{"product_id":"color-and-light-a-guide-for-the-realist-painter-volume-2-james-gurney-art-spiral-bound-james-gurney-spiral-bound","title":"Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter Volume 2 (Spiral Bound)","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarc Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncludes bibliographical references (p. 220-221) and index.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJames Gurney's series of illustrated fantasy adventure stories, beginning with 1992's \n\u003ci\u003eDinotopia: A Land Apart from Time\u003c\/i\u003e, produced a generation raised on Gurney's highly realistic paintings of an entirely unreal subject.... Still it was no surprise to the author-artist-blogger and his long-time publisher Andrews McMeel when his recently released second volume of art instruction, \n\u003ci\u003eColor and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter\u003c\/i\u003e, became a bestseller for AMP immediately upon its release in December 2010, selling out its 10,000-copy run in just two months. (Mark Schulz, Publishers Weekly)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eDinotopia\u003c\/i\u003e author and plein-air painter Gurney offers a practical, well-organized, and informative handbook for artists of all levels. (Chronogram Magazine)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThis is a terrific book, highly recommended not only for young artists but anyone with an interest in traditional art technique. (Karen Haber, Locus)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJames Gurney s unique blending of fact and fantasy has won Hugo, Chesley, Spectrum, and World Fantasy Awards. His work has been featured in one-man exhibitions at the Smithsonian Institution, the Norman Rockwell Museum, the Delaware Art Museum, and the U.S. embassies in Switzerland and Yemen. He lives with his wife, Jeanette, in the Hudson Valley of New York State.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFrom \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e best-selling author of the \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDinotopia\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e series James Gurney comes a carefully crafted and researched study on color and light in paintings. This art instruction book is the follow up to the acclaimed \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eImaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn't Exist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"James Gurney's new book, \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eColor and Light\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e, cleverly bridges the gap between artistic observation and scientific explanation. Not only does he eloquently describe all the effects of color and light an artist might encounter, but he thrills us with his striking paintings in the process.\" - Armand Cabrera, Artist\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJames Gurney, \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling author and artist of the Dinotopia series, follows \n\u003ci\u003eImaginative Realism\u003c\/i\u003e with his second art-instruction book, \n\u003ci\u003eColor and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter\u003c\/i\u003e. A researched study on two of art's most fundamental themes, \n\u003ci\u003eColor and Light\u003c\/i\u003e bridges the gap between abstract theory and practical knowledge. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeginning with a survey of underappreciated masters who perfected the use of color and light, the book examines how light reveals form, the properties of color and pigments, and the wide variety of atmospheric effects. Gurney cuts though the confusing and contradictory dogma about color, testing it in the light of science and observation. A glossary, pigment index, and bibliography complete what will ultimately become an indispensable tool for art students and artists on any level.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eGurney, James\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJames Gurney's unique blending of fact and fantasy has won Hugo, Chesley, Spectrum, and World Fantasy Awards. His work has been featured in one-man exhibitions at the Smithsonian Institution, the Norman Rockwell Museum, the Delaware Art Museum, and the U.S. embassies in Switzerland and Yemen. 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