Synopsis: Learn to paint with Anna Mason, using this inspiring, practical watercolour guide.
Anna Mason’s vibrant, detailed and uplifting watercolours have earned her worldwide recognition. In this, her second book, she goes beyond flowers to explore her inspirations from across the natural world, including fruit, birds and animals. The book gives you a very personal insight into Anna’s way of working; with clarity and warmth she will help you find inspiration, choose scale and composition, see things correctly and work with discipline and flow until you produce fabulous work of your own. Packed with advice and inspiring finished pieces, this gorgeous book guides you through her method of working with four beautiful step-by-step projects: a blackberry, an autumn leaf, a sunflower and a garden bird. Each project contains a traceable outline. The book is suitable for beginners or for more experienced artists looking to refine their style or try new techniques.
https://www.searchpress.com/book/9781782213475/anna-mason-s-watercolour-world
Why I like it
This book is glorious in every sense, from the beautiful cover to the absolutely stunning paintings throughout the book, this is something to bring joy on the dullest of days. Simply to sit and turn the pages is a wonderful source of inspiration, but the detail is outstanding. it’s easy to forget that they are paintings, her paintings are so realistic you want to touch a petal, or bite into an apple. In the Introduction Anna shares her take on her world, ‘Those precious moments, the kind that makes you stop in your tracks and feel grateful to be alive are what inspire my watercolours’ .
Throughout the book she shares her inspiration tips and her love of gardening.
This beautiful book is packed full of helpful advice, how to garden, how to photograph, and how to paint from those photographs, how to understand colour, form and texture. Anna also describes in detail her 5 stage painting method, how to draw as well as helpful advice on selecting brushes, paper and paints. Four projects are broken down into the key details. The final chapter is about Improvement and also the importance of taking a break from your painting to gain a new perspective.
Anna also has a second book, equally inspirational, The Modern Flower Painter – Creating Vibrant Botanical Portraits in Watercolour
Both books would be a wonderful source of inspiration to any artist whether a beginner or more experienced, Very Highly Recommended!