‘Packed with inspirational ideas and valuable tips, award-winning artist Siriol Sherlock breathes new life into the genre of botanical painting.’ – Leisure Painter

The 2005 winner of the Artists Choice Award – now new in paperback - reveals the secrets behind her stunning and luminous plant portraits. Using simple techniques that produce breathtaking results, and packed with inspirational ideas for botanical artists, the chapters cover:

• The Botanical Artist: A brief history of botanical illustration
• Comfort and Confidence: The right environment, paint, paper and brushes
• A Technique to Imitate Nature: The wet-in-wet technique
• Flowers – Colour and Form: Projects and demonstrations arranged by colour, from exotic orchids to wild flowers.
• Foliage – Colour and Form: How to capture the subtle variations in hue and tone
• Fruit – Colour and Form: Creating the three-dimensional forms, rich colours and textures of fruit.
• Details: Secrets of the finishing touches
• Completing the Picture: Step-by-step demonstrations, plus information on framing, presentation and selling your work.
• Plant Characters in Composition: How to experiment
• The Trials and Tribulations of a Botanical Artist