COLOR IS EVERYTHING: Master the Use of Color in Oils, Acrylics or Watercolors, by Dan Bartges
If you’ve been struggling with color in your artwork, help is on the way when you order this remarkable new book by artist/author Dan Bartges. A must-read for any painter determined to capture color harmony in every painting (regardless of artistic style or medium), Color Is Everything clearly explains exactly how to master color in a concise yet conversational style. “I designed this book,” comments the author, “with just one purpose in mind: To make color your strongest, most dependable ally at the easel.”
Recommended by Library Journal, this 96-page book features more than 100 full-color illustrations, photographs and paintings by the author as well as master works (from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts) by world-renowned artists such as Cezanne, Picasso, de Kooning, Goya, Degas and Sargent. The book clearly shows and explains color’s core principles, followed by virtually all accomplished artists. In addition, the book includes a series of quick exercises that will accelerate your understanding and strengthen your color competency. Color Is Everything is available here on Oaklea Press’s website, at many art-supply shops, book stores, museum stores and from www.colorwheelco.com.
