Painting Flowers and Gardens by Hoblyn "For would-be nature artists, this is a practical handbook offering insights into materials and techniques....Hoblyn, a designer, illustrator, painter, and teacher, gives instructions on developing an approach to painting and on watercolor and pastel painting materials...composition, perspective...and understanding how color works....She also gives advice on mixing and using complementary colors, laying washes, shading, feathering, and creating a mood in painting....There are colorful finished paintings as well as black-and-white sketches throughout this informative book."-Booklist.