Painting Fresh Florals in Watercolor - Softcover

For more than 25 years, Arleta Pech has been dazzling the art world with her strikingly realistic watercolour compositions. Now artists can learn to utilise her trademark techniques by following this guide's complete demonstrations for painting irises, magnolias, roses, peonies, apple blossoms, tulips - even delicate china and lacework. Starting with the basics, beginners can learn to successfully render transparent petals, luminous colours and a variety of delicate floral shapes. In addition, readers will learn: - eight step-by-step demonstrations of luxuriant, finished paintings - shorter step-by-step demonstrations showing how to observe and paint each flower's "living presence" - glazing techniques for building depth of colour and three-dimensional form - tips on how to find inspiration, develop a composition, create a theme, and paint backgrounds

Arleta Pech is a renowned artist and teacher who has taught dozens of workshops at the Scottsdale Artists School. Her work was discovered by Mill Pond Press, and since that time she has travelled widely for gallery shows, tours, print signings and research trips.