Watercolours. Alwyn Crawshaw

      

      Learn to Paint

      Watercolours

      Alwyn Crawshaw

COPYRIGHT

      HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd

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      First published in 1979

      by William Collins Sons & Co Ltd, London

      © Alwyn Crawshaw 1979, 1986, 1995

      A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library

      Editor: Flicka Lister

      Design Manager: Caroline Hill

      Design: Flicka Lister and Susan Howe

      Photography by Michael Petts and Nigel Cheffers-Heard

      Front Cover: River Otter, Ottery St Mary, Devon

      (detail, 37 × 45 cm / 14½ × 17¾ in)

      Alwyn Crawshaw asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work.

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      Source ISBN 9780007458684

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      Version: 2019-05-13

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      CONTENTS

       Cover

       Title Page

Copyright

Note to Readers

PORTRAIT OF AN ARTIST

WHY DO ARTISTS PAINT?

WHY USE WATERCOLOURS?

       PAINTING EQUIPMENT

       LET’S START PAINTING

       BASIC TECHNIQUES

       DIFFERENT WAYS TO PAINT

       SIMPLE EXERCISES

       STILL LIFE: DEMONSTRATION

       FLOWERS: DEMONSTRATION

       HORSES: DEMONSTRATION

       LANDSCAPE: DEMONSTRATION

       BUILDINGS: DEMONSTRATION

       WATER: DEMONSTRATION

       SNOW: DEMONSTRATION

       HARBOUR: DEMONSTRATION

       SEASCAPE: DEMONSTRATION

       POINTS TO REMEMBER

       About the Publisher

PORTRAIT OF AN ARTIST

       ALWYN CRAWSHAW

       Alwyn Crawshaw in his studio.

      Successful painter, author and teacher Alwyn Crawshaw was born at Mirfield Yorkshire and studied at Hastings School of Art. He now lives in Dawlish, Devon with his wife June, where they have their own gallery.

      Alwyn is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and a member of the British Watercolour Society and the Society of Equestrian Artists. He is also President of the National Acrylic Painters Association and is listed in the current edition of Who’s Who in Art. As well as painting in watercolour, Alwyn also works in oil, acrylic and occasionally pastel. He chooses to paint landscapes, seascapes, buildings and anything else that inspires him. Heavy working horses and elm trees are frequently featured in his paintings and may be considered the artist’s trademark.

      This book is one of eight titles written by Alwyn Crawshaw for the HarperCollins Learn to Paint series. Alwyn’s