{"product_id":"the-joy-of-botanical-drawing-a-step-by-step-guide-to-drawing-and-painting-flowers-leaves-fruit-and-more","title":"The Joy of Botanical Drawing: A Step-By-Step Guide to Drawing and Painting Flowers, Leaves, Fruit, and More","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"One of the best colored pencil drawing books of all time.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--BookAuthority\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWendy Hollender \u003c\/b\u003eis a botanical artist, illustrator, instructor, and author. She is a leading expert in using colored pencils and watercolor pencils to create detailed botanical drawings and paintings. Her illustrations have been published in the \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eO: The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eReal Simple\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003eSunset\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. Her work has been exhibited by the Royal Botanical Gardens and the Smithsonian National Museum for Natural History. She is currently an instructor at the New York Botanical Garden and leads workshops at her farm in Accord, New York. She is the author of \n\u003ci\u003eBotanical Drawing in Color \u003c\/i\u003eand the illustrator of \n\u003ci\u003eForaging and Feasting: A Field Guide and Wild Food Cookbook\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA gorgeous, easy-to-follow, and inspiring guide to stunningly realistic botanical drawing that covers everything you need to draw our natural world.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAchieve amazingly realistic and vibrant botanical illustrations, from flowers so dazzling you feel as if you might be able to smell them, to tomatoes that look as if they've just been picked from the garden. Wendy Hollender is known for her vivid, detailed, and inspiring illustrations and in \n\u003ci\u003eThe Joy of Botanical Drawing\u003c\/i\u003e, she helps you take your art to the next level by sharing her perfected techniques through short lessons that start simple, then build on the basics with easy-to-use and clear step-by-step illustrations. Using colored pencils and watercolor pencils, Hollender shows you how to accomplish scientifically accurate botanical portraits of a spiraling pine cone, a spiky chestnut, a fuchsia-tined radish, a graceful morning glory, and many more. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom colorful leaves to delicate petals to textured bark and slender stems, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Joy of Botanical Drawing \u003c\/i\u003ewill give you the skills to complete lifelike drawings while also enjoying nature and the mindfulness of a regular drawing practice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Watson-Guptill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46431186223235,"sku":"SPTM-9781984856715","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0564\/6830\/8099\/files\/9781984856715_spiral.png?v=1776829948","url":"https:\/\/sebink.com\/products\/the-joy-of-botanical-drawing-a-step-by-step-guide-to-drawing-and-painting-flowers-leaves-fruit-and-more","provider":"Sebink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}