Landscape painting in pastel: techniques and tips from a lifetime of painting

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Title Page; Special Offers; Dedication; Table of Contents; Introduction: Nature as Teacher; Chapter 1: Getting Started With Pastel; Basic Strokes; Demonstration: Paint a Simple Still Life; Demonstration: Paint a Simple Landscape; Types of Pastels; Paper and Surfaces; Blending Tools and Fixative; Framing; Keep a Nature Journal; Using Your Journal to Track the Seasons; Reference Photography; Field Studies; From the Field to Studio; Comparative Study: Paint the Same Scene at a Different Time of Day; Chapter 2: Spring Landscapes; Establishing a Focal Point; The Spring Palette; Flowing Water.;Capture the magic of nature in pastel. From the first ferns unfurling in spring to the flaming red foliage of fall and the snow-blanketed quiet of winter, master pastel artist and teacher Elizabeth Mowry offers both beginners and seasoned artists alike a fresh approach to creating light-filled landscape paintings. Using her decades of experience and gift for observation, Mowry infuses every page with time-tested pastel techniques to convey the distinctive mood, color and majesty of the natural world. You'll learn to translate the magic of what you see into what you paint through palette selection, use of materials, value and composition, blending your emotional response to nature's beauty with an ever-growing mastery of a pastelist's skill. This book is loosely based on previously published title The Pastelist's Year by Elizabeth Mowry with revamped content and 8 ALL-NEW demonstrations. Inside you'll find: The fundamentals of pastel. Detailed information about selecting materials, plus exercises and explanations of basic techniques for beginners. Additional master tips and secrets will push intermediate to advanced readers in their art. 20 step-by-step demonstrations. Capture the exciting ways nature changes and achieve the painterly effects that light up spring, summer, fall and winter landscapes. Plus learn how to artfully render difficult subjects like fog, bodies of water, reflections and clouds. How to keep a nature journal. Track the vivid impact of the seasons to add depth to your work and translate seasonal impressions into personal expressions. Learn how Mowry selects her subjects, color and mood, with additional information on field studies and reference photographs. The basics of composition. Learn how to establish a focal point, simplify your subject, portray distance and more to create a beautiful, balanced painting. A five-step method for critiquing your own work. Develop your personal style and achieve successful results with this time-proven exercise.;Introduction -- Chapter 1. Getting started with pastel -- Chapter 2. Spring landscapes -- Chapter 3. Summer landscapes -- Chapter 4. Autumn landscapes -- Chapter 5. Winter landscapes -- Chapter 6. How to critique your own paintings.