Painting in Oils

This book was not so much written as constructed, somewhat like a painting. It is a collection of teaching notes from nearly thirty years, each note created in the crucible of an art class.

A comment from one of his readers:

Ryno Swart has written a book as magical as the most successful painting . . . it says what needs to be said-no more, no less. It gets to the heart of the matter and is peppered with pithy and relevant notes such as
"Half the skill of painting is leaving it alone."
"You can't make a painting work; you can only allow it to work."
"A painting must be conducted like a military campaign; planned and organised and strategised."

This is a book that should not lie on a coffee table or grace a bookshelf. This is a book that should be propped up in your studio or wherever you work and should soon become spotted and splashed with paint.