Art and nature meet in this guided workbook that allows readers to learn the popular art of watercolor while slowing down and connecting with their surroundings. Artist Rosalie Haizlett has led hundreds of watercolor workshops, teaching beginners to paint scenes and details they observe outdoors. With this book, the watercolor trend is more accessible than ever. Rosalie's fun, illustrated step-by-step projects make it easy to pick up the basics of watercolor and paint lifelike flowers, leaves, ferns, animals and more. In addition to a foundation in watercolor, readers get an introduction to incorporating pen and pencil into their artwork. This unique blend of techniques guarantees a realistic, natural result. Readers learn to focus on details in projects like the Magnolia Flower, Fiddlehead Fern, Luna Moth and Chanterelle Mushroom, or take in the big picture in compositions such as the Mountain Vista, Waterfall Scene and Meadow Landscape. Full of Rosalie's inspiring illustrations
