Painting Calm

Painting Calm teaches you to find your inner artist, connect to soothing nature (and your feelings), and embrace the tranquility of painting in this earthy, watercolour instruction book from nature lover, teacher and artist Inga Buividavice.

Find inner calm and happiness in this beautiful, meditative and earthy watercolour instruction book from nature lover, teacher and artist Inga Buividavice.

Art therapy and the act of painting is widely acknowledged to bring positive mental health benefits**, as it helps us centre ourselves, focus our intentions and engage creatively with the world around us. This beautiful guided watercolour book combines these aspects with the healing powers of nature** to take you on a journey toward peace and tranquility.

Even if you have no experience with watercolours or painting, Painting Calm's accessible and easy-to-follow prompts will allow you to express yourself and create with ease and joy. Gather inspiration from artist Inga Buivadavice's beautiful illustrations, designed to capture an emotional connection with the natural world through texture and colour, as you explore:

• An overview of watercolour painting supplies and how to use them
• Basic watercolour techniques and colour theory
• Exercises for finding inspiration in nature
• Seasonal projects that include painting trees, leaves, flowers, natural light and patterns found in nature

• Tips for building a creative practice

  Discover your inner artist - and forge a new and powerful relationship to nature - in this calming project book, as you watercolour your way to mindful wellbeing.

  Autorentext
  Inga Buividavice is a visual artist, tutor and designer based in the UK with an Instagram following of over 155K. Inga creates video tutorials and lessons on earthy, soulful watercolour, including a best-selling course at Domestika. Her signature style uses texture and colour to capture an emotional connection with the natural world. She is the popular author of Painting Calm (2023) and has a branded paintbrush with DaVinci. @ingabuive Inga Buividavice is a visual artist, tutor and designer based in the UK with an Instagram following of over 155K. Inga creates video tutorials and lessons on earthy, soulful watercolour, including a best-selling course at Domestika. Her signature style uses texture and colour to capture an emotional connection with the natural world. She is the popular author of Painting Calm (2023) and has a branded paintbrush with DaVinci. @ingabuive

  Zusammenfassung
  Painting Calm teaches you to find your inner artist, connect to soothing nature (and your feelings), and embrace the tranquility of painting in this earthy, watercolour instruction book from nature lover, teacher and artist Inga Buividavice.

  Inhalt
  Contents 
  Introduction
  Why paint nature?
  Your creative journey
  Getting started with watercolours
  Projects
  Foliage
  Flowers
  Light
  Structure and Symmetry
  Final thoughts
  Further reading and resources
  Index
  Acknowledgements