Watercolour Flower Portraits

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Billy Showell's exquisite and technically brilliant watercolour flower portraits are beautifully presented in this highly informative, lavishly illustrated book. Packed with information on drawing and painting techniques, colour mixing and composition, it is an invaluable source of ideas and inspiration for anyone who wants to develop their flower painting skills, whether or not they have any previous experience.

Billy Showell graduated from St Martins School of Art with a B.A. in fashion design, but was irresistably drawn to painting and illustration. In 1993 she set course for a career as an artist and now paints, illustrates and teaches botanical painting at her studio and art clubs in the UK, USA and Australia. Billy has been awarded 5 Certificates of Botanical Merit from the Society of Botanical Artists and her paintings are collected by her followers the world over and many are available as limited edition prints. She lives in Tunbridge Wells, UK with her husband and two sons.