First published in U.S.A. in 1993 byNorth Light Books, an imprint ofFiSiW PubHcations, 1507 Dana Avenue,Cincinnati, OH 45207 (1-800-289-0963)First published in the UK in 1991 byHarperCollins PublishersLondon© Alwyn Crawshaw, 1991Consultant Editor: Flicka ListerDesigned and typeset byBrown Packaging Ltd255-257 Liverpool RoadLondon Nl ILXACKNOWLEDGEMENTSIwould like to record my grateful thanks to all theteam who worked on the TV series - in particularDavid John Hare, the producer, and Ingrid Duffell,the director, and, of course, TSW for theirtremendous support.Iwould also like to express my sincere thanks toCathy Gosling from HarperCollins, and to FlickaLister for the editing of this book. Finally, to June,my wife, for all the help she has unselfishly givento both the book and the filming of the TV series.Photography: Nigel Cheffers-HeardLocation photographs: David John Hare andJune CrawshawAll rights reserved. No part of this publicationmay be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system,or transmitted, in any form or by any means,electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recordingor otherwise, without the prior written permissionof the publishers.A catalogue record for this book is availablefrom the British Library.Jacket illustrations: BrLxham Harbour (front); DawlishWarren Beach and Hay Tor (back); photograph of theauthor by Nigel Cheffers-HeardTitle page: Dawlish Warren Beach (actual size 21 x 29cm/S'Ax 11 1/2 in)ISBN 0-89134-536-1Printed and bound in the UK..,-^Al~A
ContentsForeword by David John Hare, Producer 6Portrait of the <strong>Art</strong>ist 8Introduction 9Materials 10PROGRAMME 1:Observation 16PROGRAMME 2:Mixing colours 20Painting a wash 22PROGRAMME 3:PROGRAMME 4:<strong>Brush</strong> strokes 26TOPSHAMHAY TORHOUND TORDAWLISH WARREN BEACHComparing paper 32Sketching people 36PROGRAMME 5:HARPFORDChoosing a location 38Selecting a view 38Drawing with a pencil 40Design and composition 42Measuring 43PROGRAMME 6:PROGRAMME 7:SHALDON BEACHTonal values 46Drawing boats 48POLPERRO HARBOURPen and wash 50PROGRAMME 8:STUDIOPainting from photographs 56Still life 57PROGRAMME 9:Painting trees 62Painting water 63EXETER QUAYPROGRAMME 10: PAIGNTON ZOOPainting people 66Drawing animals 68PROGRAMME 11: COTTAGES, IDEPainting windows 72Painting skies 72PROGRAMME 12: BRIXHAM HARBOURPainting a complex scene 76Making the series 80Gallery 86
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