
Now in its fourth printing, this book had a humble beginning, starting off as a gift to my workshop students encapsulating my teaching. This soft-cover handbook is dense and gets right to the point and is designed for beginners, intermediate, and advanced painters. A must have!
Price: $35.00 (plus tax and shipping)

• Standard Landscape, 8 x 10 inches
• Full color printing
• Hardcover or Softcover
• More than 80 full colored illustrations and full colored reproductions, annotated with quotes and inspiration.
Hardcover is $79.00, Softcover is $59.00
(plus tax/shipping)
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Beyond the Surface is a collection of paintings originally created to be presented in tandem with a performance of Claude Debussy’s Images for Orchestra, performed by The Minnesota Orchestra. Here, Pettis celebrates the return of representational art to the realm of musicality.
Price: $28.00 (plus tax /shipping fees)

Having the correct lighting on your painting is essential. We highly recommend these lights!
Jen carries a variety of Situ Fine Art Lighting - in our Gallery 366 - and can help find the right lighting for you.
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