Paint Lab
52 Exercises Inspired by Artists, Materials, Time, Place, and Method
Reeks: Lab
Deborah Forman
- Experiment
- with
- painting
- materials
- and
- techniques
- and
- expand
- your
- skills
- with
- this
- collection
- of
- fifty-two
- fun
- exercises.Paint
- Lab
- provides
- readers
- with
- unique
- and
- experimental
- techniques
- and
- ideas
- in
- painting.
- The
- book
- is
- organized
- into
- fifty-two
- labs
- which
- may,
- but
- don’t
- need
- to,
- be
- explored
- on
- a
- weekly
- basis
- and
- can
- be
- accessed
- in
- any
- order.
- Paint
- Lab
- is
- useful
- for
- both
- beginning
- and
- more-experienced
- artists
- who
- are
- seeking
- inspiration
- and
- discovery.One
- section
- of
- exercises
- is
- inspired
- by
- fine
- artists
- including
- Paul
- Klee,
- Helen
- Frankenthaler,
- and
- Gerhard
- Richter.
- Several
- Labs
- explore
- the
- use
- of
- unique
- media
- such
- as
- combining
- molding
- paste
- with
- stencils,
- painting
- on
- burlap,
- using
- image
- transfers,
- sgraffito,
- and
- oil
- sticks.
- Exercises
- based
- on
- time
- and
- place
- delve
- into
- concepts
- such
- as
- tempo,
- linear
- rhythms,
- quick
- gestures,
- and
- both
- real
- and
- imagined
- locations.
- The
- book
- also
- showcases
- the
- inspiring
- work
- of
- several
- contemporary
- painters.Paint
- Lab
- provides
- an
- exciting
- framework
- in
- which
- to
- learn
- and
- gain
- expertise
- through
- experimentation
- and
- play.
- There
- is
- no
- right
- or
- wrong
- result,
- yet
- you
- will
- find
- new
- forms
- of
- expression
- in
- your
- work
- and
- gain
- confidence
- in
- your
- skills.Praise
- for
- Paint
- Lab“Artist
- and
- art
- instructor
- Forman
- offers
- readers
- 52
- exercises
- designed
- to
- open
- up
- their
- painterly
- thinking
- and
- introduce
- them
- to
- a
- broader
- range
- of
- materials
- and
- techniques.
- Readers
- can
- explore
- painting
- by
- following
- step-by-step
- exercises
- in
- chapters
- on
- time,
- place,
- unusual
- materials,
- and
- color.
- Each
- lab
- is
- based
- upon
- a
- finished
- piece
- by
- either
- a
- working
- contemporary
- artist
- or
- by
- a
- 20th-century
- master
- such
- as
- Frida
- Kahlo,
- Paul
- Klee,
- or
- Helen
- Frankenthaler.
- Throughout,
- Forman
- emphasizes
- the
- value
- of
- play
- in
- creative
- endeavors.
- VERDICT
- Beginners
- and
- more
- experienced
- artists
- alike
- will
- benefit
- from
- this
- guide.”
- —Library Journal
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