The Elements of Landscape Oil Painting: Techniques for Rendering Sky, Terrain, Trees, and Water

411 Pages·2015·28.49 MB·English

by  Brooker

Victoria Adams, Minaret (Detail), 2012, oil on linen, 60 × 60 inches (152.4 × 152.4 cm). Photography by Ric
Peterson.

Copyright © 2015 by Suzanne Brooker All rights reserved.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Brooker, Suzanne.
The elements of landscape oil painting : techniques for rendering sky, terrain, trees, and water
/ Suzanne Brooker. — First Edition.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Landscape painting—Technique. I. Title.
ND1342.B766 2015
741.45′436—dc23
2014042195
Hardcover ISBN 9780804137553
eBook ISBN 9780804137560
Design by Rita Sowins/Sowins Design
v3.1
a
DEDICATION: SUSAN JANE OLIVIER-HIRASAWA
INSPIRING ARTIST, PASSIONATE WIFE AND MOTHER, DEAR FRIEND

SUSAN OLIVIER-HIRASAWA, THREE STUDIES OF TREES, 2007, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, 10¾ × 10¾ INCHES
(27.3 × 27.3 CM).
RENATO MUCCILLO, SOUTHERN FRONT, 2012, OIL ON CANVAS, 18 × 18 INCHES (45.7 × 45.7 CM).
CONTENTS
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication

FOREWORD BY NORMAN LUNDIN
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER ONE: GETTING STARTED
Beginning a Painting
Painting Strategies
Organizing Painting Materials
CHAPTER TWO: SKY
Observing the Sky
Drawing Concepts
Toned Grounds
Palettes
Brush Techniques
Demonstration Paintings
CHAPTER THREE: TERRAIN
Observing the Terrain
Drawing Concepts
Toned Grounds
Palettes
Brush Techniques
Demonstration Paintings
CHAPTER FOUR: TREES
Observing Trees
Drawing Concepts
Toned Grounds
Palettes
Brush Techniques
Demonstration Paintings
CHAPTER FIVE: WATER
Observing Water
Drawing Concepts
Toned Grounds
Palettes
Brush Techniques
Demonstration Paintings
CHAPTER SIX: PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER
Thinking as a Painter
Study Drawings
Choosing a Toned Ground
Strategies for the Palette
Stages of the Painting Process

Conclusion
Recommended Reading
Acnowledgments
About the Author
Index
VICTORIA ADAMS, CLOUD CHAMBER (DETAIL), 2012, OIL ON LINEN, 18 × 20 INCHES (45.7 × 50.8 CM).
PHOTOGRAPHY BY CHARLES BACKUS.
LOUISE BRITTON, PILLAR (DETAIL), 2007, OIL ON CANVAS, 38 × 22 INCHES (96.5 × 55.9 CM).
MARC BOHNE, PALOUSE HILLSIDE, 1999, OIL ON PANEL, 36 × 36 INCHES (91.4 × 91.4 CM).
KATE STARLING, VIRGIN RIVER POOLS (DETAIL), 2012, OIL ON PANEL, 14 × 18 INCHES (35.6 × 45.7CM).