Janet Whittle's watercolor paintings, characterized by their vibrant use of color and imaginative compositions, are brilliantly showcased in this glorious book, which includes clear, step-by-step explanations of all her techniques, and numerous examples of her work.

Whittle's paintings are characterized by their vibrant colors and imaginative compositions. In Janet Whittle's Watercolour Flowers, the artist explains her evocative use of color and the various creative techniques she uses for capturing the beauty of flowers in her paintings, including wet-in-wet, wet-in-dry, negative painting, masking, lifting out, glazing, and more.

Clear step-by-step projects are included, as well as many examples of Whittle's work, providing ideas and inspiration for novices as well as more experienced artists.

Janet Whittle is a professional artist and qualified teacher who specializes in flowers and landscapes in watercolor and pastel. She exhibits regularly at the Westminster Galleries in London, and has also shown her work at the prestigious Mall Galleries and other international venues. Greeting cards bearing her work are widely available in Europe and the United States and her prints are sold throughout the world.

Janet Whittle has received awards from the major art groups in the United Kingdom, including the Society of Botanical Artists' Founder President's Honor in 1999, and the St. Cuthbert's Mill Award for a picture of outstanding quality in 2001. Also in that year she won The Society of Flower Painters' Award for Excellence for their Jersey Exhibition.

Author — Janet Whittle.

Paperback. 128 pages. 8½" × 11½" (22 cm × 29 cm).