting Landscapes with David Dunlop: Oil, Acrylic, and Watercolor (also available separately)- teaching viewers how to paint landscapes using the three different mediums, Each program opens with an examination of works by master artists, with Dunlop sharing his insights on composition, lighting, and shapes. Next, viewers in the open field, so to speak, where Dunlop provides step-by-step start-to-finish instruction, from preparing the paper and sketching the scene, to laying in color and shadows using a variety of brushstrokes. Oil and Acrylic both feature an extensive segment in which David demonstrates techniques to finish a "plein air" (i.e., in the field) painting back in the studio, while Watercolor features a brief history of the technique. Each disc contains a useful "Panting morph Sequence" of stills that review the evolution of the work in progress. Artists looking to improve their skills will love this in-depth hands-on series that offers something for both the hobbyist and the series student.
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Learn about the hobby of Counted Cross-Stitch
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SRP Club: Counted Cross-Stitch for Beginners (NBL)
Wednesday, July 19, 7:00 pm
LL Conf. Room
Learn about the history of cross-stitching, different types of fabric and floss, how to start and finish a project and how to do a few basic stitches. Then, get started on a simple project with help from staff. All materials will be provided. Since each session will build on information from the previous session, it is recommended that participants attend all sessions. *Program requires advance registration.
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