This is the best landscape instruction book I have ever had. I am now doing a painting using her step by step process. I have already learned so much even before I started painting. Someone who has never painted or had instruction from a teacher or workshop may not find it as helpful. If you have ever painted a landscape but are not satisfied with your painting, buy this book! I am using her palette and had a very hard time finding her colors (esp. the lemon yellow hansa-still haven't found it but did find light yellow hansa)

Good solid information and examples. Value scales, color harmony, and composition are discussed in a way that makes sense and is demonstrated visually. Very happy with this book and the ideas it helps to bring to fruition.

The best book I have bought. Goes into visualizing,planning,etc. Covers the guidelines for compositions as well as values and mood. Highly recommend.

I bought this book years ago and I continue to come back to this book years later. It's full of good and useful information. Kessler lays out the basics well and provides good solid information for constructing good landscape painting. Her book is a great reference for when I run into problems or am not sure of what I'm seeing when I'm painting. Kessler and John Carlson are the two best books on painting landscapes that I found.

On my feedback I had entered the feedback for the wrong book, my apologies, please. This book does have a lot of great information and gives details using great techniques.