Yearning to paint nature? Learn how to free up your watercolours and paint on canvas.

Painting on canvas will instantly give your artworks depth, impact and elegance – and they'll be ready to hang up and display instantly. Bestselling author and artist Jane Betteridge leads you through the 'hows', 'whats' and 'whys' of using luminous watercolour with this versatile surface.

Using the natural world as inspiration, this book will show you how to create stunning abstract and semi-abstract art using accessible techniques and materials. Whether you want to work with pure watercolour, add vibrancy with vivid inks, or further enhance the textural possibilities of canvas with gels, pastes and powders, everything you need to know is inside.

• Loosen up your style with fresh ideas and techniques, and take your work in an exciting new artistic direction.
• Clear, jargon-free language and step-by-step instructions.
• Exercises, inspirational finished examples and 4 projects help you with every aspect of painting on canvas.

This exciting new title from best-selling author and artist Jane Betteridge explores how to create stunning abstract watercolour and mixed media art on canvas.

The book contains short practical projects along with a comprehensive techniques section, three step-by-step projects, and is dotted throughout with Jane's sumptuous and inspirational finished artworks. The book encourages an experimental, semi-abstract approach to painting the natural landscape, and helps artists to loosen up.

Activities that promote creativity, such as art, are seen as great ways to combat the stresses of modern life, and Jane's latest book will do just that. She provides expert guidance and exciting ideas that will allow anyone, whether beginner or experienced artist, to create amazing semi-abstract artwork.