Anyone can become a landscape artist by adding color to these rustic scenes. Idyllic vignettes in the tradition of Currier & Ives' famous prints offer 23 full-page drawings of barns, meadows, covered bridges, and other familiar sights of rural life, specially printed using light gray lines that v... read more
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Anyone can become a landscape artist by adding color to these rustic scenes. Idyllic vignettes in the tradition of Currier & Ives' famous prints offer 23 full-page drawings of barns, meadows, covered bridges, and other familiar sights of rural life, specially printed using light gray lines that virtually disappear with the addition of color.
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