Bold expressive painting: painting techniques for still lifes, florals and landscapes in mixed media

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Loosen up and nurture your colorful spontaneous expression! Bold Expressive Painting offers the fresh approach you're been looking for. Through step-by-step projects, learn to paint traditional subjects--still lifes, florals and landscapes--in a loose, modern and sometimes whimsical way. Working in acrylic or oil, you will learn the expressive approach to creating personal work that reflect your emotions and passions using techniques such as gesture painting, negative shape painting, and intuitive painting. In addition to 10 stepped-out projects you'll also learn: Methods of handling vibrant color, creating a personal palette and trying out new composition formats Ways to develop innovative compositions by incorporating personal symbols and imagery How to breath exciting new life into previous work Techniques for working with collage, stencils, stamps and monoprinting Release realism and embrace a colorful and new personal, expressionist style!;Title Page; Special Offers; Dedication; Table of Contents; Introduction; Painting Materials; Hand + Eye + Heart; Elements and Principles of Art; Chapter One: Finding Inspiration; Inspiration Board; Painting Notes; Learning From Artist Ancestors; Art Elements Scheme; Incorporating Personal Symbols; Chapter Two: Expressive Composition, Color and Value; Dynamic Compositions; Expressive Color; Choosing a Palette; Choosing a Color Scheme; Two-Value Notan Drawing; Three-Value Scale; Composition Options; Color Mixing Chart -Warm and Cool; Color Wheel with Purchased Paint; "Go-To" Color Schemes. Title Page Special Offers Dedication Table of Contents Introduction Painting Materials Hand + Eye + Heart Elements and Principles of Art Chapter One: Finding Inspiration Inspiration Board Painting Notes Learning From Artist Ancestors Art Elements Scheme Incorporating Personal Symbols Chapter Two: Expressive Composition, Color and Value Dynamic Compositions Expressive Color Choosing a Palette Choosing a Color Scheme Two-Value Notan Drawing Three-Value Scale Composition Options Color Mixing Chart -Warm and Cool Color Wheel with Purchased Paint "Go-To" Color Schemes. Balancing Color with NeutralsMixing Creative Greens "Go-To" Color Scheme Grid Painting Still Life with Creative Green Mixtures Chapter Three: Mixed-Media Painting Gathering Mark-Making Tools Stamps, Stencils and Masks Gelli Plate Printing Creating and Collecting Collage Materials Mixed-Media Underpaintings Still-Life Collage Study Mixed-Media Still-Life Painting Mixed-Media Abstract Oil Painting Upcycled Acrylic Painting Chapter Four: Floral Still-Life Painting Setting Up a Floral Still Life Personalizing Still-Life Paintings Adding Texture to Paintings. Negative Shape PaintingMixed-Media Floral Still-Life Painting Chapter Five: Loose Expressive Landscapes Painting Outside the Landscape Box Glazing a Painting Landscape Collage Painting Loose Expressive Landscape Painting Final Thoughts Critiquing Your Own Work Inspiration Resources About Annie Acknowledgments Copyright.