Botanical Inspiration


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"Botanical Inspiration is a timeless collection of artwork and illustrations that feature flora and its many facets through a variety of visual concepts, styles, and techniques."--




Petal


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A compendium of floral wonder from botanical artist Adriana Picker, Petal: The World of Flowers Through an Artist's Eye reveals the colours, details and unique sculptural beauty of nature's most remarkable creations. Now in a special edition with a beautiful new cover. Adriana Picker has curated specimens from all over the world to celebrate through her stunning illustrations, accompanied by writer Nina Rousseau's words on the folklore, fame and meaning of both favourite blooms and herbaceous curiosities. Petal features over two hundred flowers from twenty-seven plant families - from elegant roses to otherworldly orchids and magnificent magnolias - as well as a dedicated chapter for unusual specimens.




Flower Colour Guide


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More than anything else, colour is how people instinctively think about flowers — whether planning for a wedding, commemorating an occasion, or looking for an easy way to bring life into a space. With 400 gorgeously photographed cut flowers organized to span the full spectrum of shades, Flower Colour Guide is the essential tool for flower selection and arrangement, and a primer to understanding and appreciating flowers and colour. 'This is the book we wish we had to help us before we started,' say authors Darroch and Michael Putnam, the duo behind New York's leading floral design studio, Putnam & Putnam.




Ruby Charm Colors Big Book of Color Charts


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222 page, 8.5 x 11", spiral bound and tabbed Artist Edition book dedicated to charting and swatching colored pencils, pastel pencils, watercolor pencils, ink, and markers. Book includes 49 pre-labeled charts (with color names and numbers) of the most popular brands. Book also includes blank charts for additional brands and media, and a large number of original line art illustrations that can be colored. This book was designed and illustrated for the adult coloring market by Susan Carlson (aka Ruby Charm Colors).







Creative Gouache


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Creative Gouache presents beginner tutorials for working with gouache—transparent watercolor’s opaque sister—showing how to paint bright, bold, modern effects, florals, and motifs, and combine it with other mediums.




Emphasis Art


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Written for teachers of elementary and middle-school art, Emphasis Art examines the daily adventures, challenges, and rewards of teaching art to children. Offering effective teaching strategies based on universal art principles, it is a book for those teachers who seek continuing challenges, new techniques, and classroom-tested art projects. Clear technical directions for art-studio experiences promote hands-on learning. Helpful suggestions encompass classroom management, writing lesson plans using instructional objectives, and teaching art to gifted children and students with special needs. - Publisher.




Plum Orchard


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The Ladies' Home Journal


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