Experienced watercolourist and countryman Wilfred Ball conveys his own approach to painting watercolours - techniques and methods which can be applied by any painter. The author groups his work under aspects which create and reflect nature's beauty - light in its many forms, skies, water, frost, the seasons - to demonstrate how best to convey their magic and overcome difficulties. His straightforward instruction is combined with 120 of his watercolours to provide advice and support to painters seeking to capture the elusive beauty of nature.