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by Billy Showell (Author)
Learn to paint beautiful botanical art as a world-renowned artist shares the materials, methods, and techniques she uses to create stunning watercolor flowers, fruits, and vegetables.
Includes 90+ step-by-step demonstrations! In this inspiring and indispensable guide to creating botanical art, a respected botanical watercolor artist reveals the materials, methods and techniques she uses to attain her stunningly beautiful portraits of flowers, fruit and vegetables. Inside you'll find Billy Showell's expert guidance on: - Tools and materials- Working from life and observation
- Drawing and watercolor painting techniques
- Pattern and texture
- Color and color mixing With over 90 step-by-step studies, close-up photographs and examples of Billy's exquisite watercolor paintings, this botanical art book is not only packed full of invaluable advice and information but also a visually stunning showcase for the work of this amazing artist. Billy Showell is a well-respected botanical watercolor artist, and her exceptional eye for detail and ability to re-create the form, texture, color 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.
Author Biography
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.
