Watercolor for the First Time: a Beginner's Guide

by QUILLER STEPHEN

• ISBN13: 9780823056156
• ISBN10: 0823056155
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-10-01
• Publisher: Random House Inc

Summary

Watercolor For the First Time is intended to demystify the delicate art ofatercolor and to serve as a true primer in this art. The reader learns aboutaterials - paints, brushes, and paper - and is offered information anddvice on setting up a work station; basic techniques, and even and aomprehensive lesson on color theory. The aspiring watercolorist will buildasic skills by developing his sense of perspective, composition and design.his tutorial also discusses patterns, light & shadow, and various techniquesor painting popular elements of nature such as trees, skies, and water toame a few. Unique to this book is an "open-ended approach" intended toncourage the individual reader to implement his or her own creative ideasnto the art. Within each chapter, a variety of choices are provided to helptimulate creativity, and exercises are designed to encourage personalhought and interpretation.

Author Biography

Elizabeth Horowitz has enjoyed a career as an accomplished watercolorist for more than two decades. She has many solo shows and distinguished awards to her credit, and her paintings hang in a number of museum, corporate, and private collections. A member of the New York Society of Illustrators, the Garden State Watercolor Society, and a teacher of art, Horowitz is known for her popular watercolor classes at the New Jersey Center for Visual Arts in Summit, New Jersey, and the Armory Art Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. Her work is currently represented by the Peterson Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and the Lenox Gallery of Fine Art in Lenox, Massachusetts. Poster reproductions of her watercolors are distributed widely by the Bentley Publishing Group. The author may be contacted by e-mail at: [e-mail].