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Painted blossoms : creating expressive flower art with mixed media / Carrie Schmitt.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Cincinnati, Ohio : North Light Books, [2015]Copyright date: ©2015Description: 127 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1440336741
  • 9781440336744
Other title:
  • Creating expressive flower art with mixed media
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 751.4 23
Contents:
Includes index. -Plant the seeds. Art supplies and tools ; Design elements ; Color basics and color secrets ; Finding inspiration : gather seeds -- Grow and bloom. Tend the garden within ; Demo one : fresh picked bouquet ; Soul work : create your own art manifesto -- Create dramatic beauty. Blossoming with Autumn Rose ; Blossoming with Iris Scott ; Demo two : flowing flowers ; Flower tribe wisdom : getting stuck in the mud -- Unleash joyful spontaneity. Blossoming with Jessica Swift ; Mini demo : carve your own stamps ; Blossoming with Este MacLeod ; Demo three : surprise garden ; Flower tribe wisdom : seeking inspiration -- Honor your sacred path. Blossoming with Brooke Wandall ; Blossoming with Alena Hennessy ; Demo four : sacred terrarium ; Soul work : dream your passions into life -- Welcome creativity with ease. Blossoming with Faith Evans-Sills ; Blossoming with Louise Gale ; Demo five : flower mandala ; Soul work : illuminate your divine spark -- Cultivate intuitive design. Blossoming with Megan Jefferson ; Blossoming with Michelle Armas ; Demo six : intuitive flora ; Soul work : welcome positive energy -- Explore infinite possibilities. Blossoming with Lia Porto ; Blossoming with Flora Bowley ; Blossoming with Lynzee Lynx ; The joy of collaboration ; Mini demo : DIY stencils ; Demo seven : collaborative magic.
Summary: "While showing you easy painting techniques, [this] encourages you to embrace creativity ... In addition to seven different stepped-out flower painting projects, you will learn to use basic design elements, how to get unstuck, how to carve your own stamps, how to cut your own stencils and more"--Publisher's description.
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Non-Fiction Davis (Central) Library Non-Fiction Non-Fiction 758.42 SCH 1 Available T00590849
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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 shapes The know-how to incorporate key design elements into your floral paintings How to absorb inspiration beyond the garden to include your favorite symbols, intentions and stories Tips 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 !

Includes index.

Includes index. -Plant the seeds. Art supplies and tools ; Design elements ; Color basics and color secrets ; Finding inspiration : gather seeds -- Grow and bloom. Tend the garden within ; Demo one : fresh picked bouquet ; Soul work : create your own art manifesto -- Create dramatic beauty. Blossoming with Autumn Rose ; Blossoming with Iris Scott ; Demo two : flowing flowers ; Flower tribe wisdom : getting stuck in the mud -- Unleash joyful spontaneity. Blossoming with Jessica Swift ; Mini demo : carve your own stamps ; Blossoming with Este MacLeod ; Demo three : surprise garden ; Flower tribe wisdom : seeking inspiration -- Honor your sacred path. Blossoming with Brooke Wandall ; Blossoming with Alena Hennessy ; Demo four : sacred terrarium ; Soul work : dream your passions into life -- Welcome creativity with ease. Blossoming with Faith Evans-Sills ; Blossoming with Louise Gale ; Demo five : flower mandala ; Soul work : illuminate your divine spark -- Cultivate intuitive design. Blossoming with Megan Jefferson ; Blossoming with Michelle Armas ; Demo six : intuitive flora ; Soul work : welcome positive energy -- Explore infinite possibilities. Blossoming with Lia Porto ; Blossoming with Flora Bowley ; Blossoming with Lynzee Lynx ; The joy of collaboration ; Mini demo : DIY stencils ; Demo seven : collaborative magic.

"While showing you easy painting techniques, [this] encourages you to embrace creativity ... In addition to seven different stepped-out flower painting projects, you will learn to use basic design elements, how to get unstuck, how to carve your own stamps, how to cut your own stencils and more"--Publisher's description.

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