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A Year of Watercolour: A seasonal guide to botanical watercolour painting
Discover more than 30 new step-by-step watercolor projects from best-selling author and artist Harriet de Winton, centered around observations of nature through spring, summer, autumn and winter.
A Year of Watercolour walks readers through the creation of beautiful and evocative watercolor scenes including seasonal plants emerging, animal hibernation and migration, speckled eggs in a bird's nest, home-grown vegetables and much more. With a wide array of subjects, Harriet explores the idea of seasonality around the world, whether that's cherry blossoms signalling spring in Japan, the red and brown leaves of autumnal New England, or the summer strawberries of the UK.
Alongside the seasonal tutorials, Harriet includes advice on how to observe and depict nature at close hand - including creating a travel kit for 'painting walks' out in nature, and charting the growth of a plant over the course of a single season.
A Year of Watercolour walks readers through the creation of beautiful and evocative watercolor scenes including seasonal plants emerging, animal hibernation and migration, speckled eggs in a bird's nest, home-grown vegetables and much more. With a wide array of subjects, Harriet explores the idea of seasonality around the world, whether that's cherry blossoms signalling spring in Japan, the red and brown leaves of autumnal New England, or the summer strawberries of the UK.
Alongside the seasonal tutorials, Harriet includes advice on how to observe and depict nature at close hand - including creating a travel kit for 'painting walks' out in nature, and charting the growth of a plant over the course of a single season.
144 pages, Paperback
Published October 10, 2023
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June 30, 2025
Sweet walk through and techniques for beautiful seasonal projects.
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August 24, 2024Beautiful work, but more detailed and difficult than my current style
September 11, 2025
Fantastic book for beginner
A Year of Watercolor is a great wealth of information on mixing watercolor especially for a beginner. I enjoyed going through the pages, however personally wanted information more advanced. I gave the book 5 stars as a beginner would really benefit from the drawings and mixing of paints.
A Year of Watercolor is a great wealth of information on mixing watercolor especially for a beginner. I enjoyed going through the pages, however personally wanted information more advanced. I gave the book 5 stars as a beginner would really benefit from the drawings and mixing of paints.
August 23, 2024
Otroligt fina målningar, men tyvärr på alldeles för hög nivå för mig.
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