This title stimulates new ways to think about colour, generating responses that unlock personal creativity. It features 31 practical and stimulating lessons that teach how to use colour and composition to make paintings come alive. Colour is one of the never-ending mysteries of painting; there is always more to discover. Through clear, illuminating exercises, this brilliant book stimulates new ways to think about colour, generating responses that unlock personal creativity and allowing artists to express themselves with paint as never before. Colour is one of the never-ending mysteries of painting; there is always more to discover and explore. In thirty-one practical and stimulating lessons, author Jeanne Dobie offers insights into ways to use both colour and composition to make paintings come alive.

About the Author

Jeanne Dobie was educated at the Philadelphia Museum School of Art (now the Philadelphia College of Art) and served on the faculty of Moore College of Art, Philadelphia, until 1981. She is listed in Who's Who in American Art and is an elected member of both the American Watercolor Society (AWS) and the National Watercolor Society (NWS).