By Brian Turton-Smith
December 2001
Macmillan UK
ISBN: 1857765583
186 pages, illustrated
$41.95 hardcover
This book is a painting course with a difference; while giving practical guidelines to the beginner it invites the student to take a more complete and analytical approach to color and composition. The author is a former design engineer, whose scientific training is reflected in his empirical & methodical approach to art. Helpfully illustrated with examples of his own exercises & paintings, Turton-Smith's book gives would-be painters a thorough introduction to the subject. This book will inspire and guide aspiring painters, as well as providing an understanding of 20th Century artists as diverse as the Fauves, the Cubists & the Expressionists. The book contains 70 color and 100 black and white illustrations.
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