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Master Impressionism with an art-instruction classic. Impressionism has inspired generations of American artists. And no one has done more for the cause of American Impressionism than Charles Hawthorne, the founder of the Cape Cod School of Art. In Painting the Impressionist Landscape, author and artist Lois Griffel explores Hawthorne’s theories about color and light in depth. Griffel, the longtime director of the school Hawthorne founded, teaches his philosophy like no other painter can, with inspiring step-by-step painting lessons and illuminating text. A true classic of art instruction, Painting the Impressionist Landscape has sold more than 30,000 copies in hardcover in the fifteen years since it was first published. Now a new generation of painters can bring impressionism into their work with this convenient and affordable paperback edition.
- Sales Rank: #112595 in Books
- Brand: Books
- Published on: 2009-01-06
- Released on: 2009-01-06
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 10.98" h x .41" w x 8.27" l, 1.25 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 144 pages
From the Back Cover
Impressionism - its techniques as well as its practitioners, past and present - continues to excite the passion of artists and art enthusiasts alike. From the plein-air landscapes first painted near the forests of Barbizon outside Paris, through the fields of Givemy that Monet immortalized, to the art of American expatriates such as John Singer Sargent and the European-trained American nativists like William Merritt Chase, the influence of impressionism on American art has had a long and distinguished history. Through artistic principles developed by Charles Hawthorne, an influential American impressionist and educator who studied with Chase and founded The Cape Cod School of Art, the rich legacy of the impressionist tradition was passed on to several generations of twentieth-century American artists. In Painting the Impressionist Landscape, Lois Griffel, the current director of The Cape Cod School of Art and an accomplished artist in her own right, explores and illustrates Hawthorne's philosophy and theories about color and light, enabling artists at every level of ability and experience to apply his insights to their own work. The first part of the book, "Fundamentals of Color and Light", elaborates on the circumstances and individuals that contributed to the development of impressionism. The author then outlines the progression of the study of color and light that is covered in detail later in the book, from simple block studies - the most effective way to learn to use pure color to express the effects and quality of light - through the more complex rounded forms in still lifes and portraits, to the most challenging forms intrinsic to landscape. Griffel then discusses the essentialsof color - its terms, the impressionist palette, and color mixing - as well as how established color theory expresses and influences the impressionist approach. The second part of the book, "Impressionism in Practice", takes readers through a series of explorations that guides them toward a mastery of the impressionist landscape. Griffel begins by itemizing the materials that artists need to prepare for painting outdoors and describing how the light of the setting affects color within the contexts of a composition. The detailed chapters on the studies - from sunny day and cloudy day blocks, to still lifes and portraits, culminating in landscapes - are all structured to lead readers through each step, enabling them first to evaluate, then eventually realize in their own painting, Hawthorne's enlightening perceptions about capturing the radiance of nature's light in art. Beautifully illustrated with the art of the author, her colleagues at the artist's colony in Provincetown, and selections by Monet, Sargent, and Hawthorne himself, Painting the Impressionist Landscape is a lively and informative guide to expressing light as color in art.
About the Author
Lois Griffel’s lifelong interest in art began at the age of five, when she first entertained neighborhood children with her drawings and paintings. She discovered early in her career that she enjoyed teaching and attended Southern Connecticut State College in order to receive her bachelor of science degree in education. Later, while making her living as a portrait painter, she enrolled at the Art Students League and the National Academy of Design in New York, where she studied with many outstanding artists, including Everett Raymond Kinstler and Harvey Dinnerstein. Her introduction in the early 1970s to Henry Hensche, Charles Hawthorne’s protégé, led to her in-depth study and practice of the impressionist theory of painting. As director and instructor at The Cape Cod School of Art, it gives her great joy to combine her loves of teaching and painting, and to share them with enthusiastic students. Ms. Griffel has had a number of one-person exhibitions throughout New England, and has been included in invitational exhibitions in New York, Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Carmel, California. She holds workshops in landscape, portrait, and figure painting throughout the northeast.
From the Hardcover edition.
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121 of 125 people found the following review helpful.
sells the sizzle; not the steak
By J. Janssen
I hate writing negative reviews and I'm pretty sure people hate to read them, but Griffel's book is a proverbial "tale of two cities". On one hand she includes an abundance of atmospheric palette knife paintings and on the other hand her text deals with subjective issues and questionable exercises more appropriately found in a basic painting book. There is little, if any, connection between the examples and her text. Potential customers are likely to purchase the book based upon the paintings thinking there will be at least a modicum of technique or demonstration as to how they were done; they will be disappointed.
To be fair the actual title of the book after the colon is "Lessons in Interpreting Light and Color", and the book does talk about light and color. However, a lesson is supposed to teach something and there are precious few conclusions offered up by the author. She relies primarily on block studies which are simply value/temperature exercises that have no special relevance to the impressionist landscape any more than they might have to still life or portraiture. Block studies are a traditional teaching tool employed by the academic art community going back to the 19th century. Additionally, the author uses an extended palette which, in my opinion, is an anathema to the Impressionists' approach. There's not much meat here and what there is has very little to do with landscape painting. If you want to acquire the book for examples of a particular style, then it might be worth the expense and does provide useful models to emulate in your own work. But, if you want a treatise on how and why she painted the way she did, it just isn't here. At one time Ms. Griffel was affiliated with the Cape Cod School of Art* and perhaps (and this is a big perhaps) one could have enrolled to learn her technique.
I can recommend five contemporary books in lieu of this one that, while not specific to impressionism, can teach you more about landscape painting in a few hours than this one could in a lifetime. I would suggest "Landscape Painting" by Mitchell Abala, "Oil Painting for the Serious Beginner" by Steve Allrich, "Landscape" by Richard McDaniel, "Landscape Painting Inside and Out" by Kevin Macpherson, or "The Painterly Approach" by Bob Rohm. All have an instructional orientation, provide numerous demos, and advocate a basic palette. While they are in many ways different, they're compatible and leave the reader with a strong sense of the fundamentals in approaching a landscape project. In a word they're complimentary rather than contradictory and, in my opinion, each represents a significant step up from the material contained in this book.
* The Cape Cod School of Art had a long and rich history as an art colony and teaching academy going back to 1899 when it was founded by Charles Hawthorne. Upon his death in 1930 a student, Henry Hensche, acquired the site, re-named it "The Cape School of Art in Provincetown", and operated it as an art training center until 1987 when he sold the buildings to Lois Griffel who subsequently re-opened the center under it's original name. However, the facilities soon fell into disrepair and Griffel sold the structures and closed the center in 1993. Interested groups have tried to reestablish the school over the years, but have thus far failed. There was some hope that a former student group was being formed and planned on offering some type of curriculum in 2011, but I can find no record of that plan succeeding. It's my understanding that Griffel had no involvement with the school after 1993 and currently conducts workshops at various locations.
82 of 83 people found the following review helpful.
Seeing the Light
By Bernice Winston
Any painter who wishes to see the light through the eyes of the impressionist masters will most certainly want to purchase this outstanding book. Written by Lois Griffel, Director of the Cape Cod School of Art, founded by Charles Hawthorne and continued by his disciple, Henry Hensche, PAINTING THE IMPRESSIONIST LANDSCAPE will gratify both the beginner and the advanced student. In her book, Lois Griffel, herself a master teacher, provides a theoretical framework for simple, practical exercises designed to develop in the student an understanding of how light affects the world of color around him. Of special interest are the block studies from where the artist begins his journey, first observing the effects of light on simple rectangular forms on sunny and cloudy days; then on to the rounded half tones of still life; on to the nuances of the portrait; and, finally, to painting out of doors where the artist is gradually empowered to see and understand the dazzling effects of light on the landscape. PAINTING THE IMPRESSIONIST LANDSCAPE is an outstanding book, profusely illustrated with Lois Griffel's own beautiful work as well as the work of other fine painters of this school. I treasure this book and am grateful to Lois Griffel for having written it. Bernice Ruth Winston
62 of 65 people found the following review helpful.
Great instruction for the impressionistic painter
By A Customer
Griffel's book has opened up a new world of painting for me. Returning from a trip to Paris I was inspired by the works of the great French impressionists and wanted to learn the basics of their style of painting. This book is a two part course in painting - the first section covers basic color theory and the second walks you through step-by-step excersises to learn to apply the techniques. My landscapes have taken on a whole new look and I'm looking forward to a workshop with Griffel in the coming year.
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