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.