Award-winning artist Michael Chesley Johnson offers meditations on the process of making art and accompanies his essays with landscape paintings of Campobello Island, New Brunswick, and Downeast... More > Maine. This art instruction book (complete with demonstrations in both oil and pastel) will be enjoyed by both art collectors and art students of all levels.Through a Painter's Brush has 140 pages filled with over 150 images -- 55 oils and 20 pastels of maritime scenery complete with detail shots and illustrative photos, two demonstrations in oil and pastel, and Michael's meditations on plein air painting.< Less
Award-winning landscape painter Michael Chesley Johnson shows how to paint outdoors (en plein air) by minimizing the hassle and maximizing the fun. Loaded with tips on equipment, materials and... More > techniques that will benefit every level of painter. 12 demonstrations in both oil and pastel, 72 paintings and 125 illustrations.< Less
(PDF Download) Award-winning painter Michael Chesley Johnson offers his artistic interpretation of the American Southwest in oil and pastel. In addition to a wealth of images (26 pastel paintings, 81... More > oil paintings plus 55 photos and illustrations), it includes essays on the landscape and also on the artistic process. Two painting demonstrations are included along with a chapter on Michael's materials and techniques. 130pp., full color.< Less
Award-winning painter Michael Chesley Johnson offers his artistic interpretation of the American Southwest in oil and pastel. In addition to a wealth of images (26 pastel paintings, 81 oil paintings... More > plus 55 photos and illustrations), it includes essays on the landscape and also on the artistic process. Two painting demonstrations are included along with a chapter on Michael's materials and techniques. 130pp., full color.< Less