Barbizon Painting Rallye: Learning to Draw
Pastoral Scenes Created by Savvy Mom Ruth Paget
A
nice activity for a mixed-ages party is practicing how to draw. Once rallye guests have looked through the
Barbizon School paintings by Rousseau, Millet, and Daubigny, people can learn
to draw or practice what they already know drawing books.
(Note:
people become expert at drawing by mastering what is in one book and going on
to another one. Public libraries usually
have several drawing books on hand that patrons can work from.)
I
have divided drawing books related to the Frencg Barbizon School of Painting
into these categories:
-elementary
drawing lessons
-landscape
drawing
-drawing
trees, forests, flowers, and animals
-landscape
techniques
-industry
applications
Elementary Drawing
Lessons
-Drawing
for the Absolute Beginner by Mark Willenbrink
-How
to Draw for Kids and Beginners Step by Step: How to Draw Nature for Kids,
Beaches, Mountains, and Many More by Water Studios
-The
Artist’s Complete Book of Drawing Projects: Step-by-Step by Barrington Barber
-Drawing:
Beginner’s Guide to How to Draw, Sketching Landscapes, and Portraits by Eliza
McAdams
-Start
Sketching and Drawing Now: Simple Techniques for Drawing by Grant Fuller
-Step-by-Step
Studio: Drawing Lifelike Subjects: A Complete Guide to Rendering Flowers,
Landscapes, and Animals by Diane Cardacci, Nolan Stacey, and Linda Weil
-Just
for Fun: More than 100 Fun and Simple Step-by-Step Projects for Learning the
Art of Basic Drawing by Lise Herzog
-Drawing
for Older Children and Teens by Mona Brooks
-How
to Draw: A Comprehensive Drawing Course: Still Life, Landscapes, Buildings,
People, and Portraits by Ian Sidaway and Susie Hodge
-The
Big Book of Drawing: An Introduction to Essential Materials and Techniques by
Watson-Guptill
Landscape Drawing
-Drawing
Scenery: Landscapes and Seascapes by Jack Hamm
-Drawing
Nature for the Absolute Beginner: A Clear and Easy Guide to Drawing Landscapes
and Nature by Mark Willenbrook and Mary Willenbrook
-Landscape
Drawing in Pencil by Frank M. Rines
-Essential
Techniques of Landscape Drawing by Suzanne Brooker
-The
Fundamentals of Drawing Landscapes by Barrington Barber
-Landscape
Drawing: Step by Step by Wendon Blake
-Drawing
Landscapes for the Beginning Artist by David Sanmiguel
-How
to Sketch Landscapes: Beginner’s Drawing Tip and Quick Landscape Sketching
Exercises by Lron Yanconsky
-Drawing
and Painting the Landscape: A Course of 50 Lessons by Philip Tyler
-Drawing
Scenery: Landscapes, Seascapes, and Buildings by Giovanni Civardi
-A
Masterclass in Drawing and Painting Landscapes: Learn to Produce Beautiful
Compositions in Oils, Acrylics, Gouache, Waterpaints, Pencils, and Charcoal by
Sarah Hoggett and Abigail Edgar
-Drawing
Landscapes with Gene Franks by Gene Franks
-Sketching
the Countryside: How to Draw the Vanishing Rural Landscape by Frank J. Lohan
-Drawing
Masterclass: Landscapes by Margaret Eggleton
-Drawing
Landscapes by Melvyn Patterson
-Landscape
Drawing and Painting by Patricia Monahan
-Sketching
Landscapes in Pen and Pencil by Joyce Percival
-Drawing
Master 12, Landscape Drawing by Sarah Bowles
-Carlson’s
Guide to Landscape Painting by John F. Carlson
-Landscape
Drawing by Michael Woods
-Archisketcher:
Drawing Buildings, Cities, and Landscapes by Simone Ridyard
-Art
Handbooks: Drawing Landscapes by Ronald Swanwick
-Painting
Pastel Landscapes by Jeremy Ford
-Drawing
Landscapes in Ten Easy Lessons by Phillip W. Metzger
-How
to Draw Plants, Landscapes, and Other Things – In Simple Steps for Kids by
Edwin George Lutz
Tree, Flower, and
Forest Drawing
-Drawing
Trees by Victor Perard
-How
to Draw Modern Florals: An Introduction to the Art of Flowers, Cacti, and More
by Alli Koch and Paige Tate
-Drawing
Trees with William F. Powell by William Powell
-Drawing
Masterclass: Trees by Denis John Naylor
-Birds
(Drawing in Color) by Lee Hammond
-Botany
for the Artist: An Inspirational Guide to Drawing Plants by Sarah Simblet
-Drawing
and Painting Trees in the Landscape by Claudia Nice
Technical Aspects of
Landscape Painting
-Landscape
Graphics: Plan, Section, and Perspective Drawing of Landscape Spaces by Grant
Reid
-Rendering
in Pen and Ink by Arthur L. Guptill
-Color
Drawing Technique: Design Drawing Skills and Techniques for Architects,
Landscape Architects, and Interiors by Michael E. Doyle
-The
Art of Urban Sketching: Drawing on Location around the World by Gabriel
Campanario
-Drawing
Basic Textures in Pencil: A Beginner’s Guide to Realistic Textures in Graphite
by William Foster Creative Team
-Drawing
for the Beginning Artist: Practical Techniques for Mastering Light and Shadow
in Graphite and Charcoal by Gabriel Martin
-Lee
Hammond’s Big Book of Acrylic Painting: Fast, Easy Techniques for Painting your
Favorite Subjects by Lee Hammond
Industrial Applications
of Landscape Drawing and Painting
-Drawing
for Landscape Architects: Construction and Design Manual by Sabrina Wilk
-Digital
Drawing for Landscape Architecture by Bradley Cantrell
-Dream,
Draw, Design My Garden: A Sketchbook for Landscape Lovers by James Hobbs
-Design
Readiness for Landscape Architects: Drawing Exercises that Generate Ideas by
Les H. Smith
Lagniappe: Look up the
village of Barbizon online
Try
to draw and color some of the village scenes that are pictured on their
website.
Have
fun!!!
By
Ruth Paget, author of Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France
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