Secrets to Composition

When it comes to capturing the beauty of the great outdoors, it's the composition that really makes or breaks a landscape painting. I try to take all the guesswork out of the equation with this indispensable guide. 

This is the book I never had when I was teaching landscape painting in my studio. I show you how to simplify, arrange and refine what you see in the natural world to create a truly great painting.

The book is divided into 14 chapters to cover each of the core design formats for landscape paintings. Within each section, you will find easy-to-follow exercises, thumbnail sketches, photos and other helpful tools. I take you from your first encounter with the landscape, my thought processes of how I get from the first step to the finish. 

Many of the composition topics are accompanied by complete painting demonstrations. You will come away with all the knowledge you need to link real-world nature scenes with these 14 essential compositions.