The Modern Flower Painter (paperback edition): Creating vibrant botanical portraits in watercolour - Softcover

Mason, Anna

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1800923627 ISBN 13: 9781800923621

Publisher: Search Press, 2025

Synopsis

Learn to paint stunningly realistic botanical watercolour flowers with award-winning artist Anna Mason. 

'A fantastic guide that will inspire and challenge the experienced watercolour artist, while also drawing in and reassuring the complete beginner.' My Weekly

Anna's popular style and trusted techniques have inspired and delighted aspiring artists in over 100 countries worldwide. Covering every aspect of painting modern botanical-style flower portraits, Anna guides you step by step through her six-stage watercolour process. Each of the six stunning projects is accompanied by an outline drawing, tonal notes and useful colour swatches so that you can compare the tone and hue of your mixes to Anna's own.

Inside, you’ll find:

• How to get started, from setting up your workspace to drawing your projects;
• How to work with watercolour to achieve the right tones, hues and colour mixes;
• How to hold your brush, apply paint and other useful brush techniques;
• How to paint watercolour flowers in Anna’s signature 6-stage process;
• 6 step-by-step flower portraits including clematis, violets, tulips and more!

Anna Mason’s exceptional botanical artwork has won awards from the Royal Horticultural Society, International Artist magazine, and earned her a spot in the prestigious Society of Botanical Artists. This is the paperback edition of the best-selling hardback original, which sold over 25,000 copies.

About this title

About the Author

Anna Mason grew up surrounded by the lush English countryside and has always been inspired by the intricate detail and colourful beauty in the natural world.

Completely self-taught, Anna has developed a true-to-life painting style that she wants to share in order to get as many people as possible enjoying the therapeutic benefits of watercolour painting and achieving the results they want. An elected member of the Society of Botanical Artists, Anna has won several awards for her work, including the Royal Horticultural Society’s Gold Medal. Her paintings are held in prominent public collections and she has taught and exhibited widely in the UK and US, including at the prestigious Chelsea Flower Show.

Her popular blog has inspired prospective painters from all over the world to pick up their brushes: she has now taught more than 15,000 people from over 100 countries. Take a free video class and join Anna’s online painting school and community at: www.NatureStudio.com or find her at:

• @AnnaMasonArt on Instagram
• @NatureStudioTV on YouTube
• Anna Mason Art on Facebook

From the Back Cover

Learn to paint stunningly realistic watercolour flowers with award-winning artist Anna Mason.

Anna's popular style and trusted techniques have inspired and delighted aspiring artists in over 100 countries worldwide. Covering every aspect of painting modern botanical-style flower portraits, Anna guides you step by step through her six-stage watercolour process. Each of the six stunning projects is accompanied by an outline drawing, tonal notes and useful colour swatches so that you can compare the tone and hue of your mixes to Anna's own. This fantastic guide will inspire and challenge the experienced watercolour artist, while drawing in and reassuring the complete beginner.

Edition details

• Publisher: Search Press
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1800923627
• ISBN 13: 9781800923621
• Binding: Flexibound
• Number of pages: 128