NOTE:Other painting and art instruction books are available through Michael's Lulu.com store, http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/miragenmMichael Chesley Johnson is an oil and pastel painter working in the American Southwest, coastal Maine and the Canadian Maritimes. He also specializes in teaching small-size plein air workshops in oil and pastel. Elected a Master Pastellist by Pastel Artists Canada in 2008, he is a Signature Member of the Pastel Society of America and a juried member of Oil Painters of America.Michael is the author of several books on plein air painting and the painting process. He also writes regularly for The Pastel Journal and The Artist's Magazine. Michael lives and paints on Campobello Island, New Brunswick, and in Sedona, Arizona. He has a studio gallery on Campobello Island, Friar's Bay Studio Gallery, and one in Sedona, Arizona, Pumphouse Studio Gallery. For more information, visit www.MichaelChesleyJohnson.com.Michael also writes fiction under the pen name of Mac Braxton. His book, available for the Kindle on Amazon, is DREAM SECTOR.