There are some lovely studies of doors and windows in here, showing what good subjects for artwork they actually are.  "Rose Cottage" shows a door with roses around it, then there is another wreathed in wisteria, and a third in Venice with water lapping and baskets of geraniums.  There are windows with shutters, a farmyard scene and a sixth study without instructions for when you are feeling more confident and want to test your skills. This approach to art is nothing like painting by numbers, but more about noticing the structure of a picture by working through several photographed stages.  As with the other titles in the series, each picture comes with a practical list of which brushes and colors to buy, the size of the finished piece and plenty of sage advice. I am glad that the series has departed from more usual subjects and is now working through the less usual; a useful and enjoyable way of learning to paint.

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