Hawthorne on Painting (Dover Art Instruction)
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| Rating | : | 4.50 (570 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 048620653X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 91 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-04-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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It also represents the artistic insight of one of the finest painter-teachers of the twentieth century."An excellent introduction for laymen and students alike."—Time"To read these notes and comments … is in itself an education. Do the obvious thing before you do the superhuman thing.It may have been accidental, but you knew enough to let this alone. From the Back CoverLook around and select a subject that you can see painted. One cannot help but gain great help."—School Arts. That will paint its
J. Hopper said Great, Inspiring Book - a Classic!. This is one of the best art books I've ever read! I keep it on hand for inspiration and reread it regularly. I've given away quite a few copies too. Mine is all marked up, underlined, asterisked, color coded and dog eared.. Very useful - but requires careful reading and thought David Kasman There are very few books to help painters (even fewer for sculptors) that are of any real use. This is the only book, of which I am aware, that sucessfully deals with the challenges of outdoor painting in an honest (i.e. non stylized in terms of hue and value) manner. Hawthorne encourages his students to de-e. "Spots, spots and more spots!" according to Zoaster. While this tiny book does offer some important truths, it could be made even smaller if the author's central theme of color "spots" was not on nearly every single page.My only other complaint is about that the reviews of students' paintings which comprises a large part of this small work. They are not nearly
Look around and select a subject that you can see painted. Do the obvious thing before you do the superhuman thing.It may have been accidental, but you knew enough to let this alone. One cannot help but gain great help." — School Arts. It is in the matter of color that students will especially feel themselves in the presence of a master guide and critic. Hawthorne’s ability to see color and, more important, to make the student see color, is a lesson that will aid student painters and anyone else interested in any phase of art.Although it does not pretend to be a comprehensive or closely ordered course, this book does have much to offer. Each section begins with a concise essay and continues with comments on basic elements: general character, color, form, seeing, posture, etc. It also represents the artistic insight of one of the finest painter-teachers of the twentieth century."An excellent introduction for laymen and students alike." — Time"To read these notes and comments … is in itself an education. The essence of that instruction has been collected from students’ notes and captured in this book, retaining the personal feeling and the sense of on-the-spot inspiration of the original classroom. The good painter is always making use of accidents.Never try to repeat a success.Swing a bigger brush — you don’t know what fun you are missing.For 31 years, Charles Hawthorne spoke in th