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Color and beyond, Ann Templeton ; written by Eugene L. Mendonsa Ph. D

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Color and beyond

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Ann Templeton ; written by Eugene L. Mendonsa Ph. D

Ann Templeton is proud to announce her new book, <i>Color and Beyond</i>. Unlike her first book, <i>The Art of Ann Templeton: A Step Beyond</i>, which is a collector's item; <i>Color and Beyond</i> is a how-to-paint book, based on her forty-year career as an acclaimed artist and teacher. However, it is also a "step beyond," going deeper into the art of color than is possible in her workshop lectures, organizing her approach to painting an orderly set of concepts and techniques. --, Author's website

Part One. 1. Introduction. Why paint? -- How many paintings 'till I'm good? -- Art and the world around us -- Inspiration and the moment -- Right and left brain thinking -- Four painting styles: abstraction, non-objective, abstract impressionism, realist/impressionistic -- Studying with teachers -- Studying with art teachers -- The concept of the "three bears" -- Are there rules in painting? -- 2. Color. Some definitions -- The four properties of color -- The three primary colors and gray -- Pigments and color composition -- Seeing color -- Relationships to think about:: Color and temperature, Value: dark and light, Line, Shape, Texture -- A note about black -- Transparent vs. opaque -- Half colors -- An explosion of color -- Cool (receding) vs. warm (aggressive) -- Color harmony -- Color and design -- Playing light -- Pushing color -- 3. Value. What is value? -- Value and key -- Different approaches to value -- With which value should I begin? -- The range of values -- How do I maintain proper values? -- Holding form with value -- Half tones -- Working from photographs -- 4. Abstraction and non-objective painting. Abstract, non-objective, and representational -- The emotion of painting -- Alla Prima and abstraction -- Seeking surprise -- Part Two. Finding a painting style -- Techniques of simplification -- The impact of drawing on abstraction -- 5. Preparing to paint. Selecting easels -- Selecting brushes -- Selecting canvases -- Selecting your medium -- Laying out the palette -- Mixing color -- The use of turpentine -- Protecting your paint on the palette -- Cleaning brushes -- 6. The painting process. Your conceptual toolbox -- Eight things to think about before painting -- Doing the lay-in -- Thin to thick: glazing to scumbling to opaque: Glazing, Scumbling -- When is the painting finished? -- Varnishing the finished painting -- Framing -- En plain air vs. studio painting -- 7. Conclusions. Competitions, awards, and prizes -- Art and spirituality -- Keep moving