Atmospheric Animals in Watercolour

Jean Haines

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JEAN HAINES ATMOSPHERIC ANIMALS IN WATERCOLOUR Painting with spirit & vitality SEARCH PRESS Prize-winning and inspirational watercolourist Jean Haines is wellknown for her love of her chosen medium and the ability to instil enthusiasm and motivation in all around her. This popular international artist and teacher has developed her skills under masters from across Asia, the Middle East and Europe. Jeanruns hugely popular watercolour workshops for artists around the globe, and her highly sought-after paintings can be found in homes all over the world. Jean is a member of the SWA, Society for Women Artists, and has won numerous awards for her work, including the Anthony J Lester Award during the SWA Annual Exhibition, and the SAA Professional Artist of the Year, Experimental and Abstract Award. She regularly writes for art magazines and exhibits in a number of galleries. Jean lives in Hampshire, UK. www.jeanhaines.com s Other books by Jean Haine SEARCH PRESS Jean Haines Atmospheric Animals in Watercolour Dedication To John. I love the way you rescue and care for all manner of wildlife. My life and theirs is richer because of you.

Sujets

• Watercolor painting

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• Publié par: Search Press
• Date de parution: 01 février 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781781269541
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 269 Mo

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JEAN HAINES ATMOSPHERIC ANIMALS IN WATERCOLOUR Painting with spirit & vitality

SEARCH PRESS

Prize-winning and inspirational watercolourist Jean Haines is well- known for her love of her chosen medium and the ability to instil enthusiasm and motivation in all around her. This popular international artist and teacher has developed her skills under masters from across Asia, the Middle East and Europe.

 Jean runs hugely popular watercolour workshops for artists around the globe, and her highly sought-after paintings can be found in homes all over the world. Jean is a member of the SWA, Society for Women Artists, and has won numerous awards for her work, including the Anthony J Lester Award during the SWA Annual Exhibition, and the SAA Professional Artist of the Year, Experimental and Abstract Award. She regularly writes for art magazines and exhibits in a number of galleries.

Jean lives in Hampshire, UK.

www.jeanhaines.com

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Other books by Jean Haine

SEARCH PRESS

Jeàn Hàines Atmospheric Animals in Watercolour

Dedication To John. I love the way you rescue and care for all manner of wildlife. My life and theirs is richer because of you.

Jeàn Hàines Atmospheric Animals in Watercolour

Painting with spirit and vitality

Search Press

First published in 2022 Search Press Limited Wellwood, North Farm Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN2 3DR Text copyright © Jean Haines, 2022 Photographs by Mark Davison at Search Press Studios and on location at the author’s house, except for pages 12, 14, 15, 23, 88 and 122 by Kristy Peacock, and pages 10, 11, 48 (three insets), 55, 61–63 (top right, bottom middle), 69, 78, 84 and 94, author’s own. Photographs and design copyright © Search Press Ltd. 2022 All rights reserved. No part of this book, text, photographs or illustrations may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means by print, photoprint, microfilm, microfiche, photocopier, internet or in any way known or as yet unknown, or stored in a retrieval system, without written permission obtained beforehand from Search Press. ISBN: 978-1-78221-959-0 ebook ISBN: 978-1-78126-954-1 The Publishers and author can accept no responsibility for any consequences arising from the information, advice or instructions given in this publication. Readers are permitted to reproduce any of the artwork in this book for their personal use, or for the purpose of selling for charity, free of charge and without the prior permission of the Publishers. Any use of the artwork for commercial purposes is not permitted without the prior permission of the Publishers. Suppliers For details of suppliers, please visit the Search Press website: searchpress.com.

Publisher’s note All the stepbystep photographs in this book feature the author, Jean Haines, demonstrating watercolour painting. No models have been used.

Acknowledgements The success of any publication is not only down to the author but also the support behind them. For this special book I owe huge thanks to so many people. My enthusiasm for colour is heightened by the wonderful shades from Daniel Smith and I thank them greatly for their support. To Edward Ralph, an exceptional editor, it’s been wonderful teaming up with you again on this project. Fantastic wildlife photographs have been supplied by the extremely talented Kristy Peacock (@travel_momma) and they have added soul. To the owners of the fabulous animal models in my book, thank you for allowing your pets to be stars! For the hours, days and months I’ve disappeared, a huge thankyou to my wonderful husband John, who has missed me through yet another writing experience. Thank you, most of all, to you the reader, who makes my dream of being an author come true. Finally, without a publisher who has confidence in you, authors couldn’t exist. For this reason I’d like to close by saying thank you so much to Search Press for yet again believing in me and for encouraging my literary journey.

Page 1: Piggled 28 x 38cm (11 x 15in)

Page 2: Seeing Double 58 x 38cm (23 x 15in)

Opposite: Out of Africa 58 x 38cm (23 x 15in)

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Author’s welcome 6

Introduction 8 Igniting the passion 10 The bear necessities 14

Getting started: simple studies 30 Step-by-step Elephant in Monochrome 34 Learning from animals 38 Step-by-step Hedgehog 44 Inspiration from nature 48

For the love of dogs 52 Step-by-step Italian Spinone: Humphrey 64

Feline fine 68 Step-by-step Socks 74

A walk on the wild side 80 Down under 94 Step-by-step Sleepy Koala 96 Under the sea 106

Step-by-step Starfish 108 Step-by-step Octopus 116

A mammoth task 122 Seeing double 132 Be unique: sheep 138 Bugs and butterflies 144 Creative art 152 Magical interpretations 158 Index 160

Contents

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Author’s welcome

“HûMiNgbiRd daRŝ LighLy hRôûgh hé wôRLd ŝPRéadiNg iŝ Eŝsagé ôf jôy ad béaûy, éachiNg uŝ ô aPpRéciaé hé wôdéR ad agic ôf iŝ Exiŝécé.”  Anon. RAVELLING SO OFTEN HAS GIVEN As you move troug te following capters and T me te opportunity to see many animals turn eac page maybe tese tree animal messages and birds in teir natural abitat, and will elp you as you evolve in your animal after one trip I found myself drawn to painting painting journey: ummingbirds repeatedly. “Are you going troug he ummingbird will elp you cange in your a cange in your life?” I was asked. I was. And so way of tinking and ow you approac te creative began my fascination for meanings connected to process. Cange can be a good ting: embrace it. animals. Hummingbirds represent cange. Turtles he turtle will remind you to slow down carry a message of telling you to slow down; and wen you feel like racing to complete a painting; I needed to wen I was drawn to painting tem. elping you to take your time and leading to far he tiny seaorse is said to carry a message of better results. olding on. And te seaorse will wisely let you know here is so muc to learn if you love animals tat you need to old on wen you face te new as I do. From ancient folklore to te present-day callenges tat I ope my projects will give you. stories around our favourite creatures, we enter I ope you will absolutely love painting animals a magical world wen we are drawn to tem. In in a loose style, and I ope tat my book leads you tis publication, I ope to encant you not only to creating unique art tat you never realized you were capable of painting before. wit demonstrations on ow to capture animals in Happy painting! watercolour in an atmosperic style; I also want to elp you to connect wit your subject.

Animal meaning: hummingbird It is said that the hummingbird carries a message reminding us to enjoy life. It has the ability to change direction at any given time. Related to art, embracing new ideas or changing direction in either style or choice of subject is a gift. Embrace change as a positive goal and enjoy every new adventure!

Taking Flight 28 x 38cm (11 x 15in)

Introduction 1 “Wé aRé abôû ô ébaRk ô hé môŝ icRédibLé waéRcôLôûR jôûREy ôf a Liféié.” Jean Haines ALWAYS FEEL A HUGE SENSEof is constantly wit me. I want you to paint animals lit I you erally beating fast. I can feel it. It is te most are breating life into eac new subject you excitement wenever I write te introduction in a way tat you may never ave attempted before, to a new book, but tis time my eart is or even felt possible. I want you to feel as toug magical sensation; te kind you only get wen create in watercolour. And I want you to look at someting wonderful is about to appen, and it every blank piece of wite paper as if it is a valuable really is. treasure, wit a fascinating story waiting to be told Wy? Because I ave longed to write a book on on it via your paintbrus. painting animals for years. hey are my favourite You are an artist. You can paint anyting you subjects and ave always been igly popular on wis to, and I will be sowing you ow, guiding my international worksops. I am about to begin and encouraging you every step of te way. As te best of watercolour adventures wit you by well as painting animals in watercolour, we will my side. Togeter we are eading on a journey be looking at teir meanings and te folklore and tat will be full of glorious colour, incredible stories connected wit tem. watercolour tecniques and, of course, fascinating here are many books available tat sow ow subjects. Some of te animals in tis book will to paint animals. My ope is tat mine will inspire pull at your eartstrings. Some may be familiar, you to create in a unique style tat is yours and some will bring out your curiosity, and oters yours alone. may be completely new subjects to you. My aim We are about to embark on te most incredible as te autor of tis special publication is to ave watercolour journey of a lifetime, and I cannot wait you longing to paint every single animal on every to get started. Join me, explore, ave fun and learn colourful page. ow to absolutely love painting animals from all As you enter eac new capter, I want you to over te world. he adventure begins te minute feel tat wonderful ‘I can’t wait to paint’ trill tat you turn te page.

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Opposite: Imagination 14 x 38cm (5½ x 15in) The animal adventure begins.

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Igniting the pàssion Why pàint ànimàls?

“UiLôéhaŝLôvédaaNiaL,aPaRôfôé’ŝŝôuLRéaiNŝ ûawakééd.”  Anatole France

Early animal connections Where does our fàscinàtion with the ànimàl kingdom begin? My pàssion for ànimàls stàrted às à child with my love for teddy beàrs. Màny of us hàve hàppy childhood memories of our fàvourite toys. This pleàsànt connection càn often bring à smile to our fàces, ànd for màny of us this is where our love for ànimàls first begàn. Càn you remember your childhood ànimàl connections? Your first toy? Whàt wàs the first ànimàl you fell in love with – ànd why? Emotional relationships Pets càn greàtly influence our lives with their speciàl form of compànionship, ànd there àre màny incredible true stories of indefinàble love between them ànd their owners; especiàlly dogs. I àm fortunàte enough to hàve been owned by màny dogs over the yeàrs, eàch giving love in à wày thàt is totàlly unique. There is no doubt àbout it, ànimàls càn creep into our heàrts ànd leàve à gàping hole when the time comes to sày goodbye. We càn eàsily see thàt we àre àble to fàll in love with ànimàls from àn eàrly àge.

BuDDY àND mé I à picuRéD heré wih BuDDY, ONé oF wO Dogŝ wé ReŝcuéD fRO ouR imé LiviNg in ChiNà. BuDDY bécàme ONé oF hOŝé verY SpéciàL DOgŝ whO wàŝ LOvéD bY éverYONé hàt càmé O viŝi uŝ whiLé we LivéD àbROaD. Hé RàvélLéD wih uŝ hROughou EuROpé, hé MiDDLé EàS aND Aŝià. Hé becàmé mY hérO whéN hé ŝàvéD mY LiFé ON àn iŝOLàéD wàLk iN HONg KONg whére I wàŝ aàckéD à kNiFépOiN. Thiŝ géNLe giàN mOvéD bewééN me àND mY àackér, fORciNg hé àN O bàck awàY fRO mé. I Néver fORgo BuDDY’ŝ hérOiŝ. Thé ve whO ŝàw hi àŝ a puppY ŝàiD hé wOuLD Néver Livé pàS fOuR mONhŝ às hé wàŝ iN ŝuch bàD ŝhàpé aND hàd hip DYSpLàŝia. AàziNgLY, hé weN On o Livé à fuLl héàLhY LiFé, ŝwiiNg DàiLY; àND diéD iN mY àRŝ à thé gOoD àgé OF hiRtééN YeàRŝ OLD. ThéY ŝày LOvé cONquérŝ àLl. Hé wàŝ a wONDérFuL fOuR-LéggeD fRiéND.

A growing passion A pàssion for ànimàls càn àlso grow over time, pàrticulàrly for those interested in pàinting them às pàrt of their àrt journey. There àre màny successful wildlife or pet portràit àrtists. Animàls àre sheer joy to pàint, ànd there àre so màny wàys to pàint them! My love àffàir with ànimàls first begàn with dogs. I wàs obsessed with them ànd studied every breed. I becàme engrossed in leàrning àbout them às à species ànd they were àlwàys in my eàrliest pàintings. I pàinted my first dog when I wàs four yeàrs old. It wàs à boxer puppy, àlthough I hàd no ideà whàt the breed wàs àt the time. I just knew I loved the look of thàt pàrticulàr dog. I hàve never stopped pàinting ànimàls from thàt moment on. Over the yeàrs my pàssion grew ànd, from living in different countries, I’ve seen màny ànimàls. From feeding giràffes in Africà to holding à koàlà in Austràlià, eàch time I’ve seen àn ànimàl I hàve been in àwe àt how wonderful they àre. I’m enthràlled with the ànimàl kingdom ànd àlwàys will be.

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Intriguing communication Animàls àre intriguing. They seem to hàve their own rules, codes of conduct ànd their own lànguàge. Their lifestyles àre so different to ours ànd yet we càn leàrn so much from them, às we will see through the pàges of my book. There is much to explore, leàrn ànd enjoy by studying ànimàls, whether you wish to pàint them or not. There is no doubt thàt the ànimàl kingdom is màgicàl. All over the world there àre wonderful creàtures thàt leàve us in àwe ànd quite rightly so. The film The Lion King, for exàmple, comes to mind when I think àbout populàr stories thàt hàve evolved over the yeàrs in versions of movies or stàge plàys.

Capturing soul When we pàint àn ànimàl às à subject, it is not enough just to sit ànd creàte à pretty picture. I think we need to feel the soul ànd the màgic of eàch creàture we pàint in wàtercolour. We need to tell the story of where the ànimàl is from, whàt country it could be living in, ànd how it feels to touch it, if we hope to càpture their chàràcter. This is whàt I’m going to show you in the following pàges.

I àm pàssionàte àbout ànimàls ànd I’m sure, becàuse you’ve purchàsed this book, thàt you àre too. We àre going to go on à journey together, leàrning how to pàint ànimàls in wàtercolour; but more thàn thàt we’re going to àbsorb their energy ànd leàrn àbout their symbolism, which is so fàscinàting. I will explàin more àbout this às we move through the chàpters of my book.

Embrace the unknown We àll hàve our fàvourite ànimàls, ànd we perhàps hàve some thàt we don’t like. As you turn the pàges of this publicàtion, you might feel thàt you wànt to ràce to pàint the ànimàls which you know very well. But it is so much more fun if you embràce pàinting the subjects thàt you don’t know àlongside those thàt you do. We need to màster technique, study colour selection ànd observe shàpe ànd form. Most of àll, we need time to pàint our subjects. I cànnot wàit to get stàrted, so let’s begin by looking àt whàt we need to pàint ànd then we’ll move on to càpturing our fàvourite ànimàls in our fàvourite medium, which for me is wàtercolour. Hàppy pàinting.

“ANiaLŝ aRé ŝûch agRéeabLé fRiédŝ ~ hEy aŝk Nô qûEŝiôNŝ; hEy Paŝs Nô cRiiciŝmŝ.”  George Eliot

The Lion King 28 x 38cm (11 x 15in)