Sunlight and Shadows in Watercolour painting light from interiors to landscapes

by Willis, Lucy

• ISBN13: 9781849942645
• ISBN10: 1849942641
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2015-07-09
• Publisher: Batsford

Summary

Lucy Willis is a well-known and successful watercolourist, renowned for her atmospheric paintings full of sunlight and shade. In her third book, Sunlight and Shadows in Watercolour, Lucy Willis shares her professional tips and expertise on painting inspirational landscapes and interiors full of light.

There are several step-by-step demonstration paintings on how to achieve the different effects of light – bright sunlight, shadows, dappled light and night-time scenes. In addition, Lucy shows how to paint from photographs, how to mix colour, and stresses the importance of tone in creating a successful composition.

The themes and subjects covered are Landscape, Water, Gardens, Architecture, Interiors, Still Life, Portraits and the importance of keeping a sketchbook.

Lucy Willis encourages all watercolourists, whatever their level, to exploit the versatile effects of watercolour and produce exciting, atmospheric work of their own.

Author Biography

Lucy Willis is a Member of the West of England Academy. She leads very popular international painting holidays to exotic places for The Artist magazine and runs painting and printmaking courses from her house in Somerset. She has won many painting awards, including the BP Portrait Award at the National Portrait Gallery, and is represented by the Curwen Gallery in London. She is author of Light in Watercolour (HarperCollins) and Travels with Watercolour (Batsford).