Brave Intuitive Painting Let Go, Be Bold, Unfold

Adopt a spontaneous, bold, and fearless approach to painting as a process of discovery��ne that results in lush and colorful finished works that will beg to be displayed. This inspiring and encouraging book for both novice and experienced painters teaches how to create colorful, exciting, expressive paintings through a variety of techniques, combining basic, practical painting principles with innovative personal self-expression.

Flora S. Bowley's fun and forgiving approach to painting is based on the notion that ��ou don't begin with a preconceived painting in mind; you allow the painting to unfold.��Illustrating how to work in layers, Flora gives you the freedom to cover up, re-start, wipe away, and change courses many times along the way. Unexpected and unique compositions, color combinations, and subject matter appear as you allow your paintings to emerge in an organic, unplanned way while working from a place of curiosity and letting go of fear.

��earn techniques for working with vibrant color and avoiding mud.

��ake rich and varied marks with a variety of unexpected tools.

��reak compositional rules.

��mbrace nonattachment as a way to keep exploring.

��eep momentum by moving your body and staying positive.

��ork with what's working to let go of struggle.

��onnect more deeply to the world around you to stay inspired.

��mbrace layers to create rich complex paintings.

��ind rhythm by spiraling between chaos and order.