PAINTING CLOSE-FOCUS FLOWERS IN WATERCOLOR 

There are still a limited number of books available through the artist.
A second edition of Ann's book will not be printed.

125 pages, Size  8 3/4" X 11 1/4", price includes Hardbound Cover autographed by Ann.  For a personalized inscription, there is a comment bar in the Shopping Cart where you can leave me a message.

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Reviews of Ann’s Book

5 out of 5 starsCapturing Flowers "Up-Close and Personal", September 8, 2000

 

Reviewer: The McAras from Cataumet, MA USA

  I love looking at this book! For years I have been filing away myriads of floral photos with the hope that one day I might attempt to capture them in paint. I muse over these photos from time to time wondering just how a painter might do them justice. I need wonder no more. In Ann Pember's "Painting Close-Focus Flowers in Watercolor", she has been able to demonstrate a variety of step-by-fluid-step techniques to bring high drama to the world of simple blooms. Her close-ups of hollyhocks, gloxinias and peonies float upon the pages, which are jam-packed with carefully chosen, eye-pleasing colors. Thankfully, the vibrancy of Ms. Pember's palette has been well reproduced in the printing process. There is so much valuable information packed into this book. One should read it from cover to cover initially to pick up all the helpful hints. What a wealth of knowledge Ms. Pember has shared with her readers including: preferences for specific papers, paints and brushes; how to avoid turning paints into "mud"; and my toughest assignment - how to see shapes and values as patterns; to mention a few. Ann Pember's close-up compositions are outstanding. Even if my attempts pale in comparison to this well-seasoned artist's, she is very encouraging. She reinforces the idea that given some degree of perseverance and practice, we too may develop our own means of capturing nature's beauties "up-close and personal".

 

5 out of 5 starsA great resource, August 18, 2003

 

Reviewer: A reader from Zephyrhills, FL USA

  I really don't think that any artist can survive with just one book on the shelf. This book is a great resource with beautiful step-by-step photographs. I recommend it to someone with a little experience and foundation. This book is not too intensive but also does not hold your hand at every step. A resource to add to your library. It helped me relax my style a bit.