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Author
Publisher
David & Charles
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Knit beautiful blankets that reflect the natural world. This collection is about slowing down and taking notice of the landscape around us. It includes instructions for how to knit 50 different repeating patterns that occur in nature: waves, footprints in wet sand, pebbles, leaves, clouds and many more, so you can make 'blanketscapes'.
Author
Publisher
National Gallery Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
The American artist Kehinde Wiley (b. 1977) is best known for his spectacular portraits of African Americans with knowing references to the grand European tradition of painting. He was commissioned in 2017 to paint Barack Obama, becoming the first Black artist to paint an official portrait of a president of the United States. His work makes reference to old master paintings by positioning contemporary Black sitters in the pose of the original historical...
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Series
Publisher
Prestel
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
While Gustav Klimt is largely revered for his opulent, symbolladen portraits of the Viennese bourgeoisie, these works were just one aspect of his artistic expression. His landscapes represent an important facet of his career and are a valuable contribution to the school of European nature painting. For many years the artist travelled to the Austrian and Italian countryside during the summer, where he took advantage of the extraordinary light and spectacular...
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Series
Publisher
Quarry
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Through a 30-day challenge that's structured yet flexible, Bold and Beautiful Watercolor Skies teaches aspiring artists how to master accessible techniques to create beautiful images of striking skies, from day to night to the cosmos"--
Publisher
Abbeville Press
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
Description
With impressive new scholarship and little-known, color-drenched images, this beautiful book reveals an unexpected and highly engaging aspect of John Singer Sargent's remarkable career. Although most renowned for his dazzling society portraits, Sargent took greatest pleasure in escaping his studio to paint out of doors. In the past, his far-flung expeditions have been dismissed as little more than tourist jaunts.
But with this book - the first significant...
Author
Series
Publisher
Taschen
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
From rolling meadows to moody skies, how does the beauty, complexity, and dimensions of the world translate to artistic expression? This book examines the evolution and importance of the landscape genre from the late Middle Ages to modern times, selecting some of the most important landscapes in history from practitioners as diverse as Titian, Caspar David Friedrich, Edvard Munch, and Andy Warhol.
Author
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"The first book to critically examine a neglected aspect of Gustave Courbet's oeuvre - landscapes. It challenges the traditional emphasis placed on Courbet's paintings of modern rural life and instead explores his innovative approach to materiality of painting"--
Between 1862 and 1866 Gustave Courbet embarked on a series of sensuous landscape paintings that would later inspire the likes of Monet, Pissarro, and Cezanne. This series has long been neglected...
Author
Publisher
Abrams
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Flemish painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1525-1569), known for his beautiful landscapes and peasant scenes, is among the most popular artists in the history of Netherlandish painting. Reproducing all of Bruegel's best-known paintings, drawings, and prints, this book reveals them as never before, in stunning large close-up details that showcase his mastery. Organized by his major themes--landscapes, daily life, biblical subjects, and festive celebrations--it...
Publisher
American Federation of Arts in association with D Giles Limited London
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
This new book offers a single, encompassing view of the development of landscape painting, photography, and land art in Britain from the eighteenth through to the late twentieth century. It reveals the strong continuity between British landscape art of today and that of over 250 years ago, with works by J.M.W. Turner, John Constable, Thomas Gainsborough, John Piper, David Nash, and Richard Long, amongst many others.
Author
Publisher
C&T Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"A complete guide to designing and making landscape quilts, from inspiration to final display. Step-by-step instructions and photos. Guest landscape quilt artists include Heidi Proffetty, Annette Kennedy, Nanette S. Zeller, Lenore Crawford, Cindy Walter, and Helene Knott"--
Author
Publisher
David & Charles
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Modern Landscape Quilts takes you on a journey with 14 original scenic projects inspired by the great outdoors. From the mountains to the beach, each easy-to-piece pictorial landscape design features a mini companion project for an even faster make. Illustrated step-by-step instructions and skill-building patchwork piecing methods, along with a detailed guide on how to construct a quilt from start to finish, make it a perfect all-in-one reference...
Author
Publisher
Page Street Publishing Co
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
From a striking Desert Sunset Silhouette to a majestic Icelandic Waterfall to an eye-catching Magical Snowy Forest, watercolor artist Kolbie Blume's wilderness scenes are the perfect introduction to watercolor painting. Kolbie's step-by-step instructions make it easy to paint stunning landscapes featuring all of the key elements of wilderness painting and teach you beginner-friendly techniques for colorful skies, mountains, trees, wildflowers, oceans,...
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