Botanical Wonderland Artist S Edition

Botanical Wonderland, artist Rachel Reinert's debut collection, was one of the most distinct and stunning coloring books on the market. With this large-size, extremely high-quality artist's edition, coloring enthusiasts can create a complete portfolio of 20 frame-worthy works from the original book. Each exquisite print in this follow-up features easily removable pages--and they're so beautiful that they could be displayed even without color. These stunning designs open up dozens of possibilities for artists, whether for coloring and painting or as inspiration for further projects.

An inviting collection of lush botanical drawings to color, created in mixed-media artist Rachel Reinert's lovely and distinctive style. Reinert's fresh take on modern florals has earned her a following among private collectors and interior decorators, and Botanical Wonderland makes her aesthetic accessible to everyone. Plus, the book includes some finished, fully colored botanical paintings to inspire would-be artists to draw their own beautiful works.

Coloring enthusiasts will rejoice at Rachel Reinert's gorgeous new collection, inspired by the unique beauty of desert plants and landscapes. Having spent much time in desert environments across the globe, Rachel skillfully transforms their stunning rock formations and flora into inspired artwork. Her inviting images fully capture the desert's vastness and serenity, allowing colorists to experience that sense of calm as they complete the drawings.

A Delicate Arthighlights the paintings and photography of six artists in Alberta who with passion and long moments of observation have made an inspired contribution to wildflower art. Covering a period of one hundred years to the present, the story behind these creators Mary Schäffer Warren, Mary Vaux Walcott, William Copeland McCalla, Annora Brown, Robert Sinclair and Carole Harmon is also told. A blend of biography, botanical and regional art history and commentary by the artists themselves about their treasured subject, A Delicate Artis intended for the lay reader and is accompanied by sumptuous reproductions of the artwork and an alluring overall design that will appeal to anyone interested in art, mountain-life and gardening.

A compendium of floral wonder from botanical artist Adriana Picker, Petal: The World of Flowers Through an Artist's Eye reveals the colours, details and unique sculptural beauty of nature's most remarkable creations. Now in a special edition with a beautiful new cover. Adriana Picker has curated specimens from all over the world to celebrate through her stunning illustrations, accompanied by writer Nina Rousseau's words on the folklore, fame and meaning of both favourite blooms and herbaceous curiosities. Petal features over two hundred flowers from twenty-seven plant families - from elegant roses to otherworldly orchids and magnificent magnolias - as well as a dedicated chapter for unusual specimens.

Capture the fascinating beauty of plants. How can an artist create a botanical portrait that is both accurate and aesthetically pleasing? This is the essence of an art form whose charm and universal appeal have made it popular for centuries.Botanical Illustration in Watercoloris the first authoritative, comprehensive book to focus specifically on the materials and techniques of painting plants in watercolor. From the Trade Paperback edition.

This book explores the various narratives that exist in botanical art. It explores their roots in the traditions of botanical illustration, along with the people that pioneered its techniques, conventions and styles. It looks at others who have the power to inspire us, and considers what made them so unique. Its aim is to consider the scope of the botanical art genre today, and its development from the diverse functions it has needed to fulfill in the past. There are many reasons to want to be a botanical artist.There is more than one path to follow, and more than one goal to aspire to. Botanical artists naturally have different objectives and enhtusiasms. There are those who are fascinated by fungi, and others who are inspired by their local indigenous species. Some much prefer to draw than to paint, and of course some simply love to paint flowers, the more colorful and exotic the better.

"Botanical Inspiration is a timeless collection of artwork and illustrations that feature flora and its many facets through a variety of visual concepts, styles, and techniques."--