Drawing Botanicals, Class 6 :: Watercolor

Drawing Botanicals at Montalvo Art Center Class:6 Watercolor Thursday, 4/17/08 6:30 PM - 8:30 P

Brush technique

“The Watercolorist’s Essential Notebook” by Gordon MacKenzie

“The Watercolorist’s Essential Notebook” by Gordon MacKenzie

“The Watercolorist’s Essential Notebook” by Gordon MacKenzie

“The Watercolorist’s Essential Notebook” by Gordon MacKenzie

“The Watercolorist’s Essential Notebook” by Gordon MacKenzie

“Creating Textures in Pen and Ink with Watercolor” by Claudia Nice

by Gordon MacKenzie

E.Rooks

Books used in Edward Rooks’ presentation on Drawing Botanicals ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Books on Botanical Art 1) “Drawing and Painting Plants” by Christina Brodie. 2) “Botanical Illustration in Watercolor” by Eleanor B. Wunderlich. 3) “Flowers & Botanicals” by Diane Cardaci. 4) "The Art of Botanical Painting" by Margaret Stevens. 5) "How to Draw Plants: The Techniques of Botanical Illustration" by Keith West. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Other Reference Books: 1) “Sketching your Favorite Subjects in Pen & Ink” by Claudia Nice. 2) “Creating Textures in Pen and Ink with Watercolor” by Claudia Nice. 3) “The Book of Botanical Prints” by Basilius Besler. 4) “Native Shrubs of the San Francisco Bay Region” by Roxanne S. Ferris. 5) A Guide to Field Identification: “Trees of North America” by C. F. Brockman. 6) “The Watercolorist’s Essential Notebook: Landscapes” by Gordon MacKenzie. 7) “The Watercolorist’s Essential Notebook” by Gordon MacKenzie. 8) “Chinese Painting Techniques” by Alison Stilwell Cameron. 9) “Scientific Illustration”, by Phyllis Wood. 10) “The Guild Handbook of Scientific illustrators” Edited by Elaine R.S. Hodges. 11) “The New Scratchboard. Clay Surface Techniques and Materials for Today’s Artists” by Charles Ewing. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------