Now every artist can learn directly from the modern masters. This book shows painters how to create great artwork through great composition - using advice and examples from 27 of the world's best living painters. Readers will find: Paintings and inspirational advice from such renowned artists as Albert Handel, Daniel Greene, Bill James and Clark Mitchell Sketches, diagrams, line drawings, and schematics that break down the basics of composition and show how artists think as they create Nine demonstrations - by nine different artists - that encompass a variety of subject matter and mediums This can't-miss guide gives artists all the tools they need to master composition and build better paintings.