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What is Painting and Drawing Water about?

This book looks at how water can be depicted effectively in landscape painting. Artists take a particular pleasure in portraying water in many forms, and find it one of the most expressive, satisfying-and difficult-subjects to draw and paint. Norman Battershill, a professional painter, talks about the different aspects of water and its many moods-in movement, when still, reflections and shallows. He stresses always that attention must be given to creating atmosphere, to tonal harmonies and careful composition if the painting is to become a successful whole. And through thoughtful discussions of his own paintings, he helps readers to develop their interpretive and technical skills. The author encourages experiment with all different he includes demonstrations to illustrate his working methods, and the book is lavishly illustrated with a great variety of sketches, studies and finished paintings. It will be a source of both pleasure and instruction for all landscape painters. Norman Battershill is a member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters, the Royal Society of British artist in Pastel Society. He has tutored the Pitman correspondence course in pastel, has given painting illustra

Author

Battershill, Norman

Publisher

Van Nostrand Reinhold Co.

Published

1984

Language

EN

ISBN

9780442211851

Subjects

Art, Technology, Arts

Rating

3.6 / 5 (6 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14