Botanical Art and Beyond

Astonishingly accurate, yet playfully contemporary: discover award-winning watercolour artist Billy Showell’s ‘botanicals with a twist’.From repeating motifs to experimenting with alternative backgrounds, discover how to create your own exciting watercolour masterpieces, step by step.In this inspiring, indispensable guide for both budding and experienced botanical artists, best-selling author Billy Showell reveals the materials, painting methods and compositional techniques she uses to create her stunningly unique flower portraits.Discover:Billy’s expert guidance on getting started: choose the right tools and materials, work from life and observe and draw your subjects accurately.How to experiment with composition – from playing with backgrounds and positioning to perspective and lighting.4 stunning step-by-step projects exploring Billy's favourite ways to play with composition, and featuring blowsy roses, striking sweet peas, a vibrant poppy with seedheads plus a gorgeous rhododendron.Galleries of Billy’s award-winning paintings to inspire your own ideas.New uses for your botanical paintings, including stationery, cards and more.With numerous studies, close-up photographs and examples of Billy's exquisite paintings, this book is not only packed with invaluable advice and practical information but is also a sumptuous collection of Billy’s groundbreaking work.