Noted garden artist Elizabeth Murray's Painterly Photography has established itself as one of Pomegranate's tried-and-true jewels. Professional photographers and painters, as well as anyone who simply enjoys artistic expression through various media, can reap the benefits of Murray's instruction in and examples of "painterly photography." The sixty-six images reproduced here all began as Polaroid photographs that Murray took in France, Maine, and California. But she transformed them into wonderful photographic paintings by ...
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Noted garden artist Elizabeth Murray's Painterly Photography has established itself as one of Pomegranate's tried-and-true jewels. Professional photographers and painters, as well as anyone who simply enjoys artistic expression through various media, can reap the benefits of Murray's instruction in and examples of "painterly photography." The sixty-six images reproduced here all began as Polaroid photographs that Murray took in France, Maine, and California. But she transformed them into wonderful photographic paintings by manipulating the still-fluid emulsion of the pictures with toothpicks and other instruments in a process she calls "painterly photography." To encourage the reader to become acquainted with his or her own "artist within, " the book clearly explains what cameras, instruments, and materials to use to follow Murray's technique.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Grubby book may have mild dirt or some staining, mostly on the edges of pages.
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Like New in Fine jacket. Size: 8x0x7; A hybrid of photography and painting, employing a vintage Polaroid camera, painting on the enlarged image with oils, pastels, and colored pencils. Each print is hand-colored and unique.
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Elizabeth Murray. Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. 12mo-over 6¾-7¾" tall "awakening the artist within" Photographer's polaroid photographs rendered into paintings via toothpicks etc. / painting over etc. Interesting look at this process. Not a how to do title. Rather a photographic essay. 66 photographs. Gift worthy Size: 12mo.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Book. Signed by Author(s) VG hardcover in VG jacket. 1993. SIGNED/Inscribed by AUTHOR on title page. Pages all clean/unmarked. Unique artwork of Photos being manipulated and painted on. MIld edgewear. BInding solid. Jacket clean and solid with lightest edgewear. 88 pp.
