Brushwork: A Guide to Expressive Brushwork for Oil Painting

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From dust jacket notes: “…Gruppe begins by explaining why brushwork is very important and analyzes what different strokes can accomplish. His chapters cover rocks, roads, water, ice and snow, skies, buildings, boats, and trees and flowers. And his brushwork shows you the way to express such different qualities as the angular rhythm of mountain rock; the diagonal slash of a ravine; the force of a big wave; the hard edges of ice on a cold day; the delicate wispiness of cirrus clouds; the movement of boat rigging, sails, and nets; the texture of gnarled trees; and the palpable richness of massed and scattered foliage. After exploring the quite a lot of possibilities one after the other, the creator, in the final chapter, shows you the way to orchestrate the whole – dots and dashes, slashes and zigzags, mass and calligraphy, grace and staccato – into a complete and integrated painting. This atypical book, the only one at the subject, is illustrated in both black-and-white and color, with life-size or near life-size close-ups of subtle brushwork detail, plus reproductions of the complete painting. Brushwork will have to be of universal interest to art students, serious amateurs, teaches, and professional – someone who wants to develop the expressive, varied brushwork essential to a good painting. 152 pages. 8 1/4 x 11 inches. 160 black-and-white illustrations. 48 color plates. Bibliography. Index.”

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