Painting and Understanding Abstract Art is a practical book on how to
paint abstracts but it also explains how to approach and understand
abstract art. It moves the teaching of art from a doing level of
painting a certain subject in a particular medium to a thinking level of
'what am I doing when I paint?' and 'what am I trying to say in this
painting?' Using practical exercises with explanatory text, John Lowry
develops the thinking and doing processes together and leads the reader
to a greater understanding and appreciation of this most exciting art
genre.