Creating Watercolor Landscapes Using Photographs by Donald W. Patterson

Creating Watercolor Landscapes Using Photographs

by Donald W. Patterson

North Light Books, 2000, [First Edition], ISBN 0891349731, colour photographs and illustrations throughout, colour frontispiece, hardcover, dustjacket

Very Good Condition, a little edge and shelf wear,  a little rubbing and bumping to edges and corners, no inscriptions, dustjacket shows minor edge and shelf wear with a little rubbing and bumping to edges and corners, dustjacket laminate lifting slightly on front (see photographs)

“Used in the right way, photos provide the landscape artist with powerful inspiration and artistic opportunities.  Used incorrectly, photographic references can actually be more of a creative hindrance than a help.  The trick is understanding what your camera can and can’t do.  It can record details and moments in time that might otherwise be inaccessible or fleeting.  But you must supply the creativity, the fresh perspective, the inspired idea.  You must select, compose, and edit your subject matter into a beautiful landscape.”