Trees, Woodlands And Forests: In Watercolour

Description

Popular author Geoff Kersey offers pages of inspiration in this helpful book which gives artists a wonderful selection of subjects to paint. He includes 24 pictures of woodlands full of atmosphere, with dappled light and foliage, seasonal colours, and different aspects; large vista forests, and different scenes incorporating beautiful trees in the landscape. Full-size outlines of each painting are included, plus instructions showing how elements can be interchanged to create new pictures. With a colour palette for each picture and clear, practical notes, readers will be able to reproduce great paintings for themselves.

Reviews

As a simple guide to painting scenes in which trees are a major feature, this can't be bettered. That seems like a rather restricted view, but it's important to understand that this isn't a guide to painting trees and it isn't exactly a guide to painting them in the landscape either. The What to Paint series is based around a series of 24 finished paintings with, on the opposite page, a general description of what they are and why and how they were painted, with detailed illustrations of specific features and a note of the colours used. Then, at the back of the book, you get outline drawings for each one that you can trace down onto your own paper. I like the book and the work that Geoff has produced is nicely done and well varied.-Artbookreview.net

Author description

Geoff Kersey is an experienced watercolourist and is much in demand as a teacher and demonstrator. He lives and works in Derbyshire where he has a studio, and he exhibits extensively. He has made two watercolour videos and contributes to various art publications.