Intuitive Composition: A Right-Brain Approach to Achieving Simplicity, Harmony, and Balance in Your Paintings

What else can be said about one of the greatest living artist of our time. This book needs to be part of your reference and "go to" library. A must have.

Read this book years ago and just recently got my own copy. Had forgotten how many of the thoughts expressed in this book applied to my own painting style. Painting the obvious can be learned, but finding yourself in the subject and expressing that thru painting is not so easy. Handel simplifies not only the emotional connection, but the elements that take you to better paintings. A book that I'll be quoting time and again.

Intuitive...get inside of your subject...live it for a moment..or two..that is what Albert can do.

Always enjoy the picture plates by Albert. This is some intense reading and concepts. Must be digested in small bites.

the book arrived promptly and was as advertised.

promptness and quality of product

Good book but not what I was looking for regarding composition. Not as informative as I had hoped.

interesting discussion of how an artist thinks and how you too ca approach subjects intuitively resulting in a more artistic and emotional work

As an artist I`ve been fortunate in having a good sense of composition so it`s the one part of making paintings I never had to worry about unduly, however having to teach others has obliged me to consider how to explain and demonstrate the subject.This book is a fairly helpful reference tool for me; illustrated with over 100 full-colour paintings and studies by Albert Handell himself each painting is accompanied by a description explaining particular aspects of the composition; it isn`t a “how to” book or step-by-step guide – it simply offers advice and useful examples to assist the student in making balanced and well-judged decisions using the elements of shape, colour, pattern and tone presented by the subject.All the work is representational, with a good mix of figures, landscape, buildings and still life – in fact it showcases Handell`s work very well – aside from being helpful study material.Probably a book for the novice artist who has attained some experience and competence with drawing and painting seeking to strengthen compositional skills without resorting to academic formulae – it will be useful for some, but others may need more formal instruction than this book offers to develop confidence in constructing a painting.A nice book to leaf through and certainly of some use, depending on the needs of the individual.

Lovely book