Alla Prima: A Contemporary Guide to Traditional Direct Painting - Couverture rigide

Gury, Al

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ISBN 10 : 0823098346 ISBN 13 : 9780823098347

Editeur : Watson-Guptill, 2009

Synopsis

This book begins with the history of the education in direct methods in both Europe and America. From there, detailed step-by-step lessons show how direct painting is begun, developed and finished, including invaluable discussions on drawing structure, broken and smooth brushwork and colour development. Further lessons on colour mixing, palettes and materials, brush technique, drawing and paint layering, portraiture, still life, figure and landscape painting are provided, all through illustrated steps, analysis and historical information. Throughout, the book features the work of the European masters of the direct approach, from the old masters (Rubens, Rembrandt, Velazquez) and the late 19th and early 20th century masters (Degas, Renoir, Manet, Monet, Matisse, Cezanne) to the American Prime masters (Sargent, Whistler, Henri, Eakins, Bellows) who spawned such vibrant late 20th century painters as Alice Neel, Wayne Thiebaud and Jim Dine.”

The cover has a really lovely canvas texture.

Author: Al Gury

Hardcover: 160 pages

Dimensions: 27.9 x 23.4 x 1.5 cm

ISBN: 978-0823098347

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A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur :

Al Gury chairs the painting department at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia, where he also teaches drawing. Gury exhibits his work at the F.A.N. Gallery and has shown at the National Academy of Design in New York, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and numerous other galleries and museums around the country. He is the author of Alla Prima: A Contemporary Guide to Traditional Direct Painting and Color for Painters: A Guide to Traditions and Practice. He lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Alla Prima is a comprehensive guide to direct painting, characterised by bold, expressive brushwork and a painterly, atmospheric surface. It covers the history of the direct methods in both Europe and America. From there, it includes detailed step-by-step lessons and discussions on drawing structure, broken and smooth brushwork, and colour development.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Watson-Guptill
• Date d'édition: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0823098346
• ISBN 13: 9780823098347
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 160