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Landscape Painting: Essential Concepts and Techniques for Plein Air and Studio Practice

by Mitchell Albala

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Concise, practical, and inspirational, "Landscape Painting" focuses on the greatest challenges for the landscape artist, such as color and metaphor, composition and design, and simplification. 200 full-color and 30 b&w photographs.

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Languages: English
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Published: 2009
Genres: Art & Design, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS: 758.1
LCC: ND1342 .A42

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