The Impressionist movement that began 150 years ago set artists free to experiment outdoors, capturing the fleeting effects and many moods of sunlight in their paintings by juxtaposing contrasting colors. This approach to painting has not remained static over the decades, and so here Dustan Knight walks you through the techniques to achieving brilliant effects in a contemporary style. Using no-fuss watercolor and acrylic, she demonstrates through her own paintings, as well as others she has selected, accessible ways to create dramatic atmospheric vistas and intimate garden landscapes.