In this work artist Jackie Simmonds looks at all the essential aspects of painting gardens in pastel. She provides a guide to choosing pastel materials and covers pastel techniques, use of colour, painting flowers and trees, simplifying nature, garden still life and garden landscapes. Easy-to-follow step-by-step demonstration paintings are also included.
Jackie Simmonds is a well-known pastel artist whose work is often exhibited by the Pastel Society, the Linda Blackstone Gallery in London, and other galleries throughout the UK. An excellent teacher and communicator, she writes regularly for ‘The Artist’ magazine and runs very popular and successful workshops and painting holidays.