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Petite in size but packed with inspiration, Just Draw Botanicals
presents 90 beautiful, contemporary botanical artworks in a range
of media and styles. Each spread includes a stunning work of art
paired with a discussion of the artist's approach to creating it,
including the techniques employed. At the bottom of the page, find
tips on the tools, materials and methods used to make the piece. A
hyper-realistic blackberry, a watercolour sketch of a bunch of mint
in a glass, a detailed scratchboard study of three pussy willow
twigs, a tribal-style pattern inspired by different leaf shapes, an
abstract image-transfer print of a milkweed plant... the techniques
and subjects covered are diverse. With these and more artworks -
created in a variety of media, including watercolour, coloured
pencils, oil, pen and ink, mixed media and pencil - explore: Shape,
form and light Harmonious colours Contrasting elements Fine detail
Capturing movement Cropped compositions Using negative space
Anatomical accuracy A visual index is included at the front of the
book so you can easily skip to a style or colour palette that
interests you. At the back of the book, find an overview of
materials and tips for using them; a list of further resources,
including books and websites; and two additional indexes, one by
artist name and the other by subject. Whether you are an artist
looking for fresh ideas for creating botanical art or simply enjoy
looking at nature-inspired images, this portable volume is a rich
resource.
Renowned botanical artist and professional gardener, Carolyn
Jenkins combines her love of art and gardening to create stunning
compositions (often very different from traditional botanical
painting) with vibrant colours that leap from the page.The first
part of this book - Botanical: Grow - explores time well-spent in
the garden and covers much of the traditional details of botanical
painting, from observation to capturing light, colour and texture.
The second part - Contemporary: Paint - explores how Carolyn works
with photography, using the computer to help with crop and
composition, achieving maximum impact and creating luminous
paintings that shine from the page. Her stunning illustrations are
full of vibrant colour, and her larger-than-life artworks have
gained an enthusiastic following on Instagram.This practical guide
contains all the techniques and practice you need to create
beautiful botanical art, plus step-by-step photography, crop,
composition and photoshop demonstrations, to bring luminous
colours, textures and impact to your own work.
The rampaging female has become a new cliche in Hollywood cinema, a
sexy beauty stabbing and shooting her way to box-office success.
"Fatal Attraction", "Thelma and Louise", "The Hand That Rocks the
Cradle", and "Single White Female" are a few of the recent
mainstream films that have attracted huge audiences. Meanwhile,
true accounts of a teenager shooting her lover's wife and a
battered woman bludgeoning her husband to death get prime news
media coverage - and are quickly made into TV movies. This
pioneering collection of essays looks at our enduring fascination
with women who murder. The authors explore how both fictional and
real women are represented, as well as the way society responds to
these women. The result is an often shocking picture of female
violence that covers a vast territory: the Australian outback, a
Florida highway, an Austrian hospital, a French village, and
Hollywood. The women are as diverse as their settings: middle-class
housewives, prostitutes, house maids, nurses, high-powered
professionals. There is much here to provoke controversy. Society's
uncertainty over the role of premenstrual syndrome, the fear of
lesbianism, female violence as self-defense against patriarchy, and
'appropriate' female behavior are issues that push buttons on
several levels. "Moving Targets" is must-reading for anyone
concerned with violence and representations of women in our
culture.
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