The Joy of Botanical Drawing

Zusatztext One of the best colored pencil drawing books of all time. BookAuthority Informationen zum Autor Wendy Hollender is a botanical artist, illustrator, instructor, and author. She is a leading expert in using colored pencils and watercolor pencils to create detailed botanical drawings and paintings. Her illustrations have been published in the New York Times , O: The Oprah Magazine , Real Simple , Good Housekeeping , and Sunset magazine. Her work has been exhibited by the Royal Botanical Gardens and the Smithsonian National Museum for Natural History. She is currently an instructor at the New York Botanical Garden and leads workshops at her farm in Accord, New York. She is the author of Botanical Drawing in Color and the illustrator of Foraging and Feasting: A Field Guide and Wild Food Cookbook . Klappentext A gorgeous, easy-to-follow, and inspiring guide to stunningly realistic botanical drawing that covers everything you need to draw our natural world. Achieve amazingly realistic and vibrant botanical illustrations, from flowers so dazzling you feel as if you might be able to smell them, to tomatoes that look as if they've just been picked from the garden. Wendy Hollender is known for her vivid, detailed, and inspiring illustrations and in The Joy of Botanical Drawing , she helps you take your art to the next level by sharing her perfected techniques through short lessons that start simple, then build on the basics with easy-to-use and clear step-by-step illustrations. Using colored pencils and watercolor pencils, Hollender shows you how to accomplish scientifically accurate botanical portraits of a spiraling pine cone, a spiky chestnut, a fuchsia-tined radish, a graceful morning glory, and many more. From colorful leaves to delicate petals to textured bark and slender stems, The Joy of Botanical Drawing will give you the skills to complete lifelike drawings while also enjoying nature and the mindfulness of a regular drawing practice. Introduction: An Invitation The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The second-best time is now.CHINESE PROVERB I first learned botanical-illustration techniques twenty years ago. The moment I understood these techniques, a door opened for me, and I immediately fell in love with the practice of botanical drawing. Since that day, it feels like the plants are leading me along a path that I steadily follow. When I study and draw from nature, I feel a presence of something that never fails to take my breath away. I undress the plant to study the mystery within, exploring plants and flowers on a micro level, almost the way an insect does. Many people desire a deep connection with nature. They think botanical drawing is something they cannot do because they have no talent. Most of these people have never studied drawing. I want to share two comments I have heard thousands of times from people when I tell them I am a botanical artist and that I teach this subject. The first thing they say is, I can't draw. I ask them how they know this; have they ever studied or practiced drawing? They say, I have never studied drawing because I have no talent. The second comment I hear from students in my drawing class is, I am afraid . . . This sentence ends with several things: afraid to ruin a drawing, to mess up the paper, to begin. Through the botanical drawing lessons in this book, it is my hope that you will experience the relaxing and meditative quality of drawing from nature, and develop a toolbox of drawing skills at the same time. If you slow down and practice these techniques, not only will you learn to draw but you will experience a close and personal relationship with nature. This often leads to a state of flow or well-being, so you will approach each drawing session with enthusiasm, purpose, and confidence. ...

“One of the best colored pencil drawing books of all time.”—BookAuthority

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Wendy Hollender is a botanical artist, illustrator, instructor, and author. She is a leading expert in using colored pencils and watercolor pencils to create detailed botanical drawings and paintings. Her illustrations have been published in the New York Times, O: The Oprah Magazine, Real Simple, Good Housekeeping, and Sunset magazine. Her work has been exhibited by the Royal Botanical Gardens and the Smithsonian National Museum for Natural History. She is currently an instructor at the New York Botanical Garden and leads workshops at her farm in Accord, New York. She is the author of Botanical Drawing in Color and the illustrator of Foraging and Feasting: A Field Guide and Wild Food Cookbook.

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A gorgeous, easy-to-follow, and inspiring guide to stunningly realistic botanical drawing that covers everything you need to draw our natural world.

Achieve amazingly realistic and vibrant botanical illustrations, from flowers so dazzling you feel as if you might be able to smell them, to tomatoes that look as if they've just been picked from the garden. Wendy Hollender is known for her vivid, detailed, and inspiring illustrations and in The Joy of Botanical Drawing, she helps you take your art to the next level by sharing her perfected techniques through short lessons that start simple, then build on the basics with easy-to-use and clear step-by-step illustrations. Using colored pencils and watercolor pencils, Hollender shows you how to accomplish scientifically accurate botanical portraits of a spiraling pine cone, a spiky chestnut, a fuchsia-tined radish, a graceful morning glory, and many more.

From colorful leaves to delicate petals to textured bark and slender stems, The Joy of Botanical Drawing will give you the skills to complete lifelike drawings while also enjoying nature and the mindfulness of a regular drawing practice.

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Introduction: An Invitation

“The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The second-best time is now.”—CHINESE PROVERB

I first learned botanical-illustration techniques twenty years ago. The moment I understood these techniques, a door opened for me, and I immediately fell in love with the practice of botanical drawing. Since that day, it feels like the plants are leading me along a path that I steadily follow.

When I study and draw from nature, I feel a presence of something that never fails to take my breath away. I “undress” the plant to study the mystery within, exploring plants and flowers on a micro level, almost the way an insect does. Many people desire a deep connection with nature. They think botanical drawing is something they cannot do because they have no talent. Most of these people have never studied drawing.

I want to share two comments I have heard thousands of times from people when I tell them I am a botanical artist and that I teach this subject. The first thing they say is, “I can’t draw.” I ask them how they know this; have they ever studied or practiced drawing? They say, “I have never studied drawing because I have no talent.” The second comment I hear from students in my drawing class is, “I am afraid . . .” This sentence ends with several things: afraid to ruin a drawing, to mess up the paper, to begin. Through the botanical drawing lessons in this book, it is my hope that you will experience the relaxing and meditative quality of drawing from nature, and develop a toolbox of drawing skills at the same time. If you slow down and practice these techniques, not only will you learn to draw but you will experience a close and personal relationship with nature. This often leads to a state of flow or well-being, so you will approach each drawing session with enthusiasm, purpose, and confidence.

You might think this book is about results. Tangible botanical drawings to hold in your hands, hang on the wall, and share with others; however, …