Conversations with Nature is designed to be an illuminating guide to a classic medium and the most popular, universal subject: landscape painting. Most importantly, this book will teach you how to see as an artist. You’ll learn to create alluring landscapes bathed with light, engulfed in air, and presented from nature’s own shapes, patterns, and colors. Inspiring oil painting demonstrations break down the complexity and reveal the magic of the creative process. The beautifully reproduced paintings within the pages of this book will inspire and motivate you to see a colorful world. You’ll also learn to assess your work objectively and subjectively as you find your style and refine your artistic visual vocabulary to create a painting that evokes the senses.