Book Details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Schiffer Craft (June 28, 2023)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 104 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0764366076
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0764366079
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.75 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.75 x 0.75 x 10.25 inches

Fabulous Flowers with Acrylics: Paint 22 Blooms from Delphiniums to Dandelions

Paint Vibrant Flowers in Acrylics: A Guide to Colorful, Expressive Floral Art

Learn to paint 22 stunning flowers in acrylics using dynamic, specialized techniques that bring nature’s beauty to life on canvas. In this inspiring guide, artist and author Ruth Alice Kosnick shows beginners and experienced painters how to create colorful, realistic, and abstract floral compositions that explode with energy and emotion.

Kosnick’s vibrant style moves seamlessly between realistic depictions and bold abstraction, emphasizing loose brushwork, vivid color, and rich layers. She teaches you how to use negative space, layering, color contrasts, and overlapping shapes to create edge-to-edge floral paintings on any canvas size.

Featuring step-by-step guidance for painting flowers like roses, tulips, sunflowers, dandelions, delphiniums, and snapdragons, this book helps transform simple blossoms into powerful visual experiences. With Kosnick’s techniques, you’ll learn how to infuse your paintings with movement, feeling, and the joyful intensity of the natural world.

About the Author

Ruth Alice Kosnick is a painter, sculptor, and printmaker who has been working as a freelance artist since 2004. She shares her painting techniques in classes, in her books, and in YouTube videos. She lives in Elmshorn, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.