BEGINNER LEVEL
The five (5) projects contained on this CD, when viewed or printed,
are exact reproductions of the original, printed versions. The user
has complete control of the viewing process and may choose to print
any or all of the included documentation, as desired. Printing images
in color requires the user to have a color printer.
The CD contains the following information for viewing and/or printing
for each of the projects:
- 85 pages of instructions
- 20 Full-Color images; Color Swatch Reference Guides (displayed
in color on user's computer monitor for easy reference; requires a
color printer to print in color)
- Line Drawings included for the user to print and enlarge
to the painting size of their choice.
PROJECTS INCLUDED:
1. English Landscape, by J. Liliedahl
 SIZE:8"
x 16"
TECHNIQUE: Tonal Wash, Glazing, Opaque Overpainting.
CONTENTS: 11 Pages, 4 Color Images, Color Swatches, Cartoon
Line Drawing.
NOTE: Easy project for beginners.
This scene is typical of the 18th Century landscape paintings
of the English countryside. Lush green meadows and carefully tended
wooded areas stand in dark relief against cloud-filled skies over
the Misty Isles.
The painting procedure is also typical of the way in which the
early English landscape painters approached their subjects. Look
at any of Gainsborough's or Constable's works and you will see
evidence of the three stages this painting will proceed through
to its completion.
2. Hayfields, by J. Liliedahl
SIZE: 20" x 24"
TECHNIQUE: Tonal Underpainting, Opaque Overpainting.
CONTENTS: 15 Pages, 5 Color Images, Color Swatches, Cartoon
Line Drawing.
After the painting by Joshua Anderson Hague (1850-1916).
The painting uses both brush and palette knife techniques to
create the textural effects. The force of the composition lies
within the tonal value range of the painting, rather than depending
on brilliant color, and the application of thick paint in the
final stages provides an interesting surface texture.
I have chosen to study this painting for these reasons, to explore
the impact of subtle value contrasts, as well as brush and knife
technique. The color scheme is typically "old master" in that
it relies on earth colors of brown, red and yellow and eliminates
any blue hues that would provide more modern color combinations.
Although the original painting by Hague does have some blue hues
in the sky and distant hills, I elected to eliminate them in the
exploration of tonal qualities within a monochromatic color scheme.
3. The Olive Grove, by J. Liliedahl
 SIZE:
12" x 16"
TECHNIQUE: Direct Painting
CONTENTS: 18 Pages, 1 Color Image, Color Swatches, Cartoon
Line Drawing.
The subject of this painting is San Martino monastery, outside
the hilltown of Trevi in Umbria, Italy. It was painted on location
on the edge of a shaded park overlooking this hillside covered
with ancient olive trees. Because painting on location must be
done quickly to take advantage of a specific lighting situation,
this piece was treated as a very loose sketch. Attention was paid
to the edges, shapes and values of the buildings, while the trees
on the hillside were merely suggested by loose applications of
paint.
To see how quickly and loosely I work on location, view my Video
V-5, "Hilltowns of Italy." It was filmed during a two-week workshop
for painting-on-location that I taught in this region of Italy
in 1995. While the instructions are complete in this package,
a visual presentation is always useful, especially if you have
never attended a class with me or used any of my other instructional
materials.
This painting follows the procedures demonstrated in Video V-5,
Hilltowns of Italy. Viewing this video will be helpful in understanding
the painting process, as it was painted on location in Italy.
4. Spello Terrace, by J. Liliedahl
 SIZE:
12" x 16"
TECHNIQUE: Direct Painting
CONTENTS: 27 Written Pages, 1 Color Image, Color Swatches,
Cartoon Line Drawing.
This scene was painted on location in the central part of the
Umbrian region of Italy. It was the site of an outdoor cafe whose
tables and chairs were placed under the shade of a grove of large
trees, overlooking a beautiful valley.
The techniques used to paint on location are fully demonstrated
and explained in my video V-5, "Hilltowns of Italy." Three painting
demonstrations show how I approached other subjects that I painted
in the same area in Umbria. While it is not necessary to have
the video to paint this project, viewing it would be beneficial
to visually explain the terms and techniques I use in all my painting
projects.
5. Via Flaminia, by J. Liliedahl
 SIZE:
16" x 20"
TECHNIQUE: On-Location.
CONTENTS: 15 Pages, 2 Color Images, Color Swatches, Cartoon
Line Drawing.
This scene was painted on location in the central part of Umbria
in Italy, and is on the site of the ancient Roman city of Carsulae.
This arched stone structure was the support for a gate which was
opened at dawn and closed at sunset to seal the city within its
massive stone walls for protection against marauders.
The road passing through the arch is the Via Flaminia and is
over two thousand years old. In the height of the Roman Empire,
this road was one of several which connected Rome to the extremities
of its far-flung possessions. It runs the length of the upper
half of Italy from Rome toward the western provinces.
This painting was executed on location and follows the procedures
illustrated and explained in my Video V-5, "Hilltowns of Italy,"
a documentary of a two-week workshop I conducted in Italy in 1995.
While purchase of this video is not necessary to execute this
project, it would be very instructive to see exactly how I approach
painting on location and apply the paint. It is highly recommended
as a companion to this set of instructions.
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