Do you long to cultivate more creative joy in your painting?
Flowers are organic, wonderfully forgiving subjects. Each one is unique; you can’t paint one wrong! Painted Blossoms will encourage you to welcome creativity with ease as you discover ways to tend the garden within. In addition to watching yourself grow through seven different stepped-out flower projects, you’ll learn basic design elements, how to get unstuck from the mud, how to carve your own stamps, cut your own stencils and more.
A sampling of what you’ll add to your creative toolshed:Techniques for creating a wide variety of flower shapesThe know-how to incorporate key design elements into your floral paintingsHow to absorb inspiration beyond the garden to include your favorite symbols, intentions and storiesTips and advice from over a dozen established artists–each with a unique floral style Nurture today what’s waiting to bloom within you with Painted Blossoms!
Blown away by the beauty and rich content I am an artist and have been painting and teaching for over 10 years. I am one of the artists featured in this book and just got my copy. I knew that the projects would be great and interviews with artists would be interesting, but didn’t know how amazing it would be. I’ve been pouring over the book the past couple days and am blown away with its beauty, easy step by step instructions and rich information. Carrie’s lovely, encouraging words are sincere and uplifting. The way she encourages…
Fabulous !!! This is a wonderful and inspiring book for anyone who wants to loosen up and paint colorful and happy flower paintings. Carrie has done a masterful job of bringing together inspiration and creativity. I am an artist and wanted something to loosen my style and help me have some fun!!!!. I am not disappointed.!!!. Winner!!!
Gorgeous, inspirational book! I’m a newbie to painting and mixed-media art (I’ve only been taking classes for a few months now), and had been worried that this book would be above my skill level when I pre-ordered it. It just arrived today, however, and its clear instructions and explanations make me confident that I will be able to create the art within its pages. Carrie is such a talented artist, and just reading through this made me eager to run upstairs and pull out my paints! This is a great book for both new and…