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Lessons in Realistic Watercolor: A Contemporary Approach to Painting People and Places in the Classical Tradition
Lessons in Realistic Watercolor: A Contemporary Approach to Painting People and Places in the Classical Tradition

Mario Andres Robinson · The Monacelli Press
Pages: 176
Format: Print book

In the tradition of American painters such as Andrew Wyeth, Thomas Eakins, Winslow Homer, and John Singer Sargent, Mario Andres Robinson shows us how to create beautiful, timeless, classical watercolor paintings through the use of simple, yet sophisticated, contemporary techniques every...
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Louisiana Sugarcane Pictorial
Louisiana Sugarcane Pictorial

Ronnie Olivier · Acadian House Publishing
Format: Hardcover

A book of top-notch photographs depicting virtually every aspect of the south Louisiana sugarcane industry from planting and harvesting the crop to milling and refining the cane. Also featured are aerial photos of all 11 mills operating in this region, as well as rare pictures of old machinery...
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Paint Like The Masters: An excellent way to learn from those who have much to teach
Paint Like The Masters: An excellent way to learn from those who have much to teach

Parramón Editorial Team · Barron's Educational Series
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

Copying the works of the great painting masters is not a simple exercise in mimicry. It is a formative practice for artists of all levels who desire to make progress in the medium. It is also a valuable tool for art history lovers and students who wish to increase their knowledge of the techniques...
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Hills & Mountains in Watercolour
Hills & Mountains in Watercolour

Peter Woolley · Search Press(UK)
Pages: 112
Format: Paperback

Watercolour artist, Peter Woolley, provides a stunning range of paintings encompassing a variety of scenes from gentle slopes and rolling hills to dramatic peaks of far off mountain ranges. Every painting is accompanied by outline transfers, which are ideal for beginners who want to get started...
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Creating Symmetry: The Artful Mathematics of Wallpaper Patterns
Creating Symmetry: The Artful Mathematics of Wallpaper Patterns

Frank A. Farris · Princeton University Press
Format: Hardcover

This lavishly illustrated book provides a hands-on, step-by-step introduction to the intriguing mathematics of symmetry. Instead of breaking up patterns into blocks--a sort of potato-stamp method--Frank Farris offers a completely new waveform approach that enables you to create an endless...
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In Montmartre: Picasso, Matisse and the Birth of Modernist Art
In Montmartre: Picasso, Matisse and the Birth of Modernist Art

Sue Roe · Penguin Press
Format: Hardcover

A lively and deeply researched group biography of the figures who transformed the world of art in bohemian Paris in the first decade of the twentieth century In Montmartre is a colorful history of the birth of Modernist art as it arose from one of the most astonishing collections of artistic...
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A Bowl of Olives: On Food and Memory
A Bowl of Olives: On Food and Memory

Sara Midda · Workman Publishing Company
Format: Hardcover

From the author of the international bestseller In and Out of the Garden and the wondrous sketchbook Sara Midda’s South of France comes a long-awaited treasure of a book. Drawn from the artist’s wealth of impressions and memories, it is a book for lovers of food and art and fine...
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What to Draw and How to Draw It
What to Draw and How to Draw It

E.G. Lutz · North Light Books
Format: Hardcover

Learn how to draw, with a masterclass from the man who inspired Walt Disney. Credited with being the inspiration for Walt Disney to pick up a pencil and pursue a career in animation, E G Lutz's method of drawing complex illustrations in gradual, simplified stages paved the way for many...
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