Painting Flowers: A Creative Approach

Description

Painting flowers is a joyful experience - to capture and celebrate the colour, form and beauty of flowers in watercolour is an endlessly exciting pursuit. This book encourates you to experiment and play when you paint, to enjoy the process of creating a painting, and to develop your own style as you observe and render either a single stem or a full floral abstract. By moving from the tight constraints of botanical illustration, it encourages a looser style of floral paining that allows for a more personal and unique interpretation of the subject. . Observational skills - the importance of looking closely at a subject to see detail in a new way. . Understanding your materials and equipment - looks at traditional tools and paints, but also how photography and other digital media can be used to the artist's advantage. . Inspiration and design ideas - suggest ways to express emotions by experimenting with colour, shapes, concepts and narrative. . Demonstrations, exercises, studio tips and projects guide the way, but the book's emphasis is on developing your own ideas and styles through creative experimentation. AUTHOR: Sian Dudley paints vibrant and exciting watrcolours of flowers. She is also a passionate and experienced teacher, and internationally known as an online contributor to Art Tutor. She runs Moor to Sea Arts with her husband Rob Dudley. SELLING POINTS: . A beautiful book that will inspire both those new to painting flowers and those seeking a different approach. . It encourages a looser style of floral painting that allows for a more personal interpretation of the subject. . Will be of great interest and inspiration to artists, watercolourists, botanical artists and English countryside enthusiasts. . Beautifully illustrated with 273 colour images. . Sian Dudley is a passionate and experienced teacher of painting watercolours of flowers and an on-line contributor to Art Tutor.

Sian Dudley paints vibrant and exciting watercolours of flowers. She is also a passionate and experienced teacher, and internationally known as an online contributor to Art Tutor. She lives in Devon and runs Moor to Sea Arts with her husband Rob Dudley.