The Whole Story: Painting more than just the flowers by Christina Hart-Davies

The Whole Story: Painting more than just the flowers by Christina Hart-Davies

A beautiful retrospective overview of the work of award-winning botanical artist Christina Hart-Davis, telling the whole story of plants and flowers and their surrounding species and habitats, interweaving illustrations and artworks with commentary from the artist about the plants, the inspiration behind the works and the art techniques used.

“This little book spans the many-facetted life of an artist
of prestigious accomplishments, of small but exquisite, accurate paintings,
expositions of artistic techniques and an uncompromising composition” – Roger Reynolds,
writing in Eryngium, the Journal of the Institute for Analytical Plant
Illustration

Christina Hart Davies is well known for her precise and accurate botanical watercolours, which feature in prestigious collections worldwide and have won many awards including several RHS Gold medals. She has illustrated many books and field guides, most notably 'The Collins Wild Flower Guide'. In 2016 Two Rivers Press published Christina’s own book 'A Wild Plant Year' on the history, folklore and uses of Britain’s wild plants. Christina graduated in Typography from Reading University. Her design background is invaluable in her illustration work and influences the composition of her exhibition paintings. She is an experienced and popular tutor and enjoys encouraging people to find their own style in which to celebrate plants of all kinds. www.christinahartdavies.co.uk

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ISBN 13	9781909747630
ISBN 10	1909747637
Title	The Whole Story: Painting more than just the flowers
Author	Christina Hart-Davies
Series	Botanical Art Portfolios
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Two Rivers Press
Year published	2020-09-21
Number of pages	76
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.