Landscape PaintingAuthor(s): Richard Pikesley\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: The Crowood Press Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: The Crowood Press Ltd\nISBN-13: 9781785006715, 978-1785006715\nSynopsis\nUnderpinning all good landscape painting is observation. Starting from this standpoint, this book introduces the artist to painting the natural and man-made landscape. Initially equipped with just a handful of pencils and paper to explore the world outside, it allows confidence to grow alongside an understanding of the art and craft of painting landscape. Written by artist Richard Pikesley, it demonstrates his approach and that of other contributors, who illustrate the diversity of paths that can be taken to achieve a passionate and personal response to the landscape. Richly illustrated with over 300 colour images, this book emphasizes the importance of observation, and advises on how to 'learn' the landscape; it teaches the rudiments of drawing, and develops confidence and technical un.