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    The Artist’s Garden in Oils: Eighteen Step by Step Guides: Step by Step Art Projects on Oil Painting: Flowers, Figures and More
    The Artist’s Garden in Oils: Eighteen Step by Step Guides: Step by Step Art Projects on Oil Painting: Flowers, Figures and More
    The Artist’s Garden in Oils: Eighteen Step by Step Guides: Step by Step Art Projects on Oil Painting: Flowers, Figures and More
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    The Artist’s Garden in Oils: Eighteen Step by Step Guides: Step by Step Art Projects on Oil Painting: Flowers, Figures and More

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    A step by step art book that explores the garden as a source of inspiration.

    A typical haven yields more than one may first expect, from allotments, deckchairs and swings to pets, hanging baskets and fishponds. The only other essential ingredient is sunlight.

    Taken from my art instruction book, Oil paintings from your Garden published by GMC Publications 2002, this book outlines eighteen oil painting demonstrations featuring such subject matter.
    This book is divided into four basic themes: shadows, nonorganic, harvest and flora.

    A preparatory section near the back of this book gives advice on oil painting materials and preparing the art surface.

    All demonstrations have been completed with a mere ten oil colours, six brush types, artboards and a few additional materials which could be found in the home. This section can be previewed within my other art book, Landscape Painting in Oils – 20 Step by Step Guides, as it is located at the front.

    Each demonstration is keyed according to difficulty. If the painting does not go to plan, a troubleshooting section at the back of this book can be referred to along with a glossary.

    Each project within the demonstration section of this book is clearly set out. You will find:
    An image of the finished painting, (which can be used as a visual resource during the demo). An accompanying challenge.

    Between 7 and 9 step by step images of how the painting was completed.
    A list of the oil painting materials used for the project.
    Corresponding instructions to each image-in-progress on how the painting was done.
    Tips along the way.
    Essential oil painting techniques are explored, including scumbling, glazing, impasto and palette knife application.

    The aim of this book is to encourage a new way of viewing the garden. With mobile objects, the shifting light and seasons, compositions in one’s back yard are waiting to be discovered.
    My other oil painting demonstration book, Landscape Paintings in Oil – 20 Step by Step Guides provides further step by step guides if the artist wishes to venture further afield.

    This book’s statistics: 20,600 words and 20 step by step demonstrations (each demonstration comprises on average 8 images) with 182 images in total throughout the book.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRachel Shirley
    Release dateMar 19, 2012
    ISBN9781476340302
    The Artist’s Garden in Oils: Eighteen Step by Step Guides: Step by Step Art Projects on Oil Painting: Flowers, Figures and More
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    Rachel Shirley

    I have practiced oil painting from the age of six and have since been involved in countless projects and commissions. A graduate from Kingston University, Surrey and with a PCET teaching qualification from Warwick University, I have won competitions, taught life drawing and have written several books and many articles on oil painting and teaching art.

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      The Artist’s Garden in Oils - Rachel Shirley

      Oil Painting Medic

      THE ARTIST’S GARDEN in Oils: Eighteen Step by Step Guides

      Step by Step Art Projects on Oil Painting: Flowers, Figures and More

      Rachel Shirley

      Published by Rachel Shirley

      ISBN: 9781476340302

      The Right of Rachel Shirley to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 Section 77 and 78.

      Smashwords Edition License Note This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be resold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author. Text, photographs and illustrations copyright Rachel Shirley 2011

      All rights reserved The Right of Rachel Shirley to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 Section 77 and 78.

      Some of the paintings completed step-by-step within this book

      Contents

      Introduction

      Chapter 1 Preliminary Demonstration: Exploring Light

      The Demonstrations

      Section 1: Shadows

      Chapter 2 Apple Tree

      Chapter 3 Cooling Off

      Chapter 4 The Passageway

      Chapter 5 The Lawn

      Section 2: Non-organic

      Chapter 6 Carport

      Chapter 7 Garden Shed

      Chapter 8 Playpen

      Chapter 9 The Bike

      Section 3: Harvest

      Chapter 10 Strawberries

      Chapter 11 Patio Set with Apples

      Chapter 12 Sunflowers

      Chapter 13 Greenhouse

      Section 4: Flora

      Chapter 14 St John’s Wort and Winter Berries

      Chapter 15 Petunias

      Chapter 16 Clematis Montana

      Chapter 17 The Arbor

      Chapter 18 A Final Challenge: Bubbles

      Preparatory Section

      Preparation part 1: Art Materials required for the Demonstrations

      Preparation part 2: Supports for Oil Painting

      Preparation part 3: Applying the Underglaze

      Afterword

      What went wrong?

      Glossary

      Other Books by Rachel Shirley

      Introduction

      Can a typical garden provide inspiration for oil painting?

      Look hard and such a haven may yield more than one may first expect. Every garden is unique in character and has something to offer: lawns, greenhouses, pots, hedges, pets, flowers, patios, trellises, sheds, children, tools, vegetables, deckchairs, furniture, trees, swings, hanging-baskets, urns, bird tables, fishponds and sunlight.

      Taken from my art instruction book, Oil paintings from your Garden published by GMC Publications 2002 (and which some images appear in my other Oil Painting Medic books), eighteen oil painting demonstrations featuring such aforementioned subject matter can be found within this book. A preliminary demo explores how sunlight can affect the colour palette according to how it falls.

      This book is divided into clear sections according to theme: shadows, nonorganic, harvest and flora. A preparatory section near the back of this book offers advice on oil painting materials and how to prepare the art surface for painting. As can be seen, the artist need not shell out a lot of money to complete these demonstrations; in fact, all have been completed with a mere ten oil colours, six brush types, artboards and a few additional materials which could be found in the home. This section can be previewed within my other art book, Landscape Painting in Oils – 20 Step by Step Guides as it is located at the front.

      Each demonstration is keyed according to difficulty. denotes the most basic, for advanced. Projects have been keyed according to complexity rather than difficulty, so you may find a demonstration in a higher level, easier than another in a basic level. If the painting does not go to plan, a troubleshooting section at the back of this book can be referred to, along with a glossary.

      Each project within the demonstration section of this book is clearly set out. You will find:

      An image of the finished painting, (which can be used as a visual resource during the demo). An accompanying challenge.

      Between 7 and 9 step by step images of how the painting was completed.

      A list of the oil painting materials used for the project.

      Corresponding instructions to each image-in-progress on how the painting was done.

      Tips along the way.

      Various oil painting techniques are explored, including scumbling, glazing, impasto and palette knife application.

      The aim of this book is to encourage a new way of viewing the garden. With mobile objects, the shifting light and seasons, compositions in one’s back yard are waiting to be discovered.

      My other oil painting demonstration book, Landscape Paintings in Oil – 20 Step by Step Guides provides further step by step guides if the artist wishes to venture further afield.

      Preliminary Demonstration

      Chapter 1: Two Studies of Light

      The Challenge: this first challenge comprising simple objects from the garden is really in two parts: the rendering of backlit objects and the rendering of sidelit objects. As can be seen, the two identical compositions appear different due to the shape of the shadows and the colour themes. How can the artist capture the two qualities of light in oil paint?

      Demonstration for Two Studies of Light

      Material Used

      Both projects require identical materials: primed MDF measuring 12x16in prepared with an acrylic underglaze consisting of dark colours such as brown and/or dark blue (see preparation part 3 at the back of this book on how to apply the underglaze). Oil colours: titanium white, ultramarine, pthalo blue, permanent rose, cadmium red, lemon yellow, cadmium yellow (pale), viridian, burnt sienna and burnt umber. Brushes: round sable nos. 3 and 6; artists’ solvent, a chalk pastel pencil, a ruler (optional) and rags.

      Demonstration A: Objects in Backlight

      This first demonstration takes a look at objects under backlight that will often feature high tonal contrasts (bright highlights and deep shadow). This means the palette will require dark colours as well as plenty of white. Such explicit tonal values might prove ideal for one’s first still life study of garden objects, as the tonal shapes can easily be defined.

      1 I divided the artboard into quarters so that I could centre the composition on the board and ensure each quarter contained roughly the same amount of background. I then sketched

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