Description
No Dust Jacket as issued. The New binding is staple-bound, illustrated stiff paper with a cloth spine, photo illustration of a painters pallet on front cover, rear cover is an illustration of the final painting which is described in an illustrated step by step narrative. This is an authorized reissue by ArchBooks, Inc. The book measures 11.0″ wide x 8.5″ tall.
About the book: (From the book cover.)
ANYONE CAN PAINT–I Promise is Robert Garden’s assurance that if you can read directions, you too can start with oil paints on a palette and S brush and complete a satisfactory replica of this painting.
The step-by-step instructions are found inside this book, nothing is left to trial and error. The book includes the directions for four different paintings, which should be sufficient for you to gain enough confidence to begin creating your own compositions.
The author, a master artist and teacher, has been painting since he was eight years old and has been teaching painting for the past decade. He has developed a method of teaching that eliminates a lot of the unnecessary trial and error of older methods and has written this book as a tool for sharing his techniques with others.
A series of step-by-step photographs accompanied by detailed instructions for every stroke of the brush will help the beginner get off to the right start for many pleasurable hours of painting and perhaps discover a real talent for painting.
Since Mr. Garden’s students range in age from eight to eighty, it is supposed that this book will appeal to as wide an audience as is possible. The only prerequisite for learning to paint is the desire to paint, and following the directions in this book will take you from the beginning to the end of three compete paintings. We hope you enjoy it.
About the author: (From the book cover.)
Born in West Virginia in 1937 and graduated from the Ringling School of Art at Sarasota, Florida. Mr. Garden is an experienced designer, illustrator, and instructor, and holds an Honorary Life Membership in the Rockport Art Association. He is a member of the Art Community Center of Corpus Christi, the Texas Water Color Society, and the Hill Country Fine Arts Foundation in Ingram, Texas. In addition to being a professional artist, Mr. Garden specializes in the restoration of oil paintings, whether they be old masters or modern art. He has the distinction of being one of the few persons capable of restoring old etchings and prints. Robert Garden Art conducts workshops throughout the United States, as well as abroad, and has lessons and his own line of supplies available online at robertgardenart.com. Robert Garden passed away in December of 2022.
