____________________________ An easy-to-read companion for any serious artist. Topics covered in the book are: About the author INTRODUCTION HOW WELL WERE YOU TAUGHT? Music teaching has an industry standard Poor teaching PART A THE PHYSICAL QUALITIES OF PAINT 1 COLOUR & CONSISTENCY 2 PERSONALISED STUDENT'S WORK 3 THE IMPORTANCE OF TECHNIQUE OVER SUBJECT 4 THE SUBJECT 5 TRANSFER OF ENERGY 6 MIXING, PICKING UP & APPLYING PAINT 7 THE 3 PHYSICAL FACTORS OF PAINT Preparing the paint Picking up the paint Applying the paint 8 PAINTING "IN THE SPIRIT OF THE ELEMENT OR SUBJECT" 9 ABSTRACTS 10 SUGGESTED PAINTING STRUCTURE 11 DETAIL & PERSPECTIVE 12 "KEYING YOUR WAY BACK IN" WITH TRANSPARENT GLAZES 13 THE DREADED DEAD SPOT PART B PERSONAL APPROACH 14 PERSONALITY PROBLEMS The disruptive student The too-agreeable or silent student The disinterested student Generally 15 MONEY, FRIENDS & FAMILY 16 CYCLES; UPS AND DOWNS 17 HOW TO IDENTIFY STUDENTS' STRONG POINTS 18 TEN PAINTINGS IN ONE SYNDROME 19 STUDENT ENERGY LEVELS 20 ASK THE STUDENTS 21 CONNECTING STUDENTS TO THEIR INNER TEACHER 22 LOOK OUT FOR THESE 23 TOO DARK; COLOURS TOO INTENSE 24 OCCASIONS = TECHNIQUES 25 PERSEVERING WITH SOMETHING "WRONG" 26 MEDIUM SQUIRT REMEDY 27 WHAT TO SAY - EXTRA IDEAS 28 EXTRACTING A CAREER FROM DAILY LIFE 29 VISION 30 THE POWER OF STANDING BACK 31 THE VALUE OF STOPPING EARLY 32 THE VALUE OF LOTS OF PAINTINGS OF THE SAME SUBJECT 33 THE DOORS