- Hardcover: 128 pages
- Publisher: North Light Books (25 Jan 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1581809131
- ISBN-13: 978-1581809138
- Product Dimensions: 27.9 x 21.8 x 1.8 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 451,796 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Readers will get to know the basic techniques and materials, then travel through different habitats (forest, water, prairie, meadow, field, roadside, mountain, desert and human), painting plants and animals with their newly acquired skills. Perfect for capturing the glory of the great open sky of the dawn prairie or painting a quick study of the cardinal at the birdfeeder, this book offers seven complete painting demonstrations that show readers exactly how to portray these various settings in different compositions.
About the Author
Artist, writer and naturalist Cathy Johnson has been drawing and painting all her life. She is the author and illustrator of over thirty books. A contributing editor to The Artist Magazine and Watercolor Magic, she was a staff naturalist and contributing editor for Country Living. She is the author of The Sierra Club Guide to Sketching in Nature and The Sierra Club Guide to Painting in Nature, and has taught sketching and painting for the Sierra Club, the Missouri Department of Conservation and other nature centres.
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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful
IF YOU LOVE ART AND NATURE, THIS BOOK IS FOR YOU!!
4 Dec 2007
Format:Hardcover
I have just recieved Cathy Johnson's new book, "Creating Nature in Watercolor, an Artists Guide." I sat down and read it through, and found it felt like an beautifully illustrated letter from a good friend, who is encouraging me to join her in her love of nature and creating. The art work is superb of course, as I expected, since I already own several of her books, and recently took one of her wonderful Online Classes...and she has been drawing and painting for her whole life...but I also found much more in it than artwork. She not only shares many, many, many valuable techniques and tips...but they seem unique to her charming way of helping us out with some of the little things that become big things when you dont know how to deal with them. And she adds so many details and makes them all so interesting!
Her 'personal relationship' with nature pulls the reader and artist into a close connection with creation and creating.
It is a book for everyone...beginning and professional artists as well as all who appreciate nature.
For me this is her best book....so far...:)
Her 'personal relationship' with nature pulls the reader and artist into a close connection with creation and creating.
It is a book for everyone...beginning and professional artists as well as all who appreciate nature.
For me this is her best book....so far...:)
20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Beautiful & inspiring
5 Dec 2007
Format:Hardcover
Cathy Johnson's newest book is a work of art in itself. The inside page design is simply beautiful. The illustrations by Ms. Johnson are very inspiring. And her tone is one of gentle encouragement ("yes, you can do this too"). I just received my copy recently and have already spent hours savoring it. Many of Ms. Johnson's books seem deceptively simple. One could quickly glance over her notes and paintings and then set the book on the shelf. The real value comes from taking her books, page by page, and actually DOING the exercises she provides. Pay attention to her teaching, follow her examples, and wonderful things will happen with your artwork. Creating Nature in Watercolor is a wonderful book and I am thankful that the artist took the time to create it.
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
A well written and beautifully illustrated book...
4 Dec 2007
Format:Hardcover
I became interested in Watercolor through and online class given by Cathy Johnson almost one year ago. Now I am hooked! I purchased this book as well as several other of Cathy's books to learn more of what she has to teach. This book,(like all of Cathy Johnson's books) is easy to undersatnd and very well illlustrated. She keeps it simple yet her instruction is very through. Cathy is a very talented, patient and generous artist. She doesn't hesitate sharing her knowledge with others. Her books have helped me to learn many new techniques and have given me the inspiration keep on painting. Thanks Kate!
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