An inspirational and practical art manual, packed with step-by-step
projects.
Artist Ann Blockley is renowned for her innovative approach to
watercolour painting. Her highly anticipated new book provides a series
of workshops demonstrating how to push the boundaries of watercolour,
using key techniques to develop your own work and take your paintings to
the next level.
Ann's easy-to-follow, step-by-step projects demonstrate how some of her
most dramatic paintings are created. She describes in detail some of the
key techniques used and how you can experiment with alternative methods
to create your own interpretations. Finally, her beautiful and
inspirational artworks demonstrate how different interpretations of a
subject might take an unexpected or unusual direction, and how to make
the most of these opportunities.
The book moves, with progressively challenging projects, from loose
wildflower meadows, textured woodland and rustic rambling walls to
atmospheric or semi-abstract landscape corners, all rendered in Ann's
adventurous signature style. Loose, expressive mark-making and unusual
techniques include combining water-based paint and ink with granulation
medium for dramatic texture, drawing with twigs, using gesso and collage
to create unique effects; manipulating paint with materials such as
plastic wrap (clingfilm); developing printed marks made using found
materials.
Following the huge demand for more practical guidance in experimental
painting, the book provides plenty of techniques and instruction. Ann's
personal commentary also gives a unique insight into the mind of the
artist - ways of looking at your subject, how to explore and
experiment - to unlock the potential of your watercolour painting.
