Name: Botanical Watercolours Through the Seasons by Sandrine Maugy
Brand: Search Press
SKU: 9781782219439
Price: 19.99 GBP
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Description

Botanical Watercolours Through the Seasons by Sandrine Maugy is a comprehensive all-year round guide to painting flowers and plants, following the rhythm of nature through the year.

Sandrine begins this book by running through her ethically-sourced materials and tools, her workspace and an introduction to the key techniques she uses in her botanical watercolours. She also covers colour theory in relation to botanica subjects, as well as colour bias and the key to creating realistic shadows without falling back on grey.

Each of the main chapters in this title focuses on a season, and includes instructions for painting its plants. Explore papery bulbs in spring and jewel-like berries in winter - all shown alongside examples of the author’s stunning artwork. There are three step-by-step tutorials within each chapter - beginning with beginner level and progressing to more advanced techniques. Subjects of the tutorials range from bold spring daffodils, delicate summer sweet peas, through to whimsical autumn ginkgo biloba leaves, and finishing with a striking holly star composition to close the winter chapter.

A foreword written by Tom Brown (Head Gardener at West Dean College of Arts and Conservation) praises Sandrine’s expertise and tuition. Readers have the option to work through the exercises season to season, or to pick and choose from their favourite flowers. All Sandrine’s materials are ethically sourced - from sustainable paper and cruelty-free brushes to vegan paints.

176 page hardback. 216 x 280mm.

LOOK INSIDE

Contents

Foreword 6
- Introduction 8
- My ethical studio 10
- Working space 12
- Painting from life 13
- Drawing kit 14
- Painting kit 16
- Paints and pigments 18
- Colour mixing theory 20
- My palette 22
- Tone 24
- Technique 28
Spring 32
- Spring subjects and their palette 34
- Anatomy of a daffodil 36
- Level 1: Daffodil 38
- Anatomy of an anemone 46
- Level 2: Anemone 48
- Anatomy of a tulip 56
- Level 3: Tulip ‘Queen of Night’ 58
Summer 66
- Summer subjects and their palette 68
- Anatomy of a sweet pea 70
- Level 1: Sweet pea 72
- Anatomy of a rose 82
- Drawing a rose 84
- Painting a rose 86
- Level 2: Rosa 'Odyssey' 88
- Anatomy of a sunflower 98
- Level 3: Sunflower 100
Autumn 108
- Autumn subjects and their palette 110
- Anatomy of a ginkgo biloba 112
- Level 1: Ginkgo biloba 114
- Anatomy of a pear 120
- Level 2: Catillac pear 122
- Anatomy of a hydrangea 128
- Level 3: Hydrangea 130
Winter 140
- Winter subjects and their palette 142,
- Anatomy of a pansy 144
- Level 1: Pansy ‘Midnight Glow’ 146
- Anatomy of an echeveria 152
- Level 2: Echeveria 154
- Anatomy of holly 162
- Level 3: Holly star 164
Conclusion 170
Paint conversion table 172
Glossary 174
Credits 175
Index 176

About the Author

Sandrine Maugy is an award-winning botanical artist, author and illustrator, fellow member of the Society of Botanical Artists, the Association of Illustrators, the Society of Authors and the Societé Française d’Illustration Botanique (SFIB). She exhibits her work internationally and writes articles for art magazines. Sandrine regularly teaches residential courses at the renowned West Dean College, and wrote the Botanical Illustration Diploma Course for London Art College. She runs an art blog, YouTube channel Atelier Sandrine Maugy and a Patreon site, for students all over the world. Her first book, Colours of Nature was published in 2013. Sandrine paints and writes from her studio and garden in Southampton, UK. Her painting style captures the pure, vibrant colours of nature and is infused with dramatic light, giving this traditional style a contemporary twist.

Specifications

Technique

Painting

Medium

Watercolour

Loose/Set

Individual

Brand

Search Press

Book Format

Hardback

Author

Sandrine Maugy

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