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"Florum" An exhibition of floral, botanical and landscape paintings at the Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve, Bradbourne Vale Road, Sevenoaks, Kent. TN13 3DH Saturday 6th September to 13th September inclusive, daily from 10am to 5pm (Thursday 11th - 10am to 9.00pm)
"Gardening for Butterflies"
Painting Courses 2008 "Flower Painting Course"Pashley Manor, Ticehurst, East Sussex. TN5 7HE 2nd to 3rd October. 10:00am until 4:30pm. A two-day studio-based course on flower painting in water-colour, with coffee, lunch and tea. Advance booking required. Tel: 01580 200888 Fax: 01580 200102 http://www.pashleymanorgardens.com Newly published book!
"The Botanical Palette" Margaret Stevens PSBA, in association with the Society of Botanical Artists. Valerie has contributed the step by step demonstration of painting a Columbine on pages 68-71. This superbly illustrated book, published in association with The Society of Botanical Artists, looks at one of the most important aspects of botanical painting: how to achieve the right colours. It provides an authoritative practical guide to this essential subject and features 17 step-by-step demonstrations by members of the Society. Each chapter in the book focuses on a specific colour, providing practical advice on how to achieve the right colour by overlaying washes rather than by simply mixing colours on the palette or paper. This results in subtle, translucent colours that accurately reflect the delicacy of the flowers' appearance. Detailed step-by-step demonstrations by members of the Society reveal exactly how each flower painting is built up, from the first stage to the finished illustration. A special feature of this book is the projects that are included in several of the demonstrations. Each project includes a simplified drawing of the finished work that students can trace and use as the basis for their own painting. Published by Collins ISBN 978 000 724785 1. Available from Amazon - click here.
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