Explore creativity while learning how to draw lively, unique sketches of your favorite houses, shops, landmarks, and other buildings.

Learning to sketch can be intimidating, especially when drawing subjects like architecture that seem to rely on perfect perspective, straight lines, and complex forms. In Housesketching, artist and instructor Albert Kiefer (Housesketcher) shares his signature techniques that will enable and empower you to abandon perfectionism and learn to sketch and express yourself creatively, like his tens of thousands of students have done. Whether you work in pen and ink and alcohol markers like Albert, or use your favorite medium, you will learn how to create amazingly expressive drawings.

From his whimsical linework to his playful use of perspective to his energetic colorwork, Albert's approach can be applied to any type or style of building--or any subject at all! Housesketching shows how to go beyond representation to create sketches that are evocative, vibrant, and completely unique.

With this encouraging guide, you will learn how to:

• Find inspiration and choose subjects to sketch--either en plein air or from photos
• Compose your sketch with placement, contrast, techniques for guiding the eye, and balance
• Use perspective--but only as much as you need to know!--to create a convincing sketch
• Make a sketch your own through editing, exaggeration, point of view, and creating a back story
• Use color and details to finish and embellish your sketches
• Share your sketches online

Fifteen step-by-step projects take you through Albert's process in detail, so you can sketch alongside him and learn what makes his drawings so dynamic. QR codes link to videos that provide further insight into essential techniques.

Whether you're completely new to sketching, interested in learning to sketch architecture, or looking to draw more expressively and creatively, Housesketching will give you all the tools, inspiration, and encouragement you need.

The Landscape Painter's Workbook is the definitive hands-on guide to the time-honored techniques and essential elements of landscape painting.

Written by celebrated landscape artist, instructor, and author Mitchell Albala, this richly informative and beautifully illustrated volume leads you step by step through his approach to the genre, from establishing a composition using basic shapes to applying time-tested color strategies, with all-new lessons, practical exercises, and special topics, including:

• The Complete Color Strategy. What are the three aspects of color contrast that guide a painting's strategy?
• Notan. Explore this special type of compositional study, which identifies the underlying shapes and patterns of a composition.
• Picture Formats. How does the picture format--horizontal, vertical, or square--affect the composition? What are the pros and cons of each?
• Color Grouping. A full chapter details this special practice, which helps maintain harmony by organizing colors into a limited number of groups.
• Composition. An in-depth review of variation, movement, and active negative space, with illustrations that diagram the action in each example.
• Workshop Exercises. Instead of demonstrations that show how the author paints, The Landscape Painter's Workbook includes 10 skill-building workshop exercises to help you work through essential lessons on your own.

With examples of work by 45 contemporary landscape painters--more than 80 paintings in all--​in oil, acrylic, pastel, and watercolor, the lessons are suitable for all mediums. Each painting is thoroughly analyzed in terms of shape, composition, or color, with supporting diagrams, thumbnails, and photographs.

The Landscape Painter's Workbook inspires and informs all artists, from aspiring to accomplished, on how to successfully portray the majesty and subtlety of the natural world.

The For Artists series expertly guides and instructs artists at all skill levels who want to develop their classical drawing and painting skills and create realistic and representational art.

Gold Medal Winner, California Book Awards

Winner, NCIBA Book of the Year Award

Winner, Northern California Book Reviewers Recognition Award

A show-stopping collaboration between artist Tom Killion & poet Gary Snyder with writings by Robinson Jeffers, Robert Hass, Jaime de Angulo, and more.

Previously published as California's Wild Edge: The Coast in Prints, Poetry, and History, this volume captures the beauty of the California coast from Mendocino, Point Reyes, and the San Francisco Bay down through Carmel, Big Sur, Santa Barbara, and Santa Monica. Woodcut artist Tom Killion's prints (over 90 in this collection) combine exquisite color with dynamic composition to portray the coast's ever-changing moods and diverse formations: storm tides crashing at Point Lobos, serene moonlit coves at Mendocino, fog encircling the Golden Gate Bridge. Deepening our experience are poetry and prose from Gary Snyder, as well as selections from Native Californian traditional stories, accounts of travelers, and poems by Robinson Jeffers, Robert Hass, and Jaime de Angulo. As Tamalpais Walking and The High Sierra of California did for lovers of mountains, California's Wild Coast will delight anyone who has seen (or wants to see) the meeting of land and the Pacific.

*One of Waterstones' Best Nature Books of the Year 2024*

Featuring over 50 original illustrations of dramatic seascapes and reflective rivers, alongside photography of the stunning places that inspired the artwork, Angela Harding's beautiful new book captures the waters that move us.

'A blue-green sketchbook sits at the edge of my studio desk. It is covered in decorative paper that is now frayed and tattered. These marks are evidence of its travels, as far north as Shetland and as far south as the Isles of Scilly. Of days at sea and cycling across moorland. It has sat beside me on beaches and cliff tops, on small island planes and huge ferries, on trains and bicycles. Going to places of old that I have revisited many times, as well as new destinations long lived in my imagination. Some of the pages are stained with Scottish rain and spilt coffees. This sketchbook holds scribbles and memories that tell the tales of still waters and wild waves. Its pages are a record of a printmaker's journey and they are at the heart of this book.'

In this gorgeous book, Angela takes readers with her on her travels across rivers and seas, featuring beautiful paintings and prints, pages from Angela's personal sketchbooks and stunning photos. It is a joyful celebration of water and wildlife across Britain - perfect for art admirers and nature lovers everywhere.

An exploration of the development of the art scene, its socio-political context, and the role of the fine arts in nineteenth-century Nordic society

This book captures for the first time the full story of Nordic art and its corresponding way of life from 1820 to 1920. Amply illustrated, this publication discusses a wide range of artists, regardless of gender, and how they related to the European art scene. The authors convey the essence of Nordic art by providing insight into the history of public and private collections, art education, artists' communities, the role of children's books illustrations, and the identity of emerging national states in Finland, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark. A selection of themes are reviewed, including living with nature, everyday life, artists' portraits, family life, cityscapes, and Nordic mythology.

The publication is edited by two experienced museum professionals from Finland and Sweden, who have published widely on the subject and curated numerous international exhibitions. Contributors include leading experts from all Nordic countries, as well as the UK.

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A richly illustrated catalogue of visual art recording the changing ecology of Monhegan Island, a renowned artist destination off the coast of Maine.

With its rugged shoreline, magnificent Cathedral Woods, and rustic cedar-shingled homes, Monhegan Island is quintessential Maine. This historic fishing village situated 10 miles off the coast has long been a haven for artists drawn to the splendor of its ocean vistas and picturesque wildlands and for ecologists fascinated by its complex natural history. Merging art, science, and history, this book explores the broad arc of ecological events on the island--the formation and abandonment of pastureland, forest recovery, and the critical importance of land conservation--through their representation in visual art. Indeed, for well over a century, painters, photographers, printmakers, and cartographers alike have observed and depicted this dynamic landscape.

Inspired by a Rockwell Kent painting of white spruce saplings set against blue sea and golden sky, biologist Barry Logan recognized that the island's ecology could be traced through its artistic depictions across the ages. This collaboration between Logan and Monhegan historian Jennifer Pye and art historian Frank Goodyear yields a new and unprecedented survey of the art of the island through the lens of ecology. This story of Monhegan parallels that of other land conservation efforts throughout the country, yet it is one uniquely well told by island artists, ecologists, historians, and community members.

From fantastical worlds to political topologies: a global survey of landscape painting in the 21st century

Although the fact may be surprising to some, landscape painting is positively thriving in the 21st century--indeed, the genre has arguably never felt as vital as it does today. The reasons why, if speculative, surely include our imminent environmental collapse and increasingly digitally mediated existence. Landscape Painting Now is the first book of its kind to take a global view of its subject, featuring more than eighty outstanding contemporary artists--both established and emerging--whose ages span seven decades and who hail from twenty-five different countries.

Through its thematic organization into six chapters--Realism and Beyond, Post-Pop Landscapes, New Romanticism, Constructed Realities, Abstracted Topographies, and Complicated Vistas--the book affords a generous window into the very best of contemporary landscape painting, from Cecily Brown's sensual, fleshy landscapes to Peter Doig's magic realist renderings of Trinidad, Maureen Gallace's serene views of beach cottages and the foaming ocean, David Hockney's radiant capturings of seasonal change in the English countryside, Julie Mehretu's dynamically cartographic abstractions, Alexis Rockman's mural-sized, postapocalyptic dioramas, and far beyond.

Landscape Painting Now features an extensive essay by Barry Schwabsky, art critic for The Nation. Schwabsky's text weaves throughout the book, tracing the history of landscape painting from its origins in Eastern and Western art, through its transformation in the 20th century, to its present flourishing. Shorter texts by art historians Robert R. Shane, Louise S rensen, and Susan A. Van Scoy introduce each artist, situating the importance of landscape within their practice and addressing key works. With over 400 color reproductions, including many details, this ambitious survey makes a compelling case for the continued relevance of landscape painting in our time.

Featured artists are Etel Adnan, Francis Alÿs, Hurvin Anderson, Mamma Andersson, Alfredo and Isabel Aquilizan, Lucas Arruda, Ayman Baalbaki, Jules de Balincourt, Ali Banisadr, Hernan Bas, John Beerman, Amy Bennett, Cecily Brown, Gillian Carnegie, Noa Charuvi, Nigel Cooke, Will Cotton, Cynthia Daignault, Verne Dawson, Vincent Desiderio, Lois Dodd, Peter Doig, Rackstraw Downes, Tim Eitel, Andreas Eriksson, Inka Essenhigh, Richard Estes, Genieve Figgis, Jane Freilicher, Barnaby Furnas, Maureen Gallace, Tim Gardner, Franz Gertsch, Adrian Ghenie, April Gornik, Isca Greenfield-Sanders, Pat de Groot, Daniel Heidkamp, Barkley L. Hendricks, Israel Hershberg, David Hockney, Shara Hughes, Yvonne Jacquette, Merlin James, Yishai Jusidman, Alex Kanevsky, Alex Katz, Anselm Kiefer, Per Kirkeby, Makiko Kudo, Matvey Levenstein, Li Dafang, Liu Xiaodong, Damian Loeb, Antonio L pez Garc a, Enrique Martinez Celaya, Julie Mehretu, Justin Mortimer, Maki Na Kamura, Jordan Nassar, Silke Otto-Knapp, Celia Paul, Eggert P tursson, Sylvia Plimack Mangold, Neo Rauch, Alexis Rockman, Jean-Pierre Roy, Tom s S nchez, Lisa Sanditz, Serban Savu, George Shaw, Mark Tansey, Alison Elizabeth Taylor, Wayne Thiebaud, Luc Tuymans, Cinta Vidal, Kay WalkingStick, Corinne Wasmuht, Matthew Wong, Jonas Wood, Lisa Yuskavage and Luiz Zerbini

This practical guide for beginners and experienced artists unlocks the secrets to loose and expressive painting. It is suitable for all opaque mediums, such as oils, acrylics, and gouache.

Are you tired of creating tight, uninspiring paintings that fail to convey your true feelings about the subject? Do you find yourself frustrated by repeating the same techniques repeatedly without achieving the desired effect? Discover the secret to a loose and impressionistic style of painting with this comprehensive guide.

Loose does not mean sloppy. In this book, you'll learn the real secrets to painting with freedom and expression. Understanding the essentials of painting is crucial to mastering the loose style, and this course is designed to give artists a practical guide to linking fundamental techniques with a more relaxed approach.

Embark on a journey of personal growth and artistic development as you gain a clear overview of the loose painting style through detailed demonstrations of specific subjects. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced artist looking to break free from rigid techniques, this book will provide you with the knowledge and inspiration to create paintings that truly reflect your artistic vision.

Learn how to sketch like a pro with this beginner-friendly crash course offering 5 step-by-step projects and essential technical guidance.

Covers a variety of media, including sketching with pencil, pen and ink, charcoal, and more!

Starting with a clear, simple method to bring all the senses into play, successful author and acclaimed artist Peter Cronin RSMA shows you how to bring artistry and economy to your sketching. Work your way toward more complex, rewarding artworks by following his simple, step-by-step demonstrations and completing 5 projects.

Whether sketching as the basis for painting, or simply for pleasure, this is the ultimate course in sketching for beginners! You'll find guidance on:

- Getting started and understanding materials
- Working with the eye, hand, and heart
- Types of sketching and essential techniques
- Mastering composition
- Handling complex subject matter
- And more!

Most of the artworks are created using graphite pencil, but Peter also demonstrates how to use charcoal and pen and ink to broaden the possibilities; and encourages you to experiment with other media. By the end of the book, you'll know how to take your sketching skills further and become an accomplished artist in your own right!

Dive into a world of sunshine, sand, and simplicity with Endless Summer: Bold and Easy Coloring Book for All Ages! This delightful collection of bold, easy-to-color designs captures the carefree spirit of summer, offering hours of creative fun for kids, teens, and adults alike.

From tropical beaches to playful sea creatures, fruity cocktails, and majestic palm leaves swaying in the breeze, each page invites you to relax, unwind, and immerse yourself in the beauty of summer. The thick, bold outlines make it perfect for all skill levels-whether you're a seasoned artist or just starting out. This book is also ideal for seniors, individuals with fine motor challenges, or anyone who enjoys uncomplicated, stress-free coloring.

Each design is printed on a single side of the page, so you can use markers, crayons, or colored pencils without worrying about bleed-through. It's the perfect way to bring the joy of summer into your home, no matter the season!

Whether you're coloring to destress, spending time with family, or simply embracing your creative side, Endless Summer is more than just a coloring book-it's an invitation to capture the vibrant energy and carefree moments of endless sunny days.

Get ready to create your own endless summer with each stroke of color. Perfect for gifting or enjoying on your own, this book will keep the warmth of summer alive all year long!

Luminous, gorgeously realized landscape paintings made en plein air by members of the California Art Club over the past 100 years. This volume showcases 200 works by California Art Club artists who have focused on the evocative seascapes, charming seaside towns, and beach communities from San Diego to San Francisco, demonstrating a breathtaking range of natural settings suffused with atmosphere, drama, and light. Since the dawn of the twentieth century, California has been home to artists from all over America and Europe who aspired to depict the state's compelling natural landscapes on canvas. In 1909, these artists founded the California Art Club, which stands today as one of the most esteemed painting societies in the United States. This volume, which follows Skira Rizzoli's luminous California Light: A Century of Landscapes, presents more of the club's distinctive and lush plein air painting, an impressionistic style in which painters work outdoors in order to capture the ephemeral moment when the natural lighting of a landscape elevates an already beautiful scene into something sublime.
As observed by W.H. Auden, Thousands have lived without love, not one without water. We as a species are drawn to the sea--artists perhaps even more so than others, as beautifully evidenced in this book.

Beaches is a beautifully curated collection of amazing beaches all around the world evoking awe-inspiring, dream travel adventures.

Beaches features more than fifty cities across six continents: Australia, North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa

Translucent water; azure skies; warm sands; the rhythmic lullaby of the waves - the blissful serenity of the shoreline is presented in aerial views as well as land. This is a dazzling celebration of some of the world's most alluring beaches.

Be inspired by watercolor masterclass artist David Bellamy and learn how to paint glorious landscapes, capturing the natural countryside in all its moods.

Renowned watercolorist David Bellamy brings you a collection of his finest watercolor landscape paintings in one outstanding resource. From mountains, rocks and crags, to moody skies, cloud types, shafts of light, haze, mist, and capturing tranquil water and raging seas, David's expert knowledge will guide you through to depict your own stunning scenes in lively watercolor.

David imparts in-depth practical advice on painting and sketching, clearly setting out all the techniques required, such as misty atmospheric effects, tackling frost and capturing the essence of each season.

David's inspiration from his extensive travels shines through in his paintings, capturing the ever-changing and rugged landscape in all its moods from all over the world.

Embrace Simplicity and Creativity with Minimalist Designs!

Dive into the world of relaxation and artistic expression with the Minimalist Bold and Easy Coloring Book. This unique coloring book features clean, simple, and bold designs that are perfect for both beginners and experienced colorists. Whether you're looking for a creative outlet, a way to de-stress, or simply enjoy the beauty of minimalist art, this book is your perfect companion.

Key Features:

Bold and Simple Designs: Enjoy a variety of easy-to-color illustrations that emphasize simplicity and clarity, making coloring a joyful and effortless experience.

Stress Relief and Relaxation: Coloring is a great way to relax, reduce stress, and find inner peace. Let the minimalist designs guide you to a state of calm and tranquility.

Creative Expression: Unleash your creativity and bring each minimalist design to life with your choice of colors and artistic touch.

Perfect for All Ages: Suitable for children, teens, and adults, this book provides a delightful coloring experience for everyone.

High-Quality Pages: Each page is printed on thick, durable paper to prevent bleed-through, ensuring your colorful creations remain vibrant and beautiful.

Ideal Gift: Share the joy of coloring with friends and loved ones by gifting them this elegant and relaxing coloring book.

The Minimalist Bold and Easy Coloring Book is more than just a coloring book-it's a celebration of simplicity and the joy of creativity. Whether you're at home, on the go, or looking for a peaceful activity, this book is the perfect companion to help you unwind and express yourself.

Ready to embrace the beauty of minimalism? Grab your coloring tools and start your journey to relaxation and creativity today!

Now available in an updated edition, this visually stunning collection of landscape paintings and drawings by Egon Schiele brings to light a lesser-known aspect of this famous painter's oeuvre. Best known for his depictions of the human form, Schiele was also interested in portraying the beauty and structure of the world he inhabited. In fact, Schiele's paintings of the countryside and his native Vienna comprise a large proportion of his body of work. Nearly one hundred of the artist's landscapes are exquisitely reproduced in this handsome book and presented alongside photographs of the scenes he depicted, taken from the vantage point of the original works. This volume proves that Schiele's mastery extends beyond his radical renditions of the human figure and reveals themes that appear throughout his work. Schiele's landscapes represent an important facet of his career and are a valuable contribution to the school of European nature painting.

Watercolour the Natural World is a comprehensive guide to painting nature which also shows how art can promote understanding of our environment and the animals and plants that inhabit it.

Critically acclaimed wildlife painter Tim Pond takes the reader on a journey from pole to pole to discover pristine frozen wilderness areas, coniferous forests and dense tropical rainforests. They are introduced to species that have made these habitats their home and discover how they have evolved to survive fierce winters or sweltering rainforest temperatures.

Each section is packed with tips, techniques and concepts that can speed up the reader's progress in learning to paint mountains, forests, waterscapes, plants and animals. It applies the lessons of the life class to every subject and includes suggested activities such as painting in aquariums, zoos, Natural History museums and outdoors in the landscape. Working from a photograph is explored, too, so that readers that can't see their subjects in real life can also fully participate.

This guide is suitable for all abilities, whether entirely new to watercolour painting or an experienced professional. Drawing methods are taught to help the reader conceive the fundamentals of form. It then explores colour theory and the best watercolour combinations to capture the brilliance of nature, from green leaves and the patterns of animal coats to the bright plumes of exotic birds. Key foundation techniques are fully explained, as well as specific techniques, such as using a dry brush to create the impression of fur.

Dive into the enchanting depths of the world's oceans and explore the wonders hidden beneath the waves.

Key Features:

• 22 Unique Illustrations: Discover a rich variety of underwater scenes, from the vibrant coral reefs of the Caribbean to the mysterious kelp forests of the Pacific Northwest. Each page offers a new world to color and explore.
• High-Quality Paper: Printed on premium paper to ensure a great coloring experience. Suitable for pencils, markers, and watercolors, with minimal bleed-through.
• Worldwide Ocean Landscapes + 1 Bonus River Scene: Journey through different oceans and seas across the globe, marveling at the biodiversity and scenic beauty under the surface. An extra river scene is included.
• Stress-Relieving Designs: Carefully crafted and vibrant illustrations that cater to relaxation and mindfulness, perfect for unwinding after a long day.
• Suitable for All Ages: Whether you are a budding young artist or an experienced colorist, this book offers a range of complexities to cater to every skill level.
• Perforated Pages: Easily tear out your masterpieces for framing or gifting, thanks to clean, perforated edges.
• Large Format: At 8.5 x 11 inches, the book provides ample space for detailed coloring.

Perfect For:

• Ocean and nature enthusiasts
• Art therapy and stress relief
• Educational activities for children
• Gifts for friends and family passionate about marine life

Readers will buy this book because they're intrigued by the sketches. They'll read it because it's a compelling story of lighthouse roadtrips with sidebars introducing a wealth of lighthouse information.

This is a history of lighthouse building on the Great Lakes. Roadtrip sojourns introduce about 140 lighthouse sketches. Captions explain each lighthouse story and drawings introduce even more captioned lighthouses. Sidebars present a wealth of information explaining how lighthouses and their components work as well as the lighthouse establishment itself and other support services. An epilogue contains thumbnail sketches of lighthouses from around the world. In all about 400 sketches, maps, and diagrams illustrate the book.

Graphic L.A. is part practical instruction, part guided meditation on the importance of color values and objects in art.

The reader is led by the professional instruction of Robh Ruppel; instructor at the Art Center College of Design, Gnomon School of Visual Effects, and Concept Art Academy. He is also a multiple award-winning art director of video games. By reducing environments down to basic shapes and colors (or symbols), Robh builds astounding images. Robh documents the progression of building an image while referencing basic techniques.

By using color with surprisingly bold brushstrokes, he produces images of incredible depth with intricate handling of light and shadow. It is a rare exploration into simplicity without resorting to minimalism. Readers will be certain to take away both a sense of admiration for Robh Ruppel's work and a greater understanding and appreciation for the importance of color value relationships in all forms of art.

This second edition includes sixteen new images and their accompanying words of wisdom.