A work of theory made practical and a personal notebook made public, CONVERSATIONS IN PAINT is an innovative introduction to the language of painting-and how to speak it fluently.
In a series of succinct, two-page "conversations," inventively illustrated and buttressed by quotations from famous artists and teachers, Charles Dunn explains the rules to paint by. Here are the four principles of design: contrast, gradation, theme and variations, and restraint. The linear versus the painterly. Expression and mood. Open and closed color. The three-value system. One-point, two-point, and three-point perspective. Pieter de Hooch's virtual textbook on representing volume. Underpainting and layering. Plus value systems, studio habits, drawing techniques, insights into learning, and much more. A lifelong painter and student of painting, Dunn has distilled his years behind the brush into lessons that will benefit anyone, from beginner to accomplished artist.
