Painting Abstract Landscapes by Gareth Edwards MBE, Kate Reeve-Edwards

Painting Abstract Landscapes
Gareth Edwards MBE, Kate Reeve-Edwards
Page: 160
Format: pdf, ePub, mobi, fb2
ISBN: 9781785009730
Publisher: Crowood Press, The
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Abstract landscape painting expresses emotion while still capturing the essence of a landscape. This compelling book explores this suggestive style first developed by Turner.

Using the hauntingly-beautiful paintings of Gareth Edwards, it explores the technical, historical and psychological dimensions of abstract landscape painting to help you develop your own skillful and intensely personal approach. Learn about how to begin an abstract landscape painting, using chance application Understand how to ‘manage accidents’ to create innovative pieces of work Discover the importance of effective composition and how this navigates the viewer’s journey Determine the importance of the ‘invisible’ elements of painting: the unspoken value of the viewer and the influence of ‘looking’ Reveal how to utilize a convergence of linear and atmospheric perspective to help your viewer traverse the picture plane Understand the importance of light, space, colorr, and tone in generating evocative paintings Be more demanding of your surface, using textural techniques and glazing to achieve professional production values

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