A Walk Into Abstracts

You have probably spent hundreds or thousands of dollars for books, tapes and workshops. Many artist charge $75, $100 or more per day for workshops. A five day workshop can easily cost more than $1,000 dollars with tuition, travel, lodging, food, etc.

I recently spent over $1,000 for a 5 day workshop with a very well known artist and by the third day I was so disappointed I was ready to go home.

This is a collection of abstract painting techniques and ideas from 32 accomplished abstract artists and 51 pieces of abstract art work.

This is actually volume six in the "A Walk Into Abstracts" series. Volume one was a massive collection of abstract art and so popular, I felt that artists were frantically searching for new abstract painting techniques. So, I contacted 32 of my favorite abstract artists and asked them to contribute to this book.

Most of the abstract artists featured in this book would say that their art is more real than other painting styles as the colors and textures they create are real.

Realize that you can create your own masterpiece. You will understand each artist’s methods of painting and use of tools. Don't just copy what other artists are doing, but use these abstract painting techniques to develop your own unique style.

Artists are constantly looking for new forms of expression and this guide offers you the opportunity to satisfy these needs with abstract painting. This is a practical guide so I have included artists that I like their work and their “working process”, which you will need to familiarize yourself with before you start a painting.

These working processes will help you learn abstract painting. Develop your own watercolor painting techniques or acrylic painting techniques and unique style from the...