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Ready To Paint Series
Geoff Kersey
Search Press
20 May 2011 (1 September 2011 in USA)/ ISBN 10: 1844486478
How-To Books/Painting
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Reviewed
by Rachel A Hyde
The Mediterranean
is a perennially popular destination for vacations, and if
you have been there (or are planning on visiting) and want to preserve
your memories in more than just film, then this can be slipped into
a suitcase. With the usual six tracings and heaps of staged instructions
all you will need to pack are art materials and your imagination.
The author worked as an art instructor on a cruise liner and has
visited a good variety of typical Mediterranean places. If you are
used to painting more northern views then you have some new lessons
to learn and other materials to obtain. In here you get to work
with a different palette of colors and learn how to paint the unique
light found in this region, as well as the vegetation and all the
aspects that make up a part of the world many people find special.
The five projects cover a beach scene, Tuscan farm, harbour, bicycle
propped up on a wall covered with bougainvilleas in Greece and Santorini,
as well as the sixth tracing to tackle on your own that shows a
scene in Taormina, Sicily. Bright colors, clear light and a feeling
of heat are all achieved using a variety of effects and the results
are paintings you wish you could step into. I liked the way in which
painting this part of the world is treated as a separate subject
that has many different aspects to painting cooler climes with more
muted colors. If you want to paint this region, this is a great
place to start.
Reviews of other titles by Geoff Kersey
Watercolour
Landscapes (Take
Three Colours)
Mediterranean
Landscapes in Watercolour (Take Three Colours)
Watercolour
Seascapes (Take Three Colours)
Bluebell
Wood in Watercolour (Paint it)
New
York in Watercolor (Ready to Paint)
Trace
and Paint Watercolour (Ready to Paint)
Trees and
Woodlands In Watercolour (Ready to Paint)
Trees,
Woodlands and Forests in Watercolor (What to Paint)
More Watercolour studies by Geoff Kersey at AmazonUS
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UK Reviewer: Rachel Hyde's work can be found in
The Bead Magazine, Making Jewellery and www.craftsuprint.com/rachel-a-hyde/ |
