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A-Z of Flower Portraits

An illustrated guide to painting 40 beautiful flowers in
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watercolour

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BILLY SHOWELL

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Publication September 2010
Price AUD $46.99
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ISBN 9781844484522
Format Hardback 292 x 216 mm
Extent 128 pages N
Illustrations 200 Colour illustrations
Imprint Search Press C
Publisher Search Press
Classification Watercolour E
BIC CODE/S AFCC, WFA

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Description N
Billy Showell is a well-respected contemporary artist whose watercolour flower portraits have earned her the respect of watercolour artists
all over the world. Worked to the same degree of accuracy as traditional botanical paintings, Billy's compositions are given a more
contemporary twist, combining her unique eye for design with her love of flowers. In this book, 40 flower portraits are presented, F
arranged in alphabetical order, each one accompanied by small studies, details, step-by-step instructions and the colour mixes used to
accomplish the finished work. At the start of the book there are useful sections on the materials and equipment needed and the main O
techniques used, including wet-into-wet, colour blending, lifting out, layering glazes, dry brushing and colour mixing, and at the end of
the book Billy gives her own unique slant on composition and discusses the importance of creating a sketchbook. Whether you love to
paint, or simply love flowers, this book will delight and inspire you. R

About The Author M

Billy Showell graduated from St Martins School of Art with a B.A. in fashion design, but was irresistably drawn to painting and
illustration. In 1993 she set course for a career as an artist and now paints, illustrates and teaches botanical painting at her studio and art
clubs in the UK, USA and Australia. She lives in Tunbridge Wells, UK with her husband and two sons. Billy has been awarded five A
Certificates of Botanical Merit from the Society of Botanical Artists and her first book on watercolour flower portraits has been hugely
successful in the UK and abroad. Billy's paintings are collected by her followers the world over and many are available as limited edition
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