Art Instruction Book - WATERCOLOUR - Paint Yourself Calm by Jean Haines

Colourful, creative mindfulness through watercolour.

Master artist Jean Haines leads you on a journey through paint, showing you how to wipe away your worries with the soothing, gentle strokes of watercolour paint.

Meditative, peaceful and calming, watercolour painting offers a sense of control and self-worth to everyone, with no judgement or goal beyond the joy of painting itself. This book shows you how to calm and enhance your outlook through the movement of brush on paper.

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Table of Contents

• TAKING A LEAP 10
• Anyone can paint 12
• Why you should paint 16
• Mood changing 22
• What we need 28
• COLOUR FLOW 32
• Simple landscapes 34
• Simple colour flow exercises 38
• Facing obstacles 44
• Nature’s calming influence 54
• Calming thoughts 60
• THE PEACEFUL ZONE 64
• What is the peaceful zone? 66
• Lifting the mood 70
• Finding energy and strength 74
• Sands of time 82
• Colour from the sun 88
• Healing herbs 94
• Nothing but blue skies 100
• Healing lavender 104
• Well-being 110
• INNER PEACE 116
• That peaceful feeling 118
• Life experiences 120
• A positive attitude 124
• Index 128

Publisher: Search Press
Edition: BC Paperback with flaps
Publication: 06 May 2016
Size: 216x280 mm
Illustrations: 256
Pages: 128