"Painting is my passion. Painting is as natural for me as breathing. Having been attached to painting since childhood, I felt that the necessity to paint grows bigger year after year. I respond creatively to everything that surrounds me."This collection of original paintings by Maya Green displays her deep passion for color. Key in the works is her use of a palette knife, which allows her to apply pure color, delicate lines and perhaps most importantly, to express energy that no brush is able to capture.

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Angels, the artwork of Philip Howe, is a full color book filled with spiritual and dream imagery. Philip Howe's realistic oil paintings are exceptionally rich and moving in their timeless interpretation of unique themes told in a narrative, cerebral approach that is sure to appeal to collectors of classical realism. It is full of beautiful reproductions of his paintings, covering the last 15 years of the artist's career. In addition to the many paintings and closeup shots featured exclusively in this book, the publisher has included over 40 pages of demonstrations for artists and collectors who wish to see how some of the work was created.

Painting is not a vagabond's craft. From the 15th through the 17th Centuries, painters studied past techniques in order to evaluate the possibility of improvement through a process of logical progression. This book is divided into chapters (Keys) that explain each a major step forward in technique and propose the master to whom credit should be given.

Originally published in 1909, "Landscape Painting," by Birge Harrison is a collection of impromptu talks given before the Art Students League at its summer school in Woodstock, New York. Birge Harrison was born in Philadelphia in 1854. He initially trained in the Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia, but within a year moved to Paris. There he remained for twelve years as student at the Ecole des Beaux Arts, working under Carolus Duran and Alexandre Cabanel. "Birge Harrison's volume on 'Landscape Painting' a fine commentary on the technique of the craft." -The New York Times, November 14, 1909

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With concise, clear instructions and easy-to-read color charts, "Mix Your Own Oil Colors" is a valuable reference tool that takes you through the fundamentals of color theory, teaching you terms such as hue, value, and saturation. In addition, it provides the exact proportions for mixing dozens of blues, yellows, reds, pinks, oranges, greens, and purples. As you discover the joys of mixing both vibrant and nuanced colors, you also will learn how to mix a range of rich neutrals using complementary or primary colors, how to darken colors without resorting to black, and much more. Beginners and experienced artists alike will appreciate this comprehensive guide that shows them how to mix just about any oil paint color!

Calgary artist Chris Flodberg is a virtuoso oil painter, a painter's painter. He became known for his landscapes but has since tackled a startling range of themes: World War II warships, intimate interiors, post-apocalyptic banquets, abstracts, guard dogs and, most recently, ninety-six self-portraits in ninety-six different styles. These are monumental paintings that grab the viewer by the throat and demand attention. Flodberg is inspired by art history, but the art he creates is his alone: visceral, intensely rendered, relentlessly probing, beautiful but often uncomfortable. An acutely self-aware painter, Flodberg places a high value on honesty. His art is a dazzling collection of self-portraits and statements on everything from war and greed to the blossoming trees on his street. Chris Flodberg: Paintings brings together 160 of Flodberg's paintings from his first two decades. It is accompanied by five essays by Monique Westra and short musings by the artist himself.

Bauhaus artist Friedl Dicker-Brandeis The work of Friedl Dicker-Brandeis (1898-1944) occupies a key position in the broader history of the Austrian avant-garde while also deepening our understanding of modernism. Her work covers an impressive range of media and genres in the visual and applied arts. Influenced by her studies at Vienna's Kunstgewerbeschule (which later became the University of Applied Arts Vienna), the Itten Private School, and the Bauhaus in Weimar, she worked as a painter, stage designer, architect, designer in Vienna and Berlin, in exile, and as a deportee. This book explores the heterogeneity of Dicker's work, reconstructs her artistic strategies and references to aesthetic and political discourses from the 1920s to the 1940s, and documents for the first time her works in the collection of the University of Applied Arts Vienna. Portrait of her work and collection catalog, dedicated to the artist, designer, and architect Friedl Dicker-Brandeis Essays by Julie M. Johnson, Robin Rehm, Daniela Stoeppel, and others To accompany an exhibition in Vienna and Zurich

Haidee-Jo Summers' artwork is filled with light and vibrancy. Her friendly, instructional style will demystify oil painting and show you how to use this traditional medium to create contemporary portraits, landscapes, still life and more, all suffused with the unique warmth and richness of oils. This book is ideal for painters at any level of experience, from complete beginners looking to start out with oils, to advanced painters wishing to pick up new ideas and techniques. Fresh, bright and accessible, this vibrant book is a real feast for the eyes. It provides step-by-step instruction, projects and numerous examples of Haidee-Jo's finished art, from cafes in Seville to her local allotments, giving the reader a wealth of inspiration and ideas for producing stunning oil paintings of their own.

The painting technique and artist's materials of the renowned Expressionist Emil Nolde (1867-1956) have been examined for the first time by an interdisciplinary team of restorers, art historians, and scientists. The research included an evaluation of Nolde's studio estate and his text sources from the perspective of art technology, as well as detailed microscopic, imaging, and material-analysis examinations of his paintings. Known as a master of coloring, the choice of canvas, primer, and paint, as well as diverse application techniques are essential to the effect of his pictures. The impressive spectrum of Nolde's working methods and his struggle to arrive at artistic solutions are explained clearly based on forty-four works from all the phases of his long career. Exhibitions: Hamburger Kunsthalle, October 16, 2021 until April 18, 2022 Emil Nolde. Meine Art zu malen..., Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich, March 31, 2022 until February 28, 2023 Presentation in the Nolde Stiftung Seebull, expected from summer 2022