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Landscape Painting: Essential Concepts and Techniques for Plein Air and Studio Practice |  | Author: Mitchell Albala
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
Category: Book
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Rating:  24 reviews
Sales Rank: 8522
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Pages: 192
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.3
Dimensions (in): 11.2 x 9.2 x 0.8
ISBN: 0823032205
Dewey Decimal Number: 758.1
EAN: 9780823032204
ASIN: 0823032205
Publication Date: November 17, 2009
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Product Description
Because nature is so expansive and complex, so varied in its range of light, landscape painters often have to look further and more deeply to find form and structure, value patterns, and an organized arrangement of shapes. In Landscape Painting, Mitchell Albala shares his concepts and practices for translating nature's grandeur, complexity, and color dynamics into convincing representations of space and light.
Concise, practical, and inspirational, Landscape Painting focuses on the greatest challenges for the landscape artist, such as:
• Simplification and Massing: Learn to reduce nature's complexity by looking beneath the surface of a subject to discover the form's basic masses and shapes.
• Color and Light: Explore color theory as it specifically applies to the landscape, and learn the various strategies painters use to capture the illusion of natural light.
• Selection and Composition: Learn to select wisely from nature's vast panorama. Albala shows you the essential cues to look for and how to find the most promising subject from a world of possibilities.
The lessons in Landscape Painting—based on observation rather than imitation and applicable to both plein air and studio practice—are accompanied by painting examples, demonstrations, photographs, and diagrams. Illustrations draw from the work of more than 40 contemporary artists and such masters of landscape painting as John Constable, Sanford Gifford, and Claude Monet.
Based on Albala's 25 years of experience and the proven methods taught at his successful plein air workshops, this in-depth guide to all aspects of landscape painting is a must-have for anyone getting started in the genre, as well as more experienced practitioners who want to hone their skills or learn new perspectives.
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Essential Guide for Painter's Library August 17, 2010
J. D. Steveni (Mount Vernon, WA USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I, like several other reviewers, feel that Albala's book is the best one published to date since Carlson's classic Guide to Landscape Painting. Albala strikes a position distilling the didactic forcefulness of Carlson -- every painter needs a Carlsonian inner-voice -- and marries it to a humanist liberal arts tradition. His is a thoughtful and analytical discussion. Perhaps overly analytical to a beginning painter, but as one progresses this groundwork should pay off if you are not merely an arm-chair painter! The stunning examples taken from a myriad of plein air painters will have you ringing up your paint-buddy in anticipation of once again trying to capture the light!
fantastic August 5, 2010
Mary
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is fantastic I have about 30 books on painting and this is the best by far. Mr. Albala writes with clarity and insight concepts that are neccessary for correct paintings. Ideas I thought I had a handel on were made crystal clear. By page 30 I had more than my moneys worth. If you buy 1 painting book this year make sure it this one. I LOVE this Book!!!!!!!!
 You can't judge a book by its cover! July 30, 2010
John Vogler (Stamford, CT)
0 out of 5 found this review helpful
While the cover and title appealed to me, the content was lacking.
NEVER BUY A BOOK LIKE THIS ONLINE.
You have to see it in person.
Best painting book I own July 4, 2010
J. T. Hinckley (Ogden, Utah)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is one of the very best books on painting, as well as landscape painting, that I have ever read. Fairly difficult concepts are explained clearly and procedures and styles are also well defined and explained. I would recommend this book to any painter, beginner to advanced as it is a wealth of helpful instruction as well as reference and amusing art quotes. This is one book destine for the permenant collections!
Landscapes May 28, 2010
Katherine H. Mann
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I finally got some clear insight as to how to compose an en plein air landscape. I found this book very helpful- clear, concise and plenty of examples.
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