Painting Flowers and Plants

A book by Janet Whittle

Review

Everything you want to know about painting flowers and plants – a complete inspirational course for all those interested in capturing the beauty of poppies, daisies, snowdrops, irises and more.

In this bright and colourful book Janet Whittle covers many creative techniques for capturing the beauty of flowers and plants – wet-in-wet, wet-on-dry, negative painting, masking, lifting out, glazing and more. She also looks at detailing the finer parts of flowers such as veining and stamens. Janet’s paintings are characterised by their lively backgrounds and her vibrant palette and she gives guidance on painting backgrounds as well as on composition. Clear step-by-step projects on snowdrops, poppies and daisies are included and many other flowers are depicted in examples of Janet’s finished work.

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 and fine art prints bearing her work are widely available in Europe, US and worldwide.

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 the Society of Floral Painters Jersey Exhibition.

Paperback published by Search Press, 2003
ISBN: 1903975581
96 pages, colour illustrations

Book - £9.99 + £2.50 (UK, email for worldwide) p.p (total £12.49)

Video - £17.99 + £1.50 p.p (UK, email for worldwide)(total £19.49)

Book and Video Pack - £27.00 + £3.00 p.p (UK, email for worldwide) (total £30.00)

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