Well, after what has been too long the Andrew Loomis books gets back into reproduction and gets to see the light of day once more. These long sought- after books got taken off the bookshelf a long time ago. With an ever increasing popularity, the price skyrocketed and you would be in great luck to find a copy, even a torn and old one, under the price of a used car.
Although he will probably be best remembered as a teacher and an author of the famous Loomis art books, he was also a wonderful artist, painter and draftsman.
Living and prospering in the US back in the 40's, Loomis made his living as an artist aiming first and foremost to the realm of advertising. He made bravura paintings and drawings picturing everything from family life, the grace and beauty of the human form to the classical advertisement with the product as his main subject.
His realistic depiction of the human form and his ability to give away artistic wisdom combined with a firm belief that everyone could learn to draw made people pick up his books and make art of their own with beauty in mind.
But once lost - to many the idea of ever touching the pages of his books again grew pale.
The rescue for many, was that some clever heads put the books online, despite lawyers miss-content, and the thriving artist could again, as a next best thing, read his memorable words of admiration on the subject matter.
So finally after a lot of time and increasing demand, his books will be out for sale again for people, new and old, to enjoy once more.
The first two books, Figure drawing for all its worth and Drawing the head and hands will be on sale on the end of May and beginning of October at the pricetag of $39, 95. If pre- ordered the price sinks to $23, 72 for the Figure drawing for all its worth and $26, 37 for the other. Not a bad price for two bibles on creating art.
Click on one of the books in the "books" section to the right to purchase from Amazon or follow the links below.
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