http://www.painters-online.co.ukDVD
Simplifying oils
As well as being a
member of the ROI,
the RI and The Pastel
Society, Roger Dellar
is also a member of
the Wapping Group –
a prestigious group of
painters who meet
each week along the
banks of the Thames
to paint on location.
Roger describes how
he loves the
challenge of painting
something in a
couple of hours,
capturing the moment and the light that create energy in
the subject. Here he shows us how to simplify the process,
from choosing the right scene to working with a limited
palette. Using oils, Roger demonstrates a range of subjects in
south east England, including the HMS Warrior in
Portsmouth, boats at Dell Quay, and street and canal-side
scenes in Chichester and the village of Midhurst.
A Simple Approach in Oilsby Roger Dellar. APV Films
(www.apvfilms.com), 105 minutes, £28.55.Flowers
and plants
Due to be published at
the end of May, How to
Paint Flowers & Plants in
Watercolour by Janet
Whittle is a redesigned,
expanded and improved
update of her
Watercolour Tips &
Techniques: Flowers and
Plants. Janet’s work is
exuberantly colourful
and here she describes
her working methods
and materials necessary
to produce lively
watercolours of flowers and plants. There’s plenty of advice on
techniques, as well as step-by-step projects to get you started.
How to Paint Flowers & Plants in Watercolourby Janet Whittle.
Search Press, (s/b), £12.99.Working
on location
Kevin Scully’s guide
to Drawing and
Painting on Location
encourages us to get
out and about with
our sketching and
painting equipment
in order to make
pictures that are full
of a vitality that is
difficult to capture
from a photograph.
Kevin, a practising artist and tutor, shows you how to
cope with painting outdoors, capturing the essence of
a scene and suggesting suitable painting locations and
subject matter. The book covers a variety of media,
including pencils, pastels, pens, watercolours, oils and
acrylics, and Kevin provides plenty of practical advice
about what to take with us, and how to use
composition, colour and perspective to good effect.
Drawing and Painting on Location by Kevin Scully.
The Crowood Press, (s/b), £16.99.Visit http://www.painters-online.co.uk/store and click
on the link to books to buy the latest practical
art books available from LP’s online bookshopBooks & DVDs
WHAT TO READ & VIEW THIS MONTH
JUNE 2017 59
Portraits
Portrait Revolutionis
the culmination of an
international collaborative
project, called Portrait
Party, started by Julia Kay.
In 2010 she invited artists
all over the world to make
portraits of each other and
share them online. The
party now has over 1000
members from more than
55 countries and since its
inception over 50,000
portraits have been
produced. Portrait Revolutionincludes the work of 200 of
these artists who share here their comments and inspiration,
with advice on how to handle difficult portrait issues in a variety
of media. There are pencil portraits and digital portraits, prints
and watercolours, with styles ranging from the traditional to
abstract. This is a fascinating insight into the work of artists all
over the world.
Portrait Revolutionedited by Julia L. Kay. Pimpernel Press, (s/b), £18.99.LP June 2017 Books p59 _News 1st 06/04/2017 10:58 Page 6