Jean Haines' World of Watercolour

Step into Jean Haines’ distinctive, exciting world of watercolour with this, the ultimate guide to her influences, style and work. Jean's loose, expressive paintings are filled with colour and personality, embracing a range of subjects that includes flowers, animals, people and places, all influenced by the countries and cities she's lived in and the people she's met during her life. This beautiful book contains easy-to-follow and inspiring introductory sections such as ‘an artist’s treasure chest’ and ‘the colour gym’, offering practical guidance and in-depth exercises in an innovative and accessible way, and the numerous examples of Jean’s work will inspire and encourage novice as well as experienced artists. After this introductory section, the book shows the reader how to put the skills they've learned into practice with gorgeous step-by-step projects packed full of expert tips and advice, encouraging them to move forward and develop their own style of working. Like her painting, Jean's writing is filled with passion and enthusiasm, transporting the reader through a world of watercolour that will not fail to excite and inspire.

• Step into Jean’s world: learn about her influences and how she discovered her distinctive, expressive style.
• Flex your colour and technique muscles in Jean’s ‘colour gym’, using the clear step-by-step exercises to build up your skills and confidence.
• The gorgeous step-by-step projects are packed with top tips and advice, and will help you to create stunning artworks of your own.
• Contains a wealth of examples of Jean’s work to excite and inspire you.