Botanical Watercolours Through the Seasons by Sandrine Maugy

Foreword 6
Introduction 8
My ethical studio 10
Working space 12
Painting from life 13
Drawing kit 14
Painting kit 16
Paints and pigments 18
Colour mixing theory 20
My palette 22
Tone 24
Technique 28
Spring 32
Spring subjects and their palette 34
Anatomy of a daffodil 36
Level 1: Daffodil 38
Anatomy of an anemone 46
Level 2: Anemone 48
Anatomy of a tulip 56
Level 3: Tulip ¡®Queen of Night¡¯ 58
Summer 66
Summer subjects and their palette 68
Anatomy of a sweet pea 70
Level 1: Sweet pea 72
Anatomy of a rose 82
Drawing a rose 84
Painting a rose 86
Level 2: Rosa ‘Odyssey’ 88
Anatomy of a sunflower 98
Level 3: Sunflower 100
Autumn 108
Autumn subjects and their palette 110
Anatomy of a ginkgo biloba 112
Level 1: Ginkgo biloba 114
Anatomy of a pear 120
Level 2: Catillac pear 122
Anatomy of a hydrangea 128
Level 3: Hydrangea 130
Winter 140
Winter subjects and their palette 142,
Anatomy of a pansy 144
Level 1: Pansy ¡®Midnight Glow¡¯ 146
Anatomy of an echeveria 152
Level 2: Echeveria 154
Anatomy of holly 162
Level 3: Holly star 164
Conclusion 170
Paint conversion table 172
Glossary 174
Credits 175
Index 176