Painting the Impressionist Landscape
Painting the Impressionist Landscape

Author: Lois Griffel

Publisher: Watson-Guptill

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780823095193

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Master Impressionism with an art-instruction classic. Impressionism has inspired generations of American artists. And no one has done more for the cause of American Impressionism than Charles Hawthorne, the founder of the Cape Cod School of Art. In Painting the Impressionist Landscape, author and artist Lois Griffel explores Hawthorne’s theories about color and light in depth. Griffel, the longtime director of the school Hawthorne founded, teaches his philosophy like no other painter can, with inspiring step-by-step painting lessons and illuminating text. A true classic of art instruction, Painting the Impressionist Landscape has sold more than 30,000 copies in hardcover in the fifteen years since it was first published. Now a new generation of painters can bring impressionism into their work with this convenient and affordable paperback edition.

German Impressionist Landscape Painting
German Impressionist Landscape Painting

Author: Götz Czymmek

Publisher: Arnoldsche Verlagsanstalt GmbH

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9783897903210

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Even though France is the birthplace of Impressionism, German artists also played a crucial role in shaping this style of painting. This book examines the work of the three great German painters of the late 19th and early 20th century: Max Liebermann, Lo

Impressionist Painting for the Landscape
Impressionist Painting for the Landscape

Author: Cindy Salaski

Publisher: North Light Books

Published: 2015-01-15

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781440337277

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Learn to see, think and paint like an Impressionist master! Monet. Renoir. Van Gogh. Redfield. Garber. These beloved Impressionist masters continue to inspire with their rich and vivid artistry. Their styles and methods are alive and thriving today in the work of contemporary master George Gallo, who will lead you through all you need to know from start to finish to create Impressionist-inspired landscape paintings in oil. More than 50 powerful lessons, tips and secrets for composition, brushwork, value, lighting effects, color and movement 80 stunning landscape paintings, including country roads, waterfalls, parks, woodlands, harbor scenes and more 7 step-by-step painting demonstrations that reinforce the improtance of composition, movement, color and light Impressionist Painting for the Landscape will help artists of every skill level achieve more expressive and personally satisfying results. Dive in to discover classic oil painting traditions, new perspectives on the medium and fresh paintings to inspire you to new heights.

Nature as Muse
Nature as Muse

Author: Christoph Heinrich

Publisher:

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780914738916

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Featuring rarely seen paintings from the collection of Frederic C. Hamilton of Denver, supplemented by works from the Denver Art Museum, this book presents a broad-ranging history of Impressionist landscape--from the pioneering artists who painted in the forest of Fontainebleau and such paragons and teachers as Courbet, Corot, Daubigny, Boudin, and Manet through the central figures of Impressionism--Pissarro, Monet, Renoir, Sisley, and Morisot--and ultimately to Caillebotte, Cézanne, and van Gogh, whose works marked the start of a new era.

Paint with the Impressionists
Paint with the Impressionists

Author: Jonathan Stephenson

Publisher:

Published: 2019-04

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780500295052

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In this innovative approach to Impressionism and its methods, Jonathan Stephenson's instruction enables amateurs the world over to paint like the Impressionists. Vibrantly illustrated in colour throughout, both with well-known works of art and step-by-step examples, the book shows how the masters achieved their diverse effects and how their ideas and styles can be adapted to today's tastes. Sections on the artists provide fascinating insights into individual techniques: learn how Monet produced his oil colour sketches, or how Sisley created his atmospheric landscapes. With an introduction providing the historical background to Impressionism, and a comprehensive section on artists' materials, this is a highly practical book that will appeal both to beginners and more experienced artists, as well as to the many thousands of of people inspired by the brilliance and beauty of Impressionist painting.

American Impressionists
American Impressionists

Author: Susan Behrends Frank

Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13:

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Luminous works by Childe Hassam, Ernest Lawson, Maurice Prendergast, John Henry Twachtman, are among the 100 seminal works featured in this book showcasing 27 artists. As members of the first generation of American painters to absorb the technique, brighter palette, and subject matter of Impressionism from their French counterparts, these artists transformed the heroic American landscape into a modern idiom, in atmospheric park and beach scenes, urban views, and charming interiors, with particular interest in optical effects, light, and the seasons. This book provides a vivid summary of the movement, starting with its roots in earlier American art and its relationship to French Impressionism. It charts the response of many of these American artists to one of the most beloved movements in 19th century painting. All of the masterworks are here, in full color, from Hassam's sun-drenced gardens to Twachtman's snowy landscapes. It is a celebration of the Impressionist style and it's fresh interpretatiuon of America's landscapes

How to Paint Like the Impressionists
How to Paint Like the Impressionists

Author: Susie Hodge

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2004-08-17

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 0060747919

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Impressionism has captured the imagination of people the world over since its first exhibition in Paris in 1874. People have long sought to understand how and why the Impressionists created their paintings and how their techniques might be replicated. Susie Hodge reveals the answers to these questions by assessing the techniques and styles of the great masters of Impressionism and showing how artists today can use their methods. An informative introduction explains how the Impressionist movement came about, explores its historical context, and defines the style and inspiration of the artists involved. The heart of the book, however, focuses on eight major Impressionist painters -- Monet, Pissarro, Renoir, Cassatt, Degas, Cezanne, Seurat and Van Gogh -- revealing how they worked and analyzing their well-known paintings. Each case includes step-by-step demonstrations that show the reader exactly how to re-create Impressionist painting details in appropriate style.

Painting Impressionist Color
Painting Impressionist Color

Author: Lois Griffel

Publisher:

Published: 2010-12-31

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 9780988710207

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Impressionism has inspired generations of painters and art lovers, but it has been regarded as a separate painting movement. Many artists believe that using impressionist color would interfere with important principles necessary for successful paintings such as drawing, design, and composition. Painting Impressionist Color demonstrates how Impressionism was a logical transition from previous painting styles and how those styles continue to play an essential part in all contemporary painting today.Painting Impressionist Color shows you how to use color to interpret the effect of light on your subject matter. It offers valuable lessons on how to improve your paintings as well as give you tools to help you continue learning. With nine step-by-step demonstrations in oil, acrylic, pastel, and watercolor, you will learn how easy it is to incorporate luminous color into your paintings in any medium. Painting Impressionist Color is a stand alone volume which will improve the quality of your paintings while bringing new excitement and beauty to your work.

Painting the Impressionistic Landscape
Painting the Impressionistic Landscape

Author: Dustan Knight

Publisher: Rockport Publishers

Published: 2016-10-01

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 1631593293

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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 Dustan 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 has selected, the step-by-steps for dramatic atmospheric vistas and intimate garden landscapes.