An exciting new art instruction book has arrived at Jackson’s!
Experimental Landscapes in Watercolour
In her new 128 page hardcover book Ann Blockley reveals the secrets of her atmospheric, inspirational landscape paintings, which really push the boundaries of what can be achieved with watercolour. Following the success of Experimental Flowers in Watercolour, she now explores ways to interpret the landscape. Packed with stunning examples of her colourful, atmospheric work, this book encourages you to experiment with the same techniques in your own painting to develop a personal style. Experiment with a range of innovative and exciting techniques, from expressive mark making and flowing watercolour to building a range of textures using unusual materials such as granulation medium, sand, salt, cellophane and found objects. Techniques covered include combining waterbased paint and ink with other media such as gesso and collage to create dramatic effects; manipulating paint with materials such as plastic wrap; tearing, layering and reassembling paintings into watercolour collages; and developing textures and marks made using fabrics and organic materials. Throughout the book Ann offers her personal commentary on how the paintings were created, giving us a unique insight into the mind of the artist.
Packed with practical advice on thinking creatively and how to develop semi abstract textures in your paintings, Ann Blockley’s glorious book is an inspiration to all landscape painters and the ideal companion for watercolour painters who want to take their work a step further.
Experimental Landscapes in Watercolour book by Ann Blockley is available at Jackson’s Art Supplies
‘Woodland Reflections’ painted by Ann Blockley
featured in ‘Experimental Landscapes in Watercolour ‘
Ann Blockley SWA is a renowned watercolour and mixed-media artist with an individual style developed over thirty years of professional painting. Her pictures are evocative, atmospheric and intuitive. Her longstanding passion has been for flowers and nature, inspired by the gardens and countryside close to her Cotswold studio. Ann has a worldwide reputation for flower painting but her landscapes and animals are also collector’s items. She has written seven books on her painting methods covering many subjects.
In all her pictures, Ann uses painterly textures, marks and edge values, using watercolour in a loose and flowing style. She stretches the boundaries of the medium, sometimes working on a gesso surface to create unconventional textured images and sometimes reconstructing her work into intricate collages. She is continually exploring, experimenting and re-evaluating her work. This theme is continued in her latest book.
Ann has established a reputation as an enthusiastic and inspiring teacher at workshops in the UK and abroad. Her work is exhibited in galleries throughout UK. She writes for the Artist magazine and is a member of the Society of Women artists. (SWA). Her father was the inspirational artist, John Blockley RI PPPS RWA.
Read this earlier post by Ann Blockley:
Ann Blockley Experiments with Winsor & Newton Desert Collection
Click on the underlined links to go to the how-to book on the Jackson’s Art Supplies website.
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