Painting in Abstract: Mixed Media artwork inspired by the natural world [Paperback]

Learn to capture the beauty of the natural world in paint and mixed media with this inspiring book.

Carole Robson shares her enthusiasm for the natural world and how to paint it in the abstract.  This book guides the reader through simple combinations of media such as watercolor, gouache, acrylic and Indian inks in combination with other media for a dynamic and modern effect for your artworks. 

It offers strategies for developing concepts and improving design, with a chapter devoted to using the formal elements – line, shape, color, tone, texture and surface pattern.

The book guides you through selecting a scene and how to organize your painting to achieve success. Carole Robson is a dynamic teacher who uses various media in combination with paint to show you how to show the natural world in all of its beauty.Art Book Review - June 2024
Overall, this is one of the most thorough and complete guides to abstraction I’ve seen.

Books on abstraction appear now with some regularity and that means publishers are getting beyond the basics. This one is particularly useful as it comes from an experienced practitioner and covers both creative and practical aspects of the genre.

Carole works in a good variety of media that include watercolour, gouache, acrylic and ink as well as pencils and pastels. You won’t, therefore, feel constrained by a single one that isn’t perhaps your first choice. It’s also worth reporting that you won’t get to the materials section for 52 pages – you’ve been through all the looking, seeing and thinking before you start to get the brushes out.

Carole works with natural subjects &ndash; flowers, landscapes and water and her style is well beyond representation, while always retlƒ<