{"product_id":"9781800920163","title":"Painting in Abstract","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Carole Robson\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003ePainting \u0026amp; paintings | Art techniques \u0026amp; principles | Painting \u0026amp; art manuals\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 14\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e June 2024 by Search Press Ltd in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 128 pages, 250 Illustrations, colour \u003cbr\u003e280mm x 216mm | 0g\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"gardners-meta\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/StarEmpty.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLearn to capture the abstract beauty of the natural world in paint and mixed media with this inspiring book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA practical, mixed media art book, illustrated with finished paintings and short exercises that encourage an experimental approach to painting the natural landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarole Robson's aim is to inspire readers with her own enthusiasm for art and, as a teacher, to help them to achieve their own artistic goals. Her work is a celebration of the natural landscape, and her intention is always to shine a light on nature in order to elevate its case, especially poignant now that nature is in such jeopardy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book guides the reader through simple combinations of wet media such as watercolour, gouache, acrylic and Indian inks. It goes on to examine and include other media and techniques; exploring media that combine happily, and those that resist each other to create interesting and unexpected effects.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt offers strategies for developing concepts and improving design, with a chapter devoted to the formal elements – line, shape, colour, tone, texture and surface pattern – that can be harnessed to produce impactful work. Readers will be provided the tools and inspiration to find their own interpretations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarole covers various aspects of the natural landscape, from close-up details to more distant views, celebrating wild flowers, seed heads, berries and leaves. It peers inquisitively into ditches, hedgerows and verges, and soaks up the idyll of flower-rich meadows. It will visit the tranquility of woodland scenes as well as the atmospheric, wild elements of stormy skies and high seas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExciting techniques such as washing or spraying off an image, using improvised mark-making tools, preparing a variety of collage papers such as painting through tissue paper are included; alongside printing or stencilling acrylic gel or texture paste to enliven a surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book offers a unique route into creativity and innovation for the reader, whether beginner or expert artist.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners Books Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41135600861319,"sku":"9781800920163","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9781800920163.jpg?v=1711637166","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.co.uk\/products\/9781800920163","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}