Product Description

Learn to paint quickly and easily with Terry Harrison's unique guide to watercolour landscape painting. Using a range of brushes, he demonstrates how simple it is to create all the different landscape elements - from skies, trees, bushes and hedgerows to footpaths, fields, water and reflections. With many hot tips and a wealth of practical advice, he presents an inspiring sequence of step-by-step demonstrations which aim to build up skills and encourage the artist to create their own original paintings. This book, with its fresh, original content and uncomplicated approach, encourages artists to try out the techniques for themselves, stimulating them to create their own original landscapes.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #42708 in Books
• Published on: 2003-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

Review
'Terry Harrison will introduce you to some new and valued friends... I particularly like the notes that accompany the demonstrations that give details of which brushes are used to what effect; tips for creating big brush skies and all those elemental techniques that help so much to build pictures of interest and diversity.' Leisure Painter

Synopsis
Learn to paint quickly and easily with Terry Harrison's unique guide to watercolour landscape painting. Using a range of brushes, he demonstrates how simple it is to create all the different landscape elements - from skies, trees, bushes and hedgerows to footpaths, fields, water and reflections. With many hot tips and a wealth of practical advice, he presents an inspiring sequence of step-by-step demonstrations which aim to build up skills and encourage the artist to create their own original paintings. This book, with its fresh, original content and uncomplicated approach, encourages artists to try out the techniques for themselves, stimulating them to create their own original landscapes.

About the Author
In 1996 Terry won the prestigious Fine Art Trade Guild award for the 'Best Up and Coming Artist'. Terry Harrison became interested in art early on, attending Art School at the age of sixteen. His studies led to a career in graphics, then he became an illustrator, developing his own painting style and perfecting his techniques during evenings and weekends. Demand grew for his paintings and he soon gave up his 'day job' to paint full time. Now he is kept constantly busy with a full schedule of exhibitions, private commissions, demonstrations and painting holidays. His fine art prints are sold in shops and galleries everywhere and he has recently opened a successful art gallery where he displays and sells his paintings. Terry is an energetic and prolific painter and his regular re-bookings for demonstrations reflect an enthusiastic response to his educational and entertaining style.

Customer Reviews

Lovely Book
This is exactly the kind of watercolour book I like and the type of paintings I like to do. There are lots of handy hints and the demonstrations are easy to follow. I found it easier to follow if i had Terry's speacial colour paints as being a beginner I was having trouble mixing the right shade. This was the only problem i found and that I find with most of Terry's books (that is he uses his colours rather than standard colours). However as I like doing the paintings I did invest in some tubes of the right colours and hey - I was away. Some of the paintings look quite complex but when broken down into sections are achievable, even for the near beginner. So go on, have a go with this great book.

beginners watercolouring
I am a 'beginner' after 30+ years of neglecting this wonderful relaxing pasttime. I bought this book and had fantastic guidance, page after page. I now use a Wizard brush (thanks Terry) for my watercolour painted trees and shrubs and for beautiful painted lines in ploughed fields and glistening seas - a good practical guide for people who cannot get tuition. I have ordered one for my brother who is also taking up watercolour painting in his early 30s.

Terry's Brush Strokes
This book by Terry "Heart of the Village" Harrison gives the reader the benefit of the author's vast experience in rural, sporting and landscape scenes and is a superb companion for the amateur watercolour enthusiast. The book's easy-to-read format and accompanying examples of Harrison masterpieces has given me, a relative novice, a keen insight into the intricate world of art. I was pleased to see Harrison was able to translate his undoubted artistic talent into accessible advice. Not always easy with geniuses.