Emmy-award winning Painting Class with David Dunlop: Follow David's blog and purchase DVDs and streaming videos of the PBS Series.

Andrew Wyeth ( USA 1917-2009) Siri (1970) tempera on panel Brandywine River Museum - Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, USA

The Figurative Artist’s Handbook is a practical, how-to guide, it provides in-depth step-by-step instruction and - rare among figure-drawing books - features sections on composition, portraiture, and painting. Chapters on creativity and on using a sketchbook help readers hone their artistic vision and evolve ideas.

Trees are vessels for myth and metaphor in the history of painting. Their iconic identity merges with their observed identity.