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| Oil Painting - The Workshop Experience | 
 enlarge | Author: Ted Goerschner
Publisher: North Light Books
Category: Book
List Price: $22.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (5 reviews)
Sales Rank: 101692
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 144
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 11 x 8.5 x 0.5
ISBN: 1581801742
Dewey Decimal Number: 702
UPC: 035313319341
EAN: 9781581801743
ASIN: 1581801742
Publication Date: February 1, 2001
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Product Description
This is a one-of-a-kind workshop from one of America's most popular workshop instructors. Artists are intrigued by all that a workshop offers...one-on-one attention from a knowledgeable instructor, a focused course of study, working secrets from a successful artist. The expense and inconvenience of travelling to conventional painting workshops prohibit many interested artists from attending. This book - a true first - offers a practical and stimulating alternative. The book is organized in 7 easy-to-handle chapters, from "Day One" to "Day Seven" and offers first-hand instruction from a seasoned pro - including Ted's secrets to fresh, bright color and techniques for painting outdoors. He performs a dozen of his famous "paint-on demos" - in which he corrects common problems on student paintings.
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 How Does He Make a Living ? April 10, 2007
2 out of 7 found this review helpful
In the opening of the book, the artist mentions that he dropped out of art classes because of his instructors. I think he should have continued his art classes. I don't know if his paintings are meant to be just illustrative and are not real representations of what he does because I've seen his work before and it's not comparable to what is in this book.
If I had to pay for his instructional teaching, then I would demand my money back. The only reason I haven't returned this book is that I misplaced the Amazon invoice and packing materials. In all honesty, I must say that my first oil painting I ever painted turned out better than anything this artist has in his book, and that was without any previous or prior knowledge, and I don't consider myself to be a great artist.
Painting is like common sense - you either have it, or you don't.
 A small epiphany! February 8, 2004
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
I have read a good number of books on painting and this one is head and shoulders above the rest. I experienced an immediate improvement in the quality of my painting after reading this book.
Some of the things I found valuable were Goerschner's explanation of how he achieves color harmony through the use of four "grays," the role of dynamic and static shapes in a composition, and his annotated "paint-on" critiques.
This book contains complete and well rounded instruction -- I can't recommend it enough!
 It's just OK October 3, 2002
1 out of 7 found this review helpful
It's more suitable for beginners. There is not much information. There are some good suggestions. The book title attracted me. It's pretty basic.
Finally -- a "freeing your creativity" book that works January 6, 2002
I've been painting off and on for 50 years. This book is the best I've read, bar none, on how to free up your artistic creativity. I've read it through twice and keep it handy as a reference. The ideas within are expressed with simplicity and great skill, making the book a delight to read. The book is definitely a keeper. I highly recommend it for any serious oil or acrylic artist.
Energetic and Inspirational December 5, 1999
42 out of 43 found this review helpful
I am using this book (along with Kevin Macpherson's "Fill Your Oil Paintings with Light and Color" and Charles Sovek's "Oil Painting -Develop Your Natural Ability") as a foundation for my self-directed study in oil painting. Goershner's understanding of design and color, and his enthusiasm and clarity of teaching makes him a must-read for serious students of painting. My hope is to become as masterful as he is in his paintings: he manages to intrigue the viewer immediately, and uses superb compositional and color methods to elate and inspire, and leave the viewer wanting more. Through step by step examples in the book, he explains why his paintings work so well, and how you can develop the same competence. I particularly enjoyed his critiques of 12 student paintings which he then improves and explains why they now look so much better. What a superb way to learn! I've definitely become a Goershner fan and will be working with this book often.
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