Painting Flowers & Gardens in Watercolor and Pastel (Hardcover)

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Product Description

A practical guide to painting flowers and gardens which gives insight into the practicalities of painting with watercolour and pastel, plus the problems and pleasures to be encountered in capturing the essence of a garden scene.

About the Author

Alison Hoblyn has worked as a designer, illustrator, painter and teacher. Her love of flowers and plants stems from childhood, and she has designed her own gardens. She has produced designs for Medici cards, Ehrman Tapestries, the Designers' Guild, and Laura Ashley. She now divides her time between painting commissions, writing on garden subjects for magazines, and looking after her family. She lives in the Cotswolds. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: David & Charles Publishers (August 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 071530349X
• ISBN-13: 978-0715303498
• Product Dimensions: 11.8 x 8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,382,300 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Painting Flowers and Gardens in Watercolor and Pastel, February 6, 2005

By	Patricia E. Theonnes "PET ARTIST" (Newcastle, WA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is one of the worst art books I have ever purchased. I thought it would be a mixed medium method or a way to combine watercolor and pastels. Each medium was handled separately. The pastel portion was a disgrace. It was very childlike. I am a pastel and watercolorist. Any other book on beginning pastel would be better. The watercolor would be informative to anyone who new nothing about watercolor. Shame on the publisher for allowing this book to even use the word pastel. I feel I was robbed.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Painting Flowers & Gardens in watercolour and pastel, April 23, 2000

By	Ruth white (Vermont, USA) - See all my reviews

I highly recommend the book Painting Flowers & Gardens in watercolour and pastel. Although not a how to book with step-by-step demonstrations, it nonetheless contains an abundance of technical information. Alison Hobylyn completely opens her worldliness of artistic skills in a delightful commensense manner covering both watercolour and pastel materials, composition, drawing, perspective, and creating mood in a painting. The uniqueness of Hobyn's teaching approach is her ability to use examples of her sensitive painting style and vision to demonstrate the ideas she presents. Anyone searching for the window into the heart, soul, and expertise of a talented watercolour and pastel artist should most definitely read this excellent book.

5.0 out of 5 stars Painting Flowers & Gardens in watercolour and pastel, April 23, 2000

By	Ruth white (Vermont, USA) - See all my reviews

I highly recommend the book Painting Flowers & Gardens in watercolour and pastel. Although not a how to book with step-by-step demonstrations, it nonetheless contains an abundance of technical information. Alison Hobylyn completely opens her worldliness of artistic skills in a delightful commensense manner covering both watercolour and pastel materials, composition, drawing, perspective, and creating mood in a painting. The uniqueness of Hobyn's teaching approach is her ability to use examples of her sensitive painting style and vision to demonstrate the ideas she presents. Anyone searching for the window into the heart, soul, and expertise of a talented watercolour and pastel artist should most definitely read this excellent book.