THIS BOOK WAS A TOTAL DISAPPOINTMENT. The only good thing about this book are the paintings done by the artist. It does not demonstrate at all how to do the paintings. No "step by step" instruction is included in any of the paintings shown and the color palette combination though easy to make are too complicated to follow in the scheme of the painting. Perhabs a book for an advanced artist who understands how sky and cloud combinations as well as compositions are accomplished. Definitely NOT a book for a beginner artist. Too bad as the artist is truly superb and it would be a nice thing to do one of his paintings!