Billy Showell's Botanical Painting in Watercolour - Rilegato

Showell, Billy

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 1844484513 ISBN 13: 9781844484515

Casa editrice: Search Pr Ltd, 2016

Riassunto

Billy Showell is a well-respected botanical watercolour artist, and her exceptional eye for detail and ability to re-create the form, texture, colour and patterning of a wide range of plants have earned her a formidable reputation worldwide. Her compositions are given a contemporary, sometimes playful twist, while retaining all the beauty and accuracy of traditional botanical paintings. In this inspiring and indispensable guide for botanical artists, she reveals the materials, methods and techniques she uses to attain her stunningly beautiful portraits of flowers, fruit and vegetables. There is expert guidance on tools and materials, working from life, observation, and drawing and painting techniques, as well as detailed sections on pattern, texture, and colour and colour mixing. With numerous step-by-step studies, close-up photographs and examples of Billy's exquisite paintings, this book is not only packed full of invaluable advice and information but also a visually stunning showcase for the work of this amazing artist.

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Informative, practical and rewarding, this meets a long-felt need. --The Artist

Exquisitely presented and beautifully painted, if you ever wanted something to encourage you to start botanical painting, this would be it. It's inspiring, enjoyable and very thorough. --Artbookreview.et

L'autore:

Billy Showell graduated from St Martins School of Art with a B.A. in fashion design, but was irresistably drawn to painting and illustration. In 1993 she set course for a career as an artist and now paints, illustrates and teaches botanical painting at her studio and art clubs in the UK, USA and Australia. She lives in Tunbridge Wells, UK with her husband and two sons. Billy has been awarded five Certificates of Botanical Merit from the Society of Botanical Artists and her first book on watercolour flower portraits has been hugely successful in the UK and abroad. Billy's paintings are collected by her followers the world over and many are available as limited edition prints.

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• Editore: Search Pr Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1844484513
• ISBN 13: 9781844484515
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 192