Acrylic Painting Kit, Layer by Layer: Garden Harmony

by Mia Tavonatti

A groundbreaking method of art instruction, unique to Walter Foster Publishing, that won't be found anywhere else on the market Blossoming flowers are a favorite subject among painters, and an exotic hummingbird is sure to attract attention. The newest addition to our Layer by Layer painting series offers beginning artists an opportunity to create a beautiful floral scene of their very own-even if they've never before touched paintbrush to canvas! Everything needed to re-create this still life of two vibrant hibiscus flowers and a visiting hummingbird is provided in the kit. This groundbreaking method of art instruction makes learning to paint easier than ever before by breaking down each section of the painting into "layers," providing color samples and the exact formulas needed to mix each color. The kit includes a color-measuring grid (that also acts as a mixing palette) so artists easily can get the correct color mixtures. And the scene is preprinted onto a canvas board, so aspiring artists don?t even have to know how to draw. Learning to paint has never been so simple!

16 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 2007

About the author

Mia Tavonatti is an artist with a variety of interests, including a strong passion for painting and drawing. She moved from Michigan to California to attend art school at California State University, Long Beach, where she earned her BFA and MFA in illustration. She has also studied painting abroad, and she loves to spend her summers painting in Greece. Mia has exhibited her work extensively, both in Europe and throughout the United States. She is the recipient of numerous scholarships and awards, and her work can be seen on more than 45 book covers and in several magazines. In addition to her illustrative work, she has created a number of murals and commissions for restaurants, private residences, and corporations. She teaches illustration and painting at the Art Institute of Southern California in Laguna Beach and currently resides in Costa Mesa, California.