Painting the Impressionistic Landscape

Dustan Knight is a professional artist, educator, and art writer. She earned her Masters in Fine Art from Pratt Institute in New York and her MA in Art History from Boston University. She is a recipient of a New Hampshire State Fellowship for the arts, a MacDowell Colony residency, and a Cummington Artist Colony residency. Dustan is represented by galleries across the United States, including Art Three in Manchester, New Hampshire, the Ogunquit Art Association in Maine, and Alpers Fine Art in Andover, Massachusetts. She's a contributing writer to Art New England and gives demonstrations and workshops in watercolor, art business, and art history.

Introduction
Approaches and Impressions
Tools and Materials
Painting the Woods
Demonstration: Painting the Woods in Watercolor
            The Approach
            Photography
            Pencil Sketch the Experience
            Watercolor Sketches
            In the Studio
Special Watercolor Technique: Lifting with a Thirsty Brush
Gallery
Demonstration: Painting the Woods in Acrylic
Getting Ready
            In the Studio
Painting Flowers from the Garden
Who Doesn’t Love Flowers?
Demonstration: Painting Flowers in Watercolor
            Photography
            Starting to Pencil Sketch
            On-site Watercolor
            In the Studio
            Getting Ready for Studio Watercolor
            Special Technique for Watercolor and Acrylic: Plastic Wrap
            Creating Texture
            Gallery
Demonstration: Painting Flowers in Acrylic
            Setting Up
            Gallery
Painting the Rocks and Sea
 Demonstration: Painting the Rocks and Sea in Watercolor
            Choosing the Site
            Photographs to Start
            Sketching
            The Nature of Rocks
            In the Studio
            Getting Ready
            Design, Value, Color
            Color   
            Special Watercolor Technique: Scraping for Texture
            Capturing a Moment
            Gallery
Demonstration: Painting the Rocks and Sea in Acrylic
            Getting Ready
            Building Up Texture on the Rocks
            Gallery
Conclusion
Resources
Acknowledgments
About the Author/About the Photographer
Index