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Painting landscapes
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- Book Synopsis
- Discover a fresh, creative, mixed-media approach to painting the landscapes you love. An inspiring, innovative and practical guide for artists wanting to explore the connection between creativity and the natural world. Author and expert tutor Alison C. Board invites readers to slow down, observe and deeply connect with their landscape subject - whether it's a much-loved holiday spot, a place of historical interest, or a place of profound personal significance. No matter if you're stepping outside with your sketchbook to work plein air or working from reference images at home, Painting Landscapes offers an inclusive, adaptable approach to making art that feels personal and meaningful. Inside this treasure trove of inspiring ideas and practical techniques you will: Take inspiration: Explore the emotional and sensory impact of natural settings; tap into your connection with the landscape and make your initial sketches. Learn painting fundamentals: Master the essential building blocks of landscape painting, from appreciating the colour palette of nature to making innovative composition choices, and gaining an understanding of tone. Practise elements of the landscape: Break down the natural world into 24 manageable creative exercises, including dramatic skies, wild weather and depictions of water. Think creatively: Step beyond realism and embrace personal expression. This section encourages playful exploration with mixed media, including maps and collage, abstraction and storytelling. Solve problems: Learn how to troubleshoot common challenges while embracing the chaos: learn how to make your materials work for you, how to work from an overcomplicated reference, or how to give your painting character. Packed with practical advice to help you move forward at any stage. Get painting: Apply everything you've learned to five landscape-painting projects that each offer two different outcomes - perfect for tailoring your approach and experimenting with techniques. Whether you're discovering landscape painting for the first time or returning to it with fresh eyes, Painting Landscapes is the ultimate creative companion on your artistic journey. Thoughtfully written and richly informative, it empowers readers to engage with nature, memory and imagination, all through the simple, transformative act of painting.
- About The Author
- Alison C. Board has always had a creative career. Having originally trained to be a ballet teacher, she changed her subject to fine art and spent fifteen years managing and subsequently owning a contemporary gallery and arts centre in the south west of the UK. In 2009 she gave it up to study for a degree in Fine Art at Arts University Bournemouth, UK, and graduated with First Class Honours, adding to this with education qualifications in Distance Learning. Alison currently runs of workshops, courses and painting weekends from her studio, as well as being a Visiting Tutor at Arts University Bournemouth, specializing in Art, Design and Creative Studies. When Alison isn't teaching, she can be found sketching and photographing with her husband Richard and her ever-growing menagerie of animals, surrounded by the beautiful Dorset landscape. She is inspired by her countryside home and her family history, as well as music, film, theatre and creative writing. Visit Alison's website: www.learningtopaint.co.uk Find her on Instagram: aliboardartist Facebook: AliBoardArtist YouTube: AlisonCBoard
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781800923157
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Search Press, (19 May 2026)
- Number of Pages
- 160
- Weight
- 672 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 280 x 216 x 11 mm
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