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Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Art treatments & subjects > Iconography, subjects depicted in art > Nature in art, still life, landscapes & seascapes > General
David More is one of western Canada's exceptional painters. Based
in the rural hamlet of Benalto, near Red Deer Alberta, he is part
of a generation of landscape artists who emerged in the 1970s to
make beauty out of the ordinary and challenge the expected with
bold acts of creation.Throughout his career, More has returned to
the garden as a deeply functional yet ritualistic space of human
endeavour. The garden is a place of shelter and sanctuary, of
colour and fragrance, of order and wilderness. The garden is a
private space, carefully tended and planted, observed en plein air
or through the living-room window. The garden is a public space, a
park where people gather to let their natures blossom. The garden
is the world, the nature that sustains and surround us, the
environment we all live within, and all have a responsibility to
cultivate and tend. Greatest Garden is a celebration of David
More's engagement with the garden as a multifaceted subject.
Featuring over fifty original artworks, this book encompasses a
career spent in conversation with gardens in their many and varied
forms. With lively brushwork, a keen sense of colour, and an
aptitude for expressive drawing and varied composition, More has
found the garden in expected and unexpected places. In Greatest
Garden you are welcomed to walk its sunlit paths.
Make nature inspired masterpieces with this friendly all-in-one
guide to gouache. From ferns and flowers to seascapes and
songbirds, create charming paintings alongside popular designer and
illustrator Clare Therese Gray. This book is packed with stunning
illustrations accompanied by detailed instructions so that readers
can enjoy each step of the way in creating their own painted
masterpieces. You will learn to capture the world around you with
Clare's signature, whimsical style, ideal for gifts, invitations,
greeting cards and more. Paint woodland mushrooms, beautiful
botanicals or calming pastel landscapes; each project is broken
into simple steps so you can enjoy the process and let go of
perfection. Similar to watercolor yet easier to control, gouache is
a fun and approachable medium for artists of any skill level.
You'll find 25 unique tutorials for creating enchanting relaxing
artwork. Pieces are organized from beginner-like a jam jar of
wildflowers-to advanced-like a twilight owl scene-so you can grow
in confidence and expertise as you paint through each chapter. The
book includes a thorough introductory section covering everything
you need to get started: choosing and mixing colors, handling
paint, selecting brushes and mastering basic techniques. Let your
creativity soar from riverbed to treetop and beyond with this
gorgeous guide to gouache.
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