{"product_id":"9781800920163-painting-in-abstract","title":"Painting in Abstract","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMixed Media Artwork Inspired by the Natural World\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLearn to capture the abstract beauty of the natural world in paint and mixed media with this inspiring book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLearn to capture the abstract beauty of the natural world in paint and mixed media with this inspiring book.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA practical, mixed media art book, illustrated with finished paintings and short exercises that encourage an experimental approach to painting the natural landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarole Robson's aim is to inspire readers with her own enthusiasm for art and, as a teacher, to help them to achieve their own artistic goals. Her work is a celebration of the natural landscape, and her intention is always to shine a light on nature in order to elevate its case, especially poignant now that nature is in such jeopardy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book guides the reader through simple combinations of wet media such as watercolour, gouache, acrylic and Indian inks. It goes on to examine and include other media and techniques; exploring media that combine happily, and those that resist each other to create interesting and unexpected effects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt offers strategies for developing concepts and improving design, with a chapter devoted to the formal elements – line, shape, colour, tone, texture and surface pattern – that can be harnessed to produce impactful work. Readers will be provided the tools and inspiration to find their own interpretations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarole covers various aspects of the natural landscape, from close-up details to more distant views, celebrating wild flowers, seed heads, berries and leaves. It peers inquisitively into ditches, hedgerows and verges, and soaks up the idyll of flower-rich meadows. It will visit the tranquility of woodland scenes as well as the atmospheric, wild elements of stormy skies and high seas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExciting techniques such as washing or spraying off an image, using improvised mark-making tools, preparing a variety of collage papers such as painting through tissue paper are included; alongside printing or stencilling acrylic gel or texture paste to enliven a surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book offers a unique route into creativity and innovation for the reader, whether beginner or expert artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41677949534305,"sku":"9781800920163","price":15.57,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_30527618.jpg?v=1728488113","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781800920163-painting-in-abstract","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}