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50 Years of Tips & Tricks in 1 Book!
My favorite art instruction books are the ones so full of personality, personal experience and lively anecdotes that they couldn't be written by any other author. These are the books that end up paint-speckled, with torn or missing dust jackets, and overworked bindings held together with masking tape. Lessons from a Lifetime of Watercolor Painting is just such a book. (Except for the busted binding part; this one comes with the trusty Wire-O lay-flat binding to withstand years and years of spirited use!)

A passionate artist and a delightful teacher, Donald Voorhees has been painting breathtaking watercolor scenes for fifty years. In this comprehensive and completely original book, he shares his secrets to keeping the romance alive. Whether you are early in the throes of watercolor's allure, or are years into your love affair with the medium, this book will grant you fresh perspectives and seasoned lessons.

The Watercolor Guide You'll Turn to Again and Again!
Designed to be a mainstay in your watercolor resource library, Lessons from a Lifetime of Watercolor Painting is an easy-to-reference guide that covers everything you need to be a better watercolorist...from the basics and beyond to techniques for painting your favorite subjects.

Donald shares more than 70 of his favorite paintings, explaining how he approached and painted each one. He tells you something about it, cites the location, and how and why he chose the subject matter. He talks about what drew him to the scene, the thinking behind the composition, and the technical procedure he followed to capture the feeling he was after. In some cases, he picks an element--for example, a cloud in a sky painting or a wave in a water scene--and briefly demonstrates how that part was painted. It is a most fascinating and "real world" course in watercolor painting.

Learn Valuable Advice!
* How to paint realistic reflections
* New and different ways to save whites
* Tricks to give your autumn leaves incredible luminosity
* Tips for rescuing paintings that fall short
* Advice for capturing the light of dawn and dusk
* And so much more!

Paint Everything You've Always Wanted
Donald's spot-on memory, generosity and unwavering passion for his art make this one of the most fascinating books on painting you will ever read. He takes you along on some of his favorite painting adventures, from Portugal fishing villages, to lace-curtained windows in Spain, to springtime in Central Park, showing you how to paint each one, step by step!

Part Heart
Like painting itself, this book is much more than watercolor and technique. It's got heart, too, evident from the opening of Section One, which begins, "When I was a kid, I loved cowboys." These pages are resplendent with lessons learned from experience, from modern-day painters and past masters, from teachers and from students. Full of humor, an intimate understanding of his medium, and--above all--a joy in the act of putting brush to paper, this is an absolute treasure of the book, fifty years in the writing. Most definitely not one to be missed.

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