Sketching Outdoors

Barry Herniman is a full-time artist who has been painting landscapes and seascapes for many years, both in the studio and en plein air. Like his paintings, Barry is full of colour and life, and his enthusiasm for sketching outside is contagious. He enjoys travelling, both at home and abroad, tutoring workshops and demonstrating to art clubs and societies, and has had exhibitions in England, Canada and the US. Barry is a regular contributor to The Artist magazine. He lives in Ross-on-Wye with his wife and five cats and is a self-taught mandolin player.Visit his website at barryherniman.com

Readers are in for a treat with Barry Herniman's new book, Sketching Outdoors. The popular artist, tutor and The Artist contributor shares all his experience of painting in the open air and his enthusiasm is infectious. Intended as a reference book to keep handy in the field, it is full of practical and essential information, answering all the questions that the would-be sketcher needs to know.In addition to tips and techniques, there are five full demonstrations, including a coastal scene in pen and ink; a countryside panorama in watercolour, a village scene in gouache; a townscape in line and watercolour wash; and trees in watercolour pencils, so all the sketching media are well covered.

• Introduction 6What do I need? 16The importance of a sketchbook 34Where should I go nearby? 44Where should I go further afield? 60What time of day? 70What time of year? 80Developing the artist’s eye 88What to sketch 96What to include and exclude 100Countryside panorama in watercolour 108Coastal scene in pen and ink 114Village scene in gouache 120Townscape in line and wash 126Watercolour pencil woodland 134Sketching indoors 140Afterword 142Index 144