Recently I made a water painting of an ox relaxing on a beach with palm trees behind and a blue sky from a photo on the net.
after I got done with the ox, I no longer wanted the ground to be sand, I wanted it to be muddy water and then came the light sky. And now I was left with middle ground and didnt know what to do with it. Then I imagined a scene from my childhood where there was a mild high land cliffing into water pool. I went fr with the imagination to put in our ancstral home but not enough to realise that it would make an interesting subject for another painting all by itself.
To cut long story short, 'Creative Acrylic Landscapes' by Wendy Jelbert encourages such changing, mix and match of elements of in your landscape to get at a powerful painting.
'Contrasts in tone' shows how tones alter the perception and feel of a landscape. The book explains the basic quipment and techniques that are needed to make a landscape painting.
There is a detailed snapshot by snapshot of making of a half dozen landscapes with snapshots ranging from 30 to 50, explaining, the method and feel sought after with each step.
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