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Oil Painting Secrets from a Master: 25th Anniversary Edition

Oil Painting Secrets from a Master: 25th Anniversary Edition
By Linda Cateura

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Like some of the most popular art instruction books ever written, this 25th anniversary edition of a W-G classic is based on student notes culled over the years from actual workshop sessions. For more than two years, Linda Cateura pursued master teacher David A. Leffel, notebook in hand, as he critiqued the work of students. Her succinct notes capture his insights, philosophy, and painting tips and tricks. Leffel's classic, painterly, old master style, much in the manner of Chardin or Rembrandt, affords ample illustration of the ideas expressed--through his many paintings, details, demonstrations, and diagrams. No matter what the level of skill--beginner, intermediate, advanced or professional--there is something here to apply, ideas that will enable artists to rethink their approach to painting, tips that save time and effort, and clear solutions to persistent painting problems.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #109681 in Books
  • Published on: 1995-09-01
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 144 pages

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About the Author
Linda Cateura has studied painting at The New School, the Brooklyn Museum, and the Art Students League of New York. It was there that she wrote the notes that form the basis of this book.  David A. Leffel has taught life drawing, painting, portraiture, figure, and composition at the Art Students League of New York since 1971. His work hangs in both private and public collections; and his ideas and paintings have been featured in many publications.

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good tips and tricks5
This book is good for the artists who has been painting for quite a time.Its a lot of technical gargon to grapple with and only experience of what the book is recommending will make any sense.

Outstanding book for intermediate or advanced painters5
This book is brilliant. Few book are as helpful, but not until you're ready for this one! This book is not for beginners, but for artists comfortable enough with the oil medium and the basics of painting. If you are that artist, David helps you learn to THINK the way an artist needs to think. I have been reading and re-reading this book for 25 years now. (One note: I agree that some of the reproductions are blurry and unacceptable. Maybe the publisher did something about this for the 25th anniversary edition.)

Not for Beginners....3
....or anyone who doesn't want to be Rembrandt. This author is perhaps a Master, but the title implies an Old Master. His technique of painting appears skillful, yes, but didn't appeal to me because they were all in the Rembrandt mode of painting.
I'm sure the prose, though disjointed and sometimes contradictory, may be helpful to Intermediate/Advanced artists or Art Teachers, but way too much combing through of the book is required than should be necessary. The info is not organized in a useful way. Sorry....