Ready to Paint the Masters: Charles Rennie Mackintosh's Watercolour Flowers by Fiona Peart

Ready to Paint the Masters: Charles Rennie Mackintosh's Watercolour Flowers by Fiona Peart

Learn to paint like the masters in this inspiring series. Renowned architect and designer, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, was also an accomplished watercolour painter, who produced beautiful studies of flowers. Here, Fiona Peart reproduces three of these flower paintings, and two of her own works, inspired by Mackintosh's very distinctive style. Tracings are provided to eliminate the drawing stage.

May 12

A 'how to' guide on painting flowers in the style of Charles Rennie MackintoshVery practical with five easy to follow projects; this will prove a valuable addition to the shelves of any keen botanical painter. Outlines are provided as pull out tracings which can be used again and again. These are supplemented by detailed instructions on how to achieve the correct painting effects. Included in the book are some of Rennie Mackintosh's most famous paintings namely Anemone and Pasque Flower, and Anemones. What makes this book just that bit extra special is the fact that Peart shows how to achieve similar effects in compositions of your own. She has created two compostions - Lavatera and Garden Flowers - in the style of Rennie Mackintosh and explains clearly how these were achieved. This is a fascinating book, which will be much appreciated by artists.

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Fiona Peart is a professional artist and fully qualified art tutor, specialising in watercolour and drawing techniques. She runs popular workshops, gives talks and presentations to various art groups, and also demonstrates at art shows and exhibitions throughout the UK. She writes regularly for The Artist, Leisure Painter and StartArt magazines, as well as contributing articles and features to national magazines, and has produced several DVDs on watercolour and coloured pencils. For more information visit www.fionapeart.com

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ISBN 13	9781844486441
ISBN 10	1844486443
Title	Ready to Paint the Masters: Charles Rennie Mackintosh's Watercolour Flowers
Author	Fiona Peart
Series	Ready To Paint The Masters
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Search Press Ltd
Year published	2011-02-10
Number of pages	88
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.