landscape painting

Introduces six landscape paintings, each with a descriptive essay and a selection of related questions and explorations, as well as another painting on a similar theme to compare and contrast with the first one.

Text and colorful photographic illustrations provide easy-to-follow projects that teach the essentials of watercolor landscape.

Describes the history of the Hudson River School of landscape painting, and discusses the artists who created the nineteenth-century American landscapes, such as founder Thomas Cole, Frederic Church, Asher Durand, Worthington Whittredge, and others.

"A survey of the painting genre that focuses on landforms and elements of nature, examining the genre's origins and introducing its notable artists, works, and styles throughout history"--Provided by publisher.

Enjoy the beauty and variety of the American experience through the work of these great artists.

Features fifty-seven major Hudson River School paintings from the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art's collection.

Shows how to paint landscapes with oils and watercolors, presenting step-by-step demonstrations and technique exercises.

A collection of essays accompanied by two hundred works of art that explore the intersection of art and nature in Yosemite National Park.