Preface: Seeing color in the garden -- Introduction: Learning to see -- The nature of color -- Red -- Orange -- Yellow -- Green -- Blue -- Violet -- What do you see -- Afterword: A beautiful distraction.
Summary:
"Capture all the hues of the garden with a few simple brushtrokes and Lorene Edwards Forkner's inspirational advice on observing color in nature, painting with watercolor, and gardening with joy and intention. If you love flowers and the rich colors of the garden, Color In and Out of the Garden is for you. Artist and garden expert Lorene Edwards Forkner shares her simple watercolor techniques for capturing every lovely hue in a miniature artwork. Along the way, she also offers practical advice on topics from painting (no matter your skill level) to gardening mindfully to celebrating life. Arranged by color, each chapter helps readers sharpen their powers of observation and capture nature's lovely palette. Plant profiles and personal reflections mingle with creative prompts for making a simple watercolor that helps focus one's attention. Both a mindfulness exercise for seeing garden colors and an easy guide to reproducing them on the page, Forkner guides you through the spectrum with her own watercolors while offering inspiration and a delightful garden respite from everyday stress"-- Amzon.com.
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