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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
Sold in packs of 6. Gorgeous, foiled, handmade greeting cards,
blank inside and shrink-wrapped with a gold envelope. Themed with
our art calendars, foiled notebooks and illustrated art books. Our
greeting cards are printed on FSC paper and wrapped in
biodegradable cellobag, and are themed with our art calendars,
foiled notebooks and illustrated art books. Lucy Innes Williams is
a painter and illustrator with an artistic interest in highly
ornate textiles, patterns, and the decorative arts of the early-mid
twentieth century. She uses a combination of gouache, watercolour
and printmaking.
"London in Landscape" can be properly described as a labour of love
for young artist Karen Neale. Since June 2005 she has been braving
all climates in order to capture, in her own extraordinary,
inimitable style, the different faces of the country's capital, in
all seasons. From Bow Street to Chinatown, from Buckingham Palace
to Smithfield Market, from the Tate Modern to Trafalgar Square,
Karen has brought her unique talent to bear on the landmarks of
this great city and created a tremendous record of its everyday
life. Amazingly, Karen draws entirely in biro on A5 sketchpads -
hence the format of the book - carefully colouring afterwards. Each
drawing can take her up to ten hours standing in situ to complete,
and she has had many unusual experiences during the process.
This notebook features a beautiful cover illustration by acclaimed
nature artist Jane Smith. It contains 192 pages of lined paper,
head-and-tail bans, a ribbon marker and band to keep it securely
fastened.
Scissors and glue stick at the ready... inject a wealth of
botanical beauty into your creative projects with this sumptuous
collection of images from the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew archive.
Whether you're looking for vintage botanical ephemera to enhance
your journal or scrapbook pages, want to make your own collage art,
or simply have a range of botanical elements at your fingertips for
gift-wrapping, card-making, vision-boarding and more - this
stunning collection will give you over 500 images to cut out and
create with, in whatever way you choose. Featuring over 500 images,
this book presents a wide variety of botanical art across a range
of chapters - from flowers to cacti, fruit and vegetables, and even
fungi. The images are printed on one side only so that all images
can be used, and each page is backed with lovely botanical patterns
that can also be used as paper elements, so no scrap is wasted.
Botanical art is as popular today as it has ever been, perhaps even
more so, as we all realise the importance of connecting with nature
in an increasingly fast-paced world. It has been scientifically
proven that even looking at pictures of plants can have a calming
effect on the mind, lowering stress levels and supporting
relaxation. The same is true of making things by hand - away from
screens and digital distractions - and so combining the traditional
craft of collage with botanical art is an immensely mindful
activity that will benefit all who have a go. Alongside the 500
images, you will find guidance on how to use the book, with collage
ideas and tips and tricks for getting the most from this absorbing
art form. Cut it up, stick it down and watch your creative projects
blossom before your very eyes with this bumper book of botanical
illustrations from Kew.
The Botanical Illustrator's Handbook takes a closer look at how to
accurately portray the riches of the botanical world. It tackles
and explains many of the difficulties that artists encounter so
they can extend and expand their choice of subject matter. Written
by a respected artist and drawing on her wealth of experience, it
offers new insights and a fresh approach to the wonders of
botanical illustration. Topics covered include: advice on the
labelling and quality of paper, and choice of pencils, paints and
brushes; techniques for the mixing and handling of greens; chapters
on magnification, managing detail and using scale bars; and
finally, instructions for using perspective techniques, and
painting complex structures such as pine cones and umbellifers, and
tricky details such as hairs.
Following the success of A Dog a Day (Pavilion, 2017), Sally Muir
returns with a sea of new, but crucially old, faces. Several years
ago Sally Muir began a Facebook project, 'A Dog a Day', posting dog
art daily. Through the project she was introduced to endless people
and their dogs, and the distinct personalities and complex emotions
that owners attribute to them. More recently, Sally's project
changed focus and she asked the public to send in photographs of
their old dogs. Featuring grey muzzles, milky eyes and wobbly legs,
as well as tender anecdotes picked up from a whole lifetime of
companionship, Sally Muir's paintings of our more senior canines
are collected here for the first time. Sally Muir is well known for
her portrayal of dogs, with Elderly Dog featuring in the Royal
Academy Summer Exhibition in 2018 and Hound following up in the
Summer Exhibition in 2019. The popularity of Elderly Dog has
fuelled Sally's desire to continue to paint older dogs, and
celebrate the ageing process of our favourite pets in grace and
style. From loose sketches and lithographs to potato prints and oil
paintings, Old Dogs includes a range of mediums that Sally has
become known for, and embraces dogs of all shapes and sizes: big,
small, pedigree and cross breed.
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