Posts Tagged ‘abstract painting’

Painting Accessible Abstracts by Laura Reiter

07 Apr 2010 at 08:31

Karen Platt

Anova books, Art

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Painting Accessible Abstracts by Laura Reiter, hardback published by Batsford Books. ISBN 978-1-906388-56-0, price 18.99 from www.anovabooks.com
This book is good on mark making, surface building, texture, collage and simple printing. The colour section is interesting too. It also gives a good grounding in composition. It shows the work of many artists like David Prentice. Projects will [...]

Georgia O’ Keefe Abstraction ed by Barbara Haskell

14 Nov 2009 at 16:03

Karen Platt

Art, Yale

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Georgia O’ Keefe Abstraction edited by Barbara Haskell, hardback published by Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-14817-6, price 45.00 from www.yalebooks.co.uk
I’d like to say first of all that I am not a big Georgia O’ Keefe fan. If ever a book could persuade me otherwise, this is it. O’ Keefe has enjoyed huge success worldwide and [...]

The Art of Abstract Painting by Rolina van Vliet

28 Jun 2009 at 16:10

Karen Platt

Art, Search Press

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The Art of Abstract Painting by Rolina van Vliet, softback published by Search Press. ISBN 978-1-84448-427-0, price 12.99 from ww.searchpress.com
I am a big fan of Rolina van Vliet’s work and her books. This book is very similar to the one published by Search Press in 2008, but I do feel it is worth buying both. [...]

Painting Abstracts by Rolina van Vliet

21 May 2009 at 08:45

Karen Platt

Art, Search Press

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Painting Abstracts by Rolina van Vliet, softback published by Search Press. ISBN 978-1-8444-8336-5, price 12.99 from www.searchpress.com
For budding artists, or any artist stuck for ideas with an interest in abstracts, this could be the best 12.99 you spend. Rolina takes you through the techniques she uses to create inspiring art. This is not a step-by-step [...]