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Paint Pad Poster Book: Flowers

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Description

Fill your home with original, professional art – and learn how to paint at the same time. This innovative new series is a poster book, an art pad and a step-by-step painting book all rolled into one!

Each of the five A3 posters are ready to pull out, frame and display. In addition, you can enjoy the calming pursuit of painting each of the pictures yourself using the pre-printed outlines – so no drawing required.

The large landscape format of the book allows each stage of painting to be clearly and comprehensively explained with an innovative annotation approach. Simply pull out the simple, stage-by-stage tutorial pages and pin them to your easel, then paint directly onto the watercolour outlines for fantastic results.

In this title, learn how to paint five of the nation’s favourite flowers in the style of the finest watercolour artists of this day. Choose from a vibrant bouquet of sunflowers, a field of poppies, a vase of tulips, a garden of roses or a bed of irises.

Additional information

ISBN

9781782217558

Dimensions

432 x 279 mm

Book Type

Paperback / softback

Author

Various

Author Bio

Features the work of popular watercolour artists Julie King, Fiona Peart and Janet Whittle.

After graduating with a first-class degree in textile design, Julie King worked as an in-house designer of household textiles before freelancing for several years, creating fabrics, wallpapers and ceramics, all inspired by her deep love of flowers and the natural world. She was awarded a Certificate of Education and the Society of Botanical Artists Certificate of Botanical Merit for a freestyle interpretation of an iris.

Julie, who lives in Kent, teaches both landscape and flower painting in venues ranging from National Trust and privately owned gardens to cruise liners. She also contributes articles to the Leisure Painter magazine.
Fiona Peart is a professional artist and fully qualified art tutor, specialising in watercolour and drawing techniques. She runs popular workshops, gives talks and presentations to various art groups, and also demonstrates at art shows and exhibitions throughout the UK. She writes regularly for The Artist, Leisure Painter and StartArt magazines, as well as contributing articles and features to national magazines, and has produced several DVDs on watercolour and coloured pencils. For more information visit http://www.fionapeart.com
Janet Whittle is a professional artist and qualified teacher who specialises in flowers and landscapes in watercolour and pastel. She exhibits regularly at the Westminster Galleries in London, and has also shown her work at the prestigious Mall Galleries and other international venues. Greeting cards bearing her work are widely available in Europe and the US and her prints are sold throughout the world. Janet Whittle has received awards from the major UK art groups, including the Society of Botanical Artists' Founder President's Honour in 1999, and the St. Cuthberts Mill Award for a picture of outstanding quality in 2001. Also in that year she won The Society of Flower Painters' Award for Excellence for their Jersey Exhibition.

Number of Pages

40

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