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The whys and hows of the various aspects of landscape painting: angles and consequent values, aerial and linear perspective, painting of trees, emotional properties of line and mass in composition, light, unity of tone, plus information on canvas, palette, brushes, more. 34 black-and-white reproductions of paintings by Carlson. 58 explanatory diagrams.
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Not just a guide---a Bible for painters,
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This review is from: Carlson's Guide to Landscape Painting (Paperback)
Let's face it--this is an OLD book, written in a florid style with every personal pronoun masculine (no 'she' to be found anywhere). Were I a woman, I would certainly find this aspect off-putting. But this was the accepted norm of the period; and were he alive now, it would be different. Not one illustration is in colour; and the price of 'Carlson's Guide' reflects these superficial, yet real negatives (i.e. mine cost me all of $5 on Amazon).That out of the way, be prepared to finally learn how to go about painting landscapes. Be prepared to get your highlighter out and delightfully lift the nuggets from every page; for this man knew what he was about as a painter--from understanding the colourations of shadows, to making it clear the futility of trying to paint exactly what's in front of the renderer: the artist is the one who re-arranges nature so that it becomes art: something other, something to be viewed as an interpretation, a conveyor of mood and occasional wonder. Carlson is always emphatic, and yet kindly--able to nudge the beginner onto the right paths, in order to limit those discouraging declarations of failure. Yet having painted myself for going on fifty years, I gladly join all beginners under this man's tutelage because he helps me unlearn my many misconceptions and errant attempts at difficult subjects. No matter that the illustrations are all in black and white. In many cases, this actually helps make his points more clear. To get around these limitations, simply google "images: John Carlson, painter", and you'll see his works in all their glory. John Carlson was a master at the art of painting landscapes, pure and simple. My own particular weakness is composition--the arrangement of trees, rocks, clouds to make a forceful painting. Carlson will help any artist struggling with such matters, and bring them home. It is a singular work that is never out of print because generation after generation recognizes artistic wisdom when it sees it. One last note: this was written for those engaged in oil painting. I am a watercolourist. It makes no difference. Carlson's guidance is just as valuable, regardless of medium. And the only minor disappointment I have, is that he says very little about the challenges of painting water. But that is almost whining on my part considering the enormity of Carlson's skill at conveying the illusive aspects of mastering a difficult, life-challenging, thrilling pursuit.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Okay, but not great,
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This review is from: Carlson's Guide to Landscape Painting (Hardcover)
I was expecting much more from this book after reading the other reviews. The images are black and white, and I personally don't like his style. Sloppy is pretty good description of his work, and I really do admire other painters with a loose style. Maybe his focus was more on color than accurate drawing (like Monet) but if so I didn't get to see it because it was in black and white. Some of the content was moderately informative, but a lot of it was filler. The all-time greatest painting book I own is Richard Schmid's Alla Prima with beautiful color masterpieces that I want to emulate, and it has much more practical and useful information. Save your money for that one.
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Very informative, good read, every page is filled with useful information. The kind of book you could read over and over, each time picking up something new. Should be in every artists' library.
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