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Face to Face With Greatness
The Adventure of Portrait Painting
By John Howard Sanden
n a beautiful book that is part memoir,
part book of instructive advice and counsel, and throughout
a portfolio of portraiture, an American portrait painter shares
the lessons of forty years depicting (as the author puts it)
"the world's most interesting men and women." This
large volume begins with an absorbing personal story - how the
possibilities of a career in portraiture became apparent to
a young artist in the Midwest who then risked everything on
a new start in New York. This is the surprising account of how
the author made the impossible leap from painter of religious
pictures in mid-America to recognition as one of the nation's
most sought-after portrait artists. Here is the story of early
false starts and crucial mid-life decisions. How the "big
break" came and the long hard work that followed. Through
case histories the reader experiences a behind-the-scenes look
at big league professional portrait painting, with 129 examples
in color of the portrait work that has inspired tens of thousands
of students and artists around the world through the author's
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The Portraits of John Howard Sanden
A Thirtieth Anniversary Collection
resenting
the best of John Sanden's portrait work of the past thirty years,
in high-quality lithographic reproductions in a large-format
hardcover volume. Each painting is accompanied by the artist's
own commentary, plus supporting studies and preliminary work.
There are 126 illustrations in color. Published by Madison Square
Press, New York. In addition to the collector's album of sixty
large color plates of portraits, there are two sections of particular
interest. The Premier Coup Tradition in Portrait Painting
traces the four hundred year history of direct, broad-stroke
technique, from Velazquez to today. A concluding appendix,
John Sanden's Creative & Technical Procedure provides
helpful data. Bonus foldout step-by-step demonstration. |
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Portraits From Life in 29 Steps
A Step-by-Step Instructional Guide
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1976, John Howard Sanden published his first book, Painting
the Head in Oil. That book proved to be a bestseller and
went through thirteen reprintings, remaining for many years
on the publisher's list of most-requested titles. 23 years later,
North Light Books published this completely revised and updated
version of the original classic. Every illustration in the bookall
162 in full coloris completely new. The heart of the book
is the two highly detailed demonstrations that show - in 29
logical steps (many with close-up details) - how to paint a
portrait from life in a single sitting. |
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Organizing and Teaching a Portrait Class
Everything You Need to Know to Organize, Recruit and Teach
Your Own Portrait Class
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successful artists have discovered the many benefits of teaching.
Not only is this a way to help other artists by passing along
knowledge, there are important side benefits, including an increase
in personal skills as well as a bit of additional income. This
152-page loose-leaf manual covers every aspect of private teaching,
including advance planning, attracting students, record keeping
and class operations. Three important sections on teaching the
class includes teaching principles, defining and explaining
the painting disciplines (drawing, tone, color ) plus a step-by-step
section which even offers recommended comments while actually
conducting the class itself. This information is not available
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