The Kew Gardens Botanical Artist

Name: The Kew Gardens Botanical Artist
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Learn to Draw and Paint Flowers in the Style of Pierre-Joseph Redouté

By Francoise Balsan

Series: Kew Gardens Arts & Activities

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The Kew Gardens Botanical Artist is an accessible guide to the art of botanical drawing, inspired by the renowned style of Pierre-Joseph Redouté, known as 'the Rafael of flowers'. Artist and educator Françoise Balsan provides step-by-step instructions to help artists of all abilities create beautifully realistic images of plants and flowers. Published in partnership with The Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, the book draws on Kew's extensive botanical archives to showcase Redouté's inspiring artwork.

The guide covers equipment advice, preparation of watercolour paints, and includes focused projects to build expertise, tips for various painting effects, and guidance on perspective and presentation.
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This book is ideal for aspiring botanical artists and hobbyists interested in watercolour and botanical illustration. Its clear guidance and practical projects make it suitable for beginners as well as those seeking to refine their skills inspired by classical botanical art.

Description

Capture the enchanting beauty of the natural world with this accessible guide to delightful botanical drawing, inspired by the revered art style of Pierre-Joseph Redouté.

Pierre-Joseph Redouté was one of the world's most influential botanical artists, known as 'the Rafael of flowers'. During his lifetime he worked as the official court artist to Queen Marie-Antoinette and then to Empress Joséphine, the wife of Napoléon Bonaparte. Today he remains a giant in the world of botanical illustration, his style influencing artists to this day.

Artist and educator François Balsan guides you through the processes that Redouté perfected, using step-by-step instructions to explain how you, too, can create beautifully realistic images of plants and flowers. Artists of all abilities will be able to follow the clear guidance and projects inside, with handy tips and tricks to help you on your way.

Published in association with The Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, this practical guide uses Kew's extensive botanical archives to feature Redouté's inspiring artwork.

Includes:
• Advice on equipment and preparing watercolor paints
• Focused projects to build up your expertise
• Tips on achieving different painting effects
• Guidance on perspective and presenting the results of your work

Learn from the master of botanical art to produce delicate botanical artwork, based on the beautiful flora that grows around us.

ABOUT THE SERIES: Arcturus Publishing and The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew have collaborated to create a wonderful selection of botanical-themed art, crafts and activity books, including origami, dot-to-dots and colour-by-numbers.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781789502299

Publisher: Arcturus Publishing Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 September 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Arcturus

Illustration: Paperback

Contributors:

Contributions by The Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 225.0mm

Height: 280.0mm

Weight: 609g

Pages: 192

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Arts & Culture Francoise Balsan Non-Fiction Series: Kew Gardens Arts & Activities

About the Author

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew houses the largest and most diverse botanical collections in the world. The illustration archives contain more than 170,000 prints and drawings of plants. It is one of London's top tourist attractions and is a World Heritage Site.

Françoise Balsan graduated with a degree in Art History from the École du Louvre and the Sorbonne (Paris IV), and specialised in botanical watercolour. After first copying oil paintings, she switched to watercolour. Balsan considers Nicolas Robert, Claude Aubriet, Maria Sibylla Merian and Pierre-Joseph Redouté to be masters of the genre. With her academic background, Balsan researched the writings of Redouté's students while studying his techniques. Thanks to her teaching experience, the techniques of early 19th-century watercolour painting have become accessible in this book. Balsan teaches in Paris and Saint Germain-en-Laye, and holds seminars in botanical watercolour painting in the Perche region of France.