Intuitive Composition: A Right-Brain Approach to Achieving Simplicity, Harmony, and Balance in Your Paintings ** 1ST EDITION, 1ST PRINTING **

First Edition, First Printing with Full Number Line of this hardcover book. Off-white leatherlike boards with green foil lettering on spine. Boards are rigid and warp-free. Spine is round and smooth. Corners are crisp. No previous owner marks (no names, no underlining, no bookplates, etc). No remainder marks. Some ghosting on end pages from what appears to be a sheet of paper laid in it. Interior pages are clean, crisp and bright. 110 full color illustrations. DUST JACKET complete, NOT price-clipped [$27.50]. Shows slightest rub on corners with a tiny nick on rear upper edge, light shelf wear. No major tears, heavy creases or fading. Overall bright, clean, glossy and attractive. Will be protected with an archival book jacket cover. Photos coming! In the meantime, contact us now to request pictures of the ACTUAL book you will receive. All of our books are in-stock and ready to be shipped immediately. Synopsis The book argues that successful painting composition comes not only from following formal design rules but also from cultivating artistic intuition. The authors teach artists how to perceive and organize visual elements in ways that create balance, harmony, movement, and emotional impact. Beginning with lessons on perception and creative awareness, the book encourages artists to become more receptive to both conscious and unconscious influences during the painting process. It then examines fundamental compositional elements such as shape, pattern, positive and negative space, planes, and directional movement. The authors also explore how value, mass, light, shadow, texture, proportion, and perspective affect the overall design of a painting. Through practical examples and exercises, they demonstrate methods for strengthening visual organization and improving artistic decision-making. Aimed primarily at beginning and intermediate painters, the book serves as both a technical guide and a creative philosophy of painting, emphasizing that intuition is often the key to achieving compelling and effective compositions.…