David Bellamy’s Mountain and Moorlands in
Watercolour
David Bellamy, an artist and an author, is
passionate about painting the great outdoors, especially if it is “away from
the noise and bustle of cities”. He is
the author of several books and DVDs on painting in watercolour.
Bellamy has painted in many remote areas of the
world and this book illustrates the wild mountain scenes and peaceful coastal
scenes which hold such a fascination for him. His paintings create a
feeling of serenity, or exciting energy using a fairly limited palette, a
minimum of brush strokes, and a good balance of lights and darks.
There are four full-step demonstrations
which illustrate the various steps to each painting. There are, also, numerous photographs of his
paintings each accompanied with a commentary describing the methods used in rendering
the scene in watercolour, or the attraction the scene held for him.
It is often said that passion is the key to
a successful painting and this is fully illustrated in David Bellamy’s latest
book.
Reviewed by Palma Ledger
I love this David Bellamy book and have painted several of the watercolour demonstrations within it. I have posted my painting on my blog here: http://watercolourjourney.com/mountains-from-the-valley/ The book is packed with great advice for watercolourists, and in particular his coverage of lost-and-found and negative painting techniques is invaluable!
ReplyDeleteThanks for commenting Ian. There are many people who enjoy Bellamy's style of painting. I too find his lost and found edge techniques extremely useful.
ReplyDelete