Barry Herniman is a full time artist who has been painting landscapes and seascapes for many years. His medium of choice is watercolours and he is particularly fond of painting landscapes but also feels right at home painting anything from portraits to steam locomotives. He now travels extensively, both home and abroad, tutoring workshops and demonstrating to art clubs and societies and has had exhibitions in England, Canada and the USA. Barry won the Artist of the Year Award for the SAA in 2001 and the Harper Collins Award Patchings 2000. He is a regular contributor to the Artist magazine.

Character, ambience and style add up to striking and memorable paintings. Expert artist Barry Herniman shares his secrets so you can invest your watercolours with all three. This new expanded edition of the book brings Barry's stunning artwork to the fore with a sumptuous redesign, complete with new inspirational artworks and expanded information on colour mixing and watercolour techniques.5 step-by-step projectsDozens of inspirational finished paintingsAll techniques clearly explained and demonstrated.

• IntroductionMaterialsColour mixingSeasonal atmosphereCapturing the moodTechniquesUsing a sketchbookStep-by-step demonstrationsBreaking WavesStormy SkiesWeathered TimbersFrosty MorningHarbour ‘Lights’Index

Barry Herniman is a full time artist who has been painting landscapes and seascapes for many years. His medium of choice is watercolours and he is particularly fond of painting landscapes but also feels right at home painting anything from portraits to steam locomotives. He now travels extensively, both home and abroad, tutoring workshops and demonstrating to art clubs and societies and has had exhibitions in England, Canada and the USA. Barry won the Artist of the Year Award for the SAA in 2001 and the Harper Collins Award Patchings 2000. He is a regular contributor to the Artist magazine.

Character, ambience and style add up to striking and memorable paintings. Expert artist Barry Herniman shares his secrets so you can invest your watercolours with all three. This new expanded edition of the book brings Barry's stunning artwork to the fore with a sumptuous redesign, complete with new inspirational artworks and expanded information on colour mixing and watercolour techniques.5 step-by-step projectsDozens of inspirational finished paintingsAll techniques clearly explained and demonstrated.

• IntroductionMaterialsColour mixingSeasonal atmosphereCapturing the moodTechniquesUsing a sketchbookStep-by-step demonstrationsBreaking WavesStormy SkiesWeathered TimbersFrosty MorningHarbour ‘Lights’Index