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| The Sierra Club Guide to Sketching in Nature, Revised Edition | 
 enlarge | Author: Cathy Johnson
Publisher: Sierra Club Books
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (6 reviews)
Sales Rank: 180770
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2nd
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 240
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 7 x 0.5
ISBN: 0871569329
Dewey Decimal Number: 743.83
EAN: 9780871569325
ASIN: 0871569329
Publication Date: April 1, 1997
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 Fine for the Arteest on the Go April 14, 2000
36 out of 36 found this review helpful
This is a pretty complete little volume. When you get it, you really do have to assume some knowledge and practice of making art and the media, however, she goes over materials and techniques, which can serve as a good refresher or initial exposure.The best part is a discussion early on about how to pack all the materials so you don't keel over from exhaustion, hauling too much art gear, along with the usual standard hiking goodies. (I especially needed help with that, given my childlike adoration of way too many pretty colors.) The emphasis is on SKETCHING, not doing the Mona Lisa. This is important in outdoor work as light changes and speed can be of the essence. I sometimes pick up this book so that I can just relax my techniques a bit. The examples in the book, in many media and in monochrome or color are a delight to view. Sometimes, it's just fun to sit down with a cuppa and flip through the nice drawings of objects and scenes in nature.
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