Collins Learn to Paint – Gardens in Pastel - Softcover

Simmonds, Jackie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0004129628 ISBN 13: 9780004129624

Publisher: Collins, 1997

Synopsis

In this work artist Jackie Simmonds looks at all the essential aspects of painting gardens in pastel. She provides a guide to choosing pastel materials and covers pastel techniques, use of colour, painting flowers and trees, simplifying nature, garden still life and garden landscapes. Easy-to-follow step-by-step demonstration paintings are also included.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Each title in the best-selling 'Learn to Paint' series is written by a professional working artist and offers the leisure painter a personal course of art instruction. Here 'Jackie Simmonds' clearly describes all the basic techniques of painting gardens in pastel, and provides many practical exercises and step-by-step demonstration paintings.

· advice on materials and equipment
· basic pastel techniques
· information on sketching
· simplifying foliage
· how to portray garden scenes

About the Author:

Jackie Simmonds is a well-known pastel artist whose work is often exhibited by the Pastel Society, the Linda Blackstone Gallery in London, and other galleries throughout the UK. An excellent teacher and communicator, she writes regularly for ‘The Artist’ magazine and runs very popular and successful workshops and painting holidays.

About this edition

• Publisher: Collins
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0004129628
• ISBN 13: 9780004129624
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 64