Landscape Painting Inside and Out by Kevin Macpherson

Throughout, Macpherson's own light-filled landscapes illustrate the power of these techniques.įull of fresh air and fresh art, Landscape Painting Inside and Out will guide and encourage beginners while challenging more accomplished artists to bring greater vitality and a more natural, less formulaic finish to their paintings. Stimulating warm-up exercises in the studio prepare you for your adventures outside, while eight step-by-step demonstrations show you how to put these methods into action.

Approach painting as a layering and corrective process that encourages non-formulaic solutions.Incorporate impressionistic touches of broken color to give your landscape a depth and vibrancy that enhances its realism.Cope with the fleeting qualities of atmosphere and light by establishing a value plan early and sticking with it.Experience nature to the fullest and capture its vibrancy back in the studio through photos, sketches and outdoor studies.Use a limited palette in a way that is more liberating than limiting.Here, he answers questions regarding his training, his technique, and his popular teaching style. With an exhilarating, synergistic combination of indoor and outdoor painting, Kevin Macpherson shows you how to create personal, poetic landscapes that capture the feeling of being there. Master landscape colorist Kevin Macpherson is a plein air impressionist who is passionate about sharing his skills with other artists through informative workshops, books, and DVDs. What do you want your landscape painting to say about this place, this moment? How do you use the visual vocabulary - line, shape, value, color, edges - to say it? With this book, your conversation with nature will direct your brush.

Landscape Painting Inside and Out by Kevin Macpherson