Wonderful (and Free) PDF book

A few months ago, Neal sent me a few pages from a book called “The Eye of the Painter” by Andrew Loomis. Immediately after reading those pages, which were full of valuable information, I wanted to buy the entire book. Well the book was first published in 1960 and has been out of print for a number of years. Luckily I was able to find a pdf copy online. Here is the link:
http://illustrationage.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/andrew-loomis-eye-of-the-painter.pdf

The book is about painting (not medium specific, although it’s clear from some examples that he’s talking about oil or acrylic most of the time), however it is one of the best that I have read on painting. Loomis is a master at explaining painting in a very technical way, but he also has an artist's spirit and relay's the fundamentals of layout, design, and color theory in this book. The book deals with various aspects of how an artist perceives beauty and harmony.

It is a very easy to read, and has some elements that you won't find in other artist's books.

If you read this book, I would like to hear what you think about it.

This month is rose month and here are a few roses from Doris Joa.

Danielle