Paint Bold and Beautiful Blooms!
Mary paints more than flowers; she paints her joy of nature. Evocative of spring breezes and summer sunshine, her dramatic, up-close paintings invite viewers to linger a while, look closer, and really savor the riveting color harmonies and poetry of form. In doing so, we see these "ordinary" garden beauties in a new, formal light--as living, growing sculptures.
In Watercolor Blooms, Mary shares the straightforward palette, simple techniques, and bold design choices behind her prize-winning watercolor flowers as she shows you step by step how to capture the beauty and intensity of the Spring and Summer flower. Make paintings filled with movement, joy, vibrancy and juicy color.
Bloomin' Beautiful!
From first strokes to final touches, you'll learn everything you need to know to paint screaming orange poppies, precious plump peonies, graceful lotus blossoms, classic roses, sunny daffodils, regal lilies, and other garden favorites:
* Advice for choosing the materials and supplies that will work best for you.
* Tips for mixing sensuous color, from soft and ethereal to bright and bold.
* How to make the most of watercolor's brilliance with washes, color glazes, lifting, and other techniques that work well for painting flowers.
* Composition secrets to for bringing beauty and harmony to your paintings.
* Simple secrets to complementary backgrounds, from soft skies to landscapes.
* How to enhance your paintings by adding acrylics to your palette, without giving up the look of glowing, transparent watercolor.
There's more! You'll learn how to mix natural-looking greens for leaves and stems, achieve a sparkling sense of light, add an extra touch of life with butterflies and bees...a whole host of expert advice for turning seeds of inspiration into the prettiest flowers ever to bloom from your brush!
15 Breathtaking Painting Demonstrations
Twelve complete flower-painting demonstrations focus on individual flower varieties (tulips, morning glories, magnolias, etc.) and get you comfortable with basic procedures and techniques. These are followed by three more elaborate and involved painting demonstrations: Roses and a Butterfly, Weathered Fence and Geranium, and Country Garden. Watch up close as Mary moves through each painting section-by-section, from the first seed of an idea to a painting in full bloom.
You'll love them!
Flowers. You love them, no doubt about it! In this book you'll learn how to express that love in a colorful, enjoyable and artistic way. Experienced and novice artists alike will revel in the inspiration and easy-to-follow instruction of Watercolor in Bloom. It makes painting flowers as pleasurable as a stroll through the garden!  See inside this Book
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