Sketching Outdoors
Barry Herniman
Books about painting outdoors are always a challenge, because the moment you put something on a printed page, it stops being outdoors and becomes an armchair read. Yes, you can offer practical advice – what to take, how to work quickly and efficiently in changing weather – but there's hardly a whole book in that.
As well as the expected list of equipment, Barry goes into some detail ofdemonstrations – how can you teach someone outdoor painting when they're sitting in the warm with a book in their lap? The answer is, by not doing it. These are examples, rather than journeys, and about preparation rather than being in the exact moment, a guide to thinking in fact.
