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PublisherJohns Hopkins University Press

ISBN-100801862329

ISBN-139780801862328

eBay Product ID (ePID)254841

Product Key Features

Book TitlePainting the Eastern Shore : A Guide to Chesapeake and Delaware Places and How to Capture Them in Watercolors

Number of Pages128 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicTechniques / Watercolor Painting, United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa)

Publication Year1999

IllustratorYes

GenreArt, History

AuthorJames Drake Iams

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight16 Oz

Item Length8.3 in

Item Width7.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN99-019001

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal751.42/243/097521

SynopsisSkipjacks and workboats, tidal rivers and coastal marshes, charming streetscapes, historic houses, and town parks with bandstands-picturesque subjects abound along the shores of Chesapeake Bay and have long made the region a favorite among amateur and professional artists. In Painting the Eastern Shore, accomplished artist and teacher James Drake Iams combines visits to some of the Chesapeake's most beautiful places with step-by-step lessons for learning the art of watercolor painting. This attractive volume will serve as a welcome companion for the amateur watercolorist setting out to paint on location. After offering tips on what equipment to pack, Iams gives specific directions to various Delmarva sites, tells how to set up, and suggests what to look for in a subject. He then discusses a variety of essential techniques: sketching, composition, value, color, control of the medium, capturing depth and handling perspective, wetting the paper, and methods for painting key elements such as clouds, birds, boats, sand, and water. As he introduces readers to the fundamentals of watercolor painting, Iams leads them on a rambling, thoroughly enjoyable tour of memorable places throughout Maryland and Virginia's Eastern Shore and Delaware. Painting the Eastern Shore is illustrated with 49 line drawings, halftones, and color pictures. Locations and lessons: +Kent Narrows, Maryland: Drawing +St. Michaels, Maryland: Perspective +Tilghman Island, Maryland: Skipjacks +Oxford, Maryland: Value +Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Maryland: Waterfowl +Deal Island, Maryland: Composition +Crisfield and Smith Island, Maryland: Color +Saxis, Virginia: Texture +Wachapreague, Virginia: Marshes +Chincoteague, Virginia: Wet paint on wet paper +Trussum Pond, Delaware: Trees +Lewes, Delaware: Reflections +Cape Henlopen State Park, Delaware: Waves, dunes, and skies +New Castle, Delaware: Architectural painting, Skipjacks and workboats, tidal rivers and coastal marshes, charming streetscapes, historic houses, and town parks with bandstands-picturesque subjects abound along the shores of Chesapeake Bay and have long made the region a favorite among amateur and professional artists. In Painting the Eastern Shore, accomplished artist and teacher James Drake ......, Accomplished artist and teacher James Drake Iams combines visits to some of the Chesapeake's most beautiful places with step-by-step lessons for learning the art of watercolor painting., A companion for the amateur watercolourist setting out to paint on location, this text offers tips on what equipment to pack, gives specific directions to various Delmarva sites, tells painters how to set up and suggests things to look for in a subject. Various techniques are discussed.

LC Classification NumberND2365.I24 1999