Product Description

Popular TV artist and teacher Hazel Soan is well known for her stunning watercolours of Africa. This superbly illustrated guide is both a safari through her beloved southern Africa and an instructional journey through a range of subjects, showing different ways to see and paint them. Aimed at the more practised painter, Hazel Soan's African Watercolours is an ideal book for the reader looking to add adventure to their painting. Focusing on the popular medium of watercolour, Hazel travels through South Africa, Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe, getting to know her destinations by painting them. As the journey unfolds, she presents a series of exciting painting projects.The contents include: Introduction: A Tale of Two Journeys / Dramatic Seascapes: The Cape Peninsula Creating the third dimension / The Desert in Flower: Namaqualand Vibrant colour / Red Dunes, Cool Mists: The Namib Desert The strength of simplicity / Desolate Coastline: The Skeleton Coast Conveying an atmosphere / Heat and Dust: Etosha The suggestion of movement / Rivers of Life: The Chobe River Deep darks and reflections / The Lake of Drowned Trees: Lake Kariba Exploring shape and line / Kingdom of the Cats: The Kalahari Desert Responding to the subject / The Riches of Emptiness: The Karoo Tapestries of texture / Heartbeat of Africa: The People of the South Breathing life into paintings Both a stunning collection of watercolours and an invaluable source of expert instruction, Hazel Soan's African Watercolours will inspire readers, wherever they paint.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #46936 in Books
• Published on: 2008-06-02
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

Leisure Painter
This book will delight Hazel's fans, giving an insight into her adventurous life providing an excellent collection of her watercolours.

The Artist
A trip down memory lane

From the Back Cover
Hazel Soan has become known to millions in her role as one of the Art Experts on TV's Watercolour Challenge. Also a very successful international artist, she divides her studio time between London and Cape Town and exhibits her work widely, including at her own gallery in west London.
She is the author of Collins Painting Workshop: Flowers in Watercolour, Learn to Paint Vibrant Watercolours and What Shall I Paint?, all published by Collins, and regularly contributes articles to art magazines. She has made several successful videos on painting, as well as numerous radio and TV appearances both in the UK and abroad.

Customer Reviews

Hazel Soan's African Watercolours
Hazel Soan is one of my most favourite artists and I have all her books in my collection.

African Watercolours brought "home" back to me as I am South African but now living in Australia. I miss the African wildlife and sunsets and Hazel has painted them with brilliance in her book.

I have tried to find watercolour instruction books on African scenes without any success and when Hazel informed me about her new book, I could not wait for its arrival in Australia and ordered it from Amazon Books and received it within 5 days.

I LOVE her book on African Watercolours from cover to cover - BRILLIANT - congratulations Hazel, keep up the exquisite work.

Lawvel Wall
Melbourne, Australia

Brilliant enthusiasm
Hazel Soan is a very gifted painter. Her unending enthusiasm shines in this book of fabulous paintings. The watercolours have great briliance and this book brings Africa to life. It is an encouraging book with poetry written by Hazel's son. It will make you want to pick up your paint brushes and strive to capture the light, the animals and the people that are Africa. Hazel makes it all look so simple, believe in yourself.

A Lovely Book
This book was advertised as being for the more accomplished painter. Whilst I am not a brand new beginner, I am still new to watercolour painting. However I still decided to buy the book. I am so glad I did. What a beautiful book. There are various paintings which both the novice and more experienced artist can have a go at. What I also like about the book are Hazel's little stories about her African experiences. It makes the pictures seem real and explains were they came from. I love the book, thank you Hazel.