Frédéric Clot hat sich als Autodidakt eine einzigartige Zeichen- und Malweise erarbeitet – gegen den Strom etablierter Stile, vor allem in Schwarz-Weiß, zwischen Figuration und Abstraktion.
Vivienne Cawson's luminous painting style and considered use of flat or patterned backgrounds gives her work a contemporary, beautiful feel all of its own.
Raffaello Borghini's Il Riposo (1584) is the most widely known Florentine document on the subject of the Counter-Reformation content of religious paintings.
In Watercolour Landscapes for the Absolute Beginner, artist and teacher Matthew Palmer guides beginners through their first steps in watercolour and shows what incredible landscapes can be achieved in this exciting medium.
À l’époque victorienne, l’angleterre, balayée par la révolution industrielle, la confrérie préraphaélite, William morris et le mouvement Arts and Crafts, aspirait à un retour aux valeurs passées.
A new history of the techniques, materials, and aesthetic ambitions that gave rise to the radiant verisimilitude of Jan van Eyck's oil paintings on panel.
Learn to paint colourful watercolours using only three colours in this collection of projects, tips and techniques from the innovative Take Three Colours series.
Based on hitherto overlooked archival material, this book reveals Nell Walden's significant impact on the Sturm organisation through a feminist reading of supportive labour that highlights the centrality of collaborative work within the modern art world.
Die Studie vergleicht Theodor Fontane und Adolph Menzel anhand der These der interferierenden Bildwelten: Die Romane wie die Gemälde zeigen eine Abkehr von einer ontologisch stabil geglaubten und zentralperspektivisch bzw.
* A masterclass in all kinds of watercolour media, including pencil and paints Inspiring variety of subjects and styles Successful, proven author; highly motivated and available for demonstration work.
In this irreplaceable guide, award-winning artist and instructor John Pike shares with artists at all levels of experience the expertise gained through a lifetime of perfecting his craft.
Laugh Lines: Caricaturing Painting in Nineteenth-Century France is the first major study of Salon caricature, a kind of graphic art criticism in which press artists drew comic versions of contemporary painting and sculpture for publication in widely consumed journals and albums.
Poet, draughtsman, engraver and painter, William Blake's work is made up of several elements - Gothic art, Germanic reverie, the Bible, Milton and Shakespeare - to which were added Dante and a certain taste for linear designs, resembling geometric diagrams, and relates him to the great classical movement inspired by Winckelmann and propagated by David.
When John Constable fell in love with Maria Bicknell, granddaughter of a Suffolk country neighbour, he little knew how long it would take to make her his wife.
Explores the developing cultural tensions and connections that created a ''sister-art'' movement between creative visual art and its literary counterparts.
A clear instruction manual for hobby artists hoping to improve their work by learning from a master artist and getting inspiration from a practical showcase of his work.
Following the success of A Dog a Day and Old Dogs, Sally Muir returns with an adorable collection of beautiful rescue dog portraits that will melt even the coldest of hearts.
Taking a practical approach to colour, Colour: A workshop for artists and designers is an invaluable resource for art students and professionals alike.
