Alla Prima: A Contemporary Guide to Traditional Direct Painting

Gury, Al

ISBN 10: 0823098346 / ISBN 13: 9780823098347

Verlag: Watson-Guptill, 2009

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Alla Prima is a comprehensive guide to direct painting, characterised by bold, expressive brushwork and a painterly, atmospheric surface. It covers the history of the direct methods in both Europe and America. From there, it includes detailed step-by-step lessons and discussions on drawing structure, broken and smooth brushwork, and colour development.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Al Gury chairs the painting department at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia, where he also teaches drawing. Gury exhibits his work at the F.A.N. Gallery and has shown at the National Academy of Design in New York, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and numerous other galleries and museums around the country. He is the author of Alla Prima: A Contemporary Guide to Traditional Direct Painting and Color for Painters: A Guide to Traditions and Practice. He lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Titel: Alla Prima: A Contemporary Guide to ...
Verlag: Watson-Guptill
Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: Very Good