Paintings of the countryside are always popular, and however remote a place you choose, there is often a building of some kind in view. This book shows you how best to depict all kinds of rural buildings, from huts and barns to pretty cottages, mills and farms in all kinds of repair—and interesting disrepair!

Despite insisting that the only paints to buy are the most expensive ones, this is another good primer from Mr. Harrison. It is quite a fat book too and at first I wondered what on earth he could find to put in it, but even a swift glance showed me just how many different building textures and types there are to portray.  Each of these presents its own challenge to the painter, and thus there are plenty of staged projects on painting thatch, different roof tiles, walls, doors, windows and even things like windmill sails. This is predominantly a book on how to capture the unique charms of the English countryside, but there are various Continental and American scenes too. Invariably after mastering the basics there are more involved staged projects that build up into whole pictures, and these also serve to illustrate some particular point. At the back is a gallery, plus a short chapter showing some other elements to add in, such as rustic figures, farm machinery, and animals.  This is treated only cursorily, but this is a book on painting buildings.  If you are looking for instruction on this type of painting, look no further.

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