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About Gouache In The Wild
Product Description New-York-Times bestselling author James Gurney takes the viewer on six outdoor painting adventures using opaque watercolor or gouache. Each episode demonstrates a different approach to the versatile medium. The artist documents each plein-air study from start to finish, sharing closeup views of the painting, palette, and motif. Through both location commentary and recorded voiceover, Gurney carefully explains the thinking behind the technique. Gurney walks the viewer through his complete sketching kit and demonstrates the unique properties of gouache, plus ways to combine it with other media. Review I so enjoyed my copy of James Gurney's Gouache in the Wild! The practical painting knowledge is intensely useful and the insight he offers about his subjects makes you feel that you haven't lived until you've captured your experiences in paint! --Nathan Fowkes, concept artist and professor at LAAFA Gurney has provided a much needed guide for painting in gouache an often overlooked artists' medium that is deservedly gaining in popularity; every section is overflowing with his wealth of location painting knowledge and experience. --Charley Parker, Lines and Colors James Gurney has put together another wonderful video for beginning student and seasoned professional alike, packed with information and insights. This time he takes on the rarely discussed medium of gouache, handling it with both precision and abandon, taking the mystery and apprehension out of it. As always he offers useful tips with humor and excitement, sharing his experiences with both the medium and the pitfalls and enjoyment of painting outdoors. The sequence with the Brownies is pure painting magic. This video may bring an entirely new audience to the medium. Now we will have to learn how to spell gouache. --Dennis Nolan, Professor, Hartford Art School About the Actor James Gurney wrote the best-selling books Color and Light and Imaginative Realism, which William Stout described as 'destined to become one of the most esteemed of references for this generation of artists.' About the Director Gurney also wrote and illustrated Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time, which was published in 32 countries and 18 languages. He has been an avid outdoor painter for almost 40 years, and his first book was called The Artist's Guide to Sketching (1982). Gurney has blogged daily at GurneyJourney for almost 8 years, and has written 37 consecutive articles for International Artist magazine.
