Introduction to Units I, II, III, and IV

Learning the art of painting is not an easy task.  It takes a great deal of intelligence, 

keen analysis, study and practice.

~Edgar A. Payne

Well, at least I can study and practice.  Here is a sneak peek into what to expect for Units I, II, III, and IV:

• Unit I:  Exercise based on Richard Schmid's color charts (buy his book Alla Prima II here). 

• Unit II: Leslie Saeta's 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge, beginning January 1, 2016 (sign up for the challenge here).  Some of the individual exercises will be loosely based on those found in Carol Marine's book, Daily Painting (buy her book here).

• Unit III:  Review of and exercises based on Kevin Macpherson's Landscape Painting Inside & Out (buy his book here.)

• Unit IV:  Review of and exercises based on John F. Carlson's Carlson's Guide to Landscape Painting (buy his book here).

Here is my Pinterest board with links to the books:

       Follow Monique's board Art Books for Wet On The Easel Blog on Pinterest.  

I suggest buying the books; they are great resources and you'll get more out of the exercises if you do.

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