Landscape and Nature Books

101 More Mixed Media Techniques explores a wide range of adventurous mixed media techniques, including printmaking, collage, and resists. Each technique is presented with simple, easy-to-follow instructions plus beautiful examples from talented mixed media artists.

Acrylic: Landscapes is the ideal tool to teach beginning artists how to use acrylics to create the perfect scene. Inside the book, readers will find a guide on tools, materials, and step-by-step instructions on painting landscapes in acrylic. Learn to paint a winter scene, waterfalls, and more.

<cite>Art Studio: Flowers</cite> features more than 50 projects and techniques for drawing, painting, and creating your favorite flowers and botanicals. From oils and acrylics to colored pencils and mixed media, no medium is left untouched. A comprehensive, wide-ranging resource great for beginners.

Learn to paint vibrant and colorful flowers while mastering how to use color for maximum effect. <cite>Colorways: Watercolor Flowers</cite> is the perfect guide for aspiring artists who want to create color harmony in their paintings.

Learn to draw a wide array of botanicals, floral forms, plant structures, and more in <cite>Draw Like an Artist: 100 Flowers and Plants</cite>. This essential visual reference is perfect for artists, urban sketchers, students, and anyone else looking to improve their realistic drawing skills.

<cite>Drawing Landscapes for the Beginning Artist</cite> is the perfect starting point for beginners. Learn about essential tools and techniques for creating realistic landscapes using a variety of drawing media, including graphite, charcoal, pastel, and colored pencil.

With Drawing Still Lifes, beginning artists can learn everything they need to draw realistic compositions using graphite pencil.

From tools and materials to basic drawing techniques, this complete guide shows aspiring artists how to draw a variety of beautiful landscape subjects using various mediums including pencil, charcoal, and ink.

<cite>En Plein Air: Acrylic</cite> is an excellent resource on the concept of painting with acrylics on location. It encourages artists to get out of the studio and find peace and joy painting outside.

Perfect for artists looking to grow beyond the studio, <cite>En Plein Air: Watercolor</cite> introduces beginning artists and fine-art enthusiasts to the core concepts of watercolor painting on location.

Let your creativity bloom with <cite>Expressive Flower Painting</cite>. This book presents a range of creative painting exercises that help readers develop vibrant nature paintings. Learn to make colorful, immediate, and joyful works of art in a wide variety of media.

How to Draw and Paint: Pastoral Landscapes provides beginning and intermediate artists with the information they need to paint a variety of colorful scenes, including a quaint English cottage, a beautiful covered bridge, and a rustic vineyard.

Inside this book, artist Alan Sonneman provides a wealth of information on how to develop beautiful skies in oil or acrylic. Step-by-step demonstrations simplify the process of painting various cloud types, from cumulus to cirrus. Paperback. 32 pages.

<cite>Nature Art Workshop</cite> is a great resource for any artist or crafter desiring to combine their artistic talents with their love of nature.

Learn easy techniques for painting realistic waves, rocky shores, and other seaside elements in Oil & Acrylic: Oceans & Seascapes.

Learn easy techniques for painting a breathtaking waterfall, a serene pond, a stunning lake, a rushing river, and more in Oil & Acrylic: Waterscapes.

Your brush can bring sunflowers, orchids, daffodils, lilies and more to life with <cite>Paint Watercolor Flowers</cite> by master watercolorist Birgit O'Connor. Easy-to-follow instructions make flower painting fun and doable for any artist. Birgit O’Connor. Paperback. 144 pages. 8-1/4" x 11".

Create unique botanical artwork with <cite>Painted Botanical Collage</cite> Artists of all skill levels will enjoy creating flowers, succulents, and herbs with the help of popular collage artist Tracey English's step-by-step instructions.

Find out how easy floral illustration can be in <cite>Ten Step Drawing: Flowers</cite>. The book features 75 illustrated tutorials, each broken down into 10 easy-to-follow steps.

Paint and draw beautiful, vibrant, and realistic nature scenes with <cite>The Art of Botanical and Bird Illustration</cite>. This guide includes step-by-step demonstrations to follow along with as you practice taking sketches and transforming them into fully rendered, colorful pieces of fine art.

In The Art of Painting Flowers in Oil & Acrylic, four talented artists guide you through easy-to-follow lessons covering a variety of beautiful flowers, including tulips, dahlias, hibiscus, roses, daisies, freesia, water lilies, bird of paradise, and more.

The Art of Painting Landscapes, Seascapes, and Skyscapes in Oil & Acrylic is a beautiful, full-color reference that delves into essential information about acrylic and oil painting tools and techniques. It contains a wide variety of step-by-step painting lessons. Paperback. 144 Pages.

The Big Book means what it says. Select from 135 self-contained lessons, all with step-by-step demonstrations and assignments. The 600 full-color illustrations will encourage you to become a better painter of nature. Authors-Ferdinand Petrie and John Shaw

The Elements of Landscape Oil Painting presents the fundamentals needed to paint masterful landscapes with oil colors, breaking landscapes down into component parts — sky, terrain, trees, and water. This guide showcases tools and techniques for bringing outdoor scenes to life.

Discover the pleasures of creating big art on a small canvas. <cite>Think Big Paint Small</cite> features more than 12 step-by-step demonstrations. Learn to paint a variety of still lifes and landscapes — all on canvas measuring 4" or less.

Accomplished artist Diane Wright guides readers through the fundamentals of drawing in pencil, from making basic strokes and using photo references, on through 10 step-by-step projects featuring everything from a desert scene to a riverside landscape.

With easy-to-understand information on tools and materials, basic strokes, and shading techniques, this artist's guide covers everything beginning artists need to start creating their own impressive works of botanical art.

Featuring the beautiful work of Nancy Wylie, each of the four seasons is showcased through a variety of engaging subjects.