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The Kew Book of Painting Orchids in Watercolour, Paperback / softback Book

The Kew Book of Painting Orchids in Watercolour Paperback / softback

Part of the Kew Books series

Paperback / softback

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Vivienne Cawson's luminous painting style and considered use of flat or patterned backgrounds gives her work a contemporary, beautiful feel all of its own.

Published in association with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, as a celebration of their annual Orchid Festival, this stunning book teaches you how to paint a selection of orchids in watercolour. The book contains a thorough techniques section that guides you through Vivienne's decision-making, colour-matching and painting process.

It teaches you how to capture form with speed and confidence, practise painting different leaves, flowers, and roots and create different textures with paint.

The book contains exercises that will hone your skills and encourage your artistic intuition, followed by three complete step-by-step projects that feature a range of flowers in wild and still-life settings.

The paintings feature touches of watercolour pencil and crayon, along with panels of gouache, which complement the delicate watercolours. The book is interspersed with images from the Kew Art Collection, showcasing the rich variety and beauty of this much-loved family of flowers.

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