Impressionist Painting for the Landscape : Secrets for Successful Oil Painting

Impressionist Painting for the Landscape : Secrets for Successful Oil Painting
ISBN: 9781440337277
Publication Date: 15 January 2015

Learn to see, think and paint like an Impressionist master!

Monet. Renoir. Van Gogh. Redfield. Garber. These beloved Impressionist masters continue to inspire with their rich and vivid artistry. Their styles and methods are alive and thriving today in the work of contemporary master George Gallo, who will lead you through all you need to know from start to finish to create Impressionist-inspired landscape paintings in oil.

• More than 50 powerful lessons, tips and secrets for composition, brushwork, value, lighting effects, color and movement
• 80 stunning landscape paintings, including country roads, waterfalls, parks, woodlands, harbor scenes and more
• 7 step-by-step painting demonstrations that reinforce the improtance of composition, movement, color and light

Impressionist Painting for the Landscape will help artists of every skill level achieve more expressive and personally satisfying results. Dive in to discover classic oil painting traditions, new perspectives on the medium and fresh paintings to inspire you to new heights.

About the Author

George Gallo is a screenwriter, film director, producer, painter and musician. He won the Arts for the Parks award in 1990, has had several one-man shows including three at Grand Central Art Galleries in New York City and has received numerous awards for both his painting and filmmaking.