Painting Beautiful Watercolor Landscapes: Transform Ordinary Places into Extraordinary Scenes Hardcover – Download: Adobe Reader, June 5, 2014

Make sure you view on iPad in landscape mode so text and photos are together. I would like to have the print version of this book also.

Joyce Hicks' book is one of my long-time favorite art books. I refer to it often to remind me to keep my colors fresh, not overworking them. I love the way she takes fairly mundane photos and turns them into lovely paintings that make you say, "yes, I've seen this place before" whether it's a country field or an island cottage. She goes step-by-step in redesigning a scene, assigning values and planning ideas of which elements to leave in, which to eliminate and which to modify. She describes thinking about the value of fore, middle and background in an innovative way. This book is a treasure.

You can learn a great deal from this book.

I liked the paintings by Ms. Hicks and decided to purchase the book - it's probably the first watercolor book I've actually read all the way through. She talks about developing one's own style, and I am slightly amused because her style is definitely developed! I'm a newbie to W/C but even I recognize that she uses certain colors in each of her pictures that are not necessarily the norm! Definitely more mixing of blues and reds than I've run into! But the end result is so pretty, and she guides the reader step by step on how to put together a landscape for yourself - choosing what to eliminate to make a better picture, and making what could have been a "boring" landscape into an appealing picture. I definitely want to work through the exercises and tutorials throughout this book. I'll probably be stretching my sketching ability, but that's a good thing.

It's the Nitty Gritty.......No fuss,no muss....... Simple, Complete,Honest.....Fast, accurate, an actually complete recipe for success. Joyce's guidance begins with the "What's," and the "Whys," how to determine what Your's are....and then the "How To". step by step. She includes photos of her works with step by step instruction as to how she obtained her results. She includes color choices, atypically complete iilustrations of her color mixing....but most of all a unique approach to encouragement.......Joyce leaves nothing out of the recipe including the why's of what she painted in each piece. Everyone tells you how great this book is. I have owned over 100 instruction books from some of the most respected watercolorists in the world..........To my mind this is about the best book that has ever been written for the any level of watercolorist.......... It's the direct "Whole Enchilada," from this down to earth, straight forward, self taught Texas, AWS artist......and then some.

Never have I been inspired to write a review of any purchase until this book. And I have never purchased a book unseen, or not reviewed, let alone purchase two books together. But my friend and I love her work so much that I couldn't resist. This book has exceeded both of our expectations! It is so inspiring! Among so many lessons, she teaches us to "see" our own vision and how to make it a reality. I cannot recommended this book highly enough. This is by far my favorite watercolor book! Thank you, Joyce, for sharing your journey into watercolor in a way that allows us to discover our own journey.

I am new to watercolor painting, but I spotted Ms. Hicks's videos on YouTube and I was captivated by her style. When her book arrived I was a little disappointed that the colors weren't as vibrant as what I saw on her website and in other locations, but that doesn't affect the quality of the learning material she offers. This book will appeal to beginners and more advanced artists. I am happy to recommend it.

This book is very well written, emphasizing what a want to be artist needs to think about. It gives many guided tutorials, some of which I have already done and redone. One can do the exercises and see how the artistic considerations are applied and then end up with a nice picture. In fact I've done several more than once. It takes practice. This is a good technical book and a fun book. Joyce Hicks' landscapes are beautiful.

I admire the artist's ability to see way beyond a photograph or ordinary scene and be able to create a colourful, almost whimsical paintings. Well written and a go-to book if you like her style of painting like I do.

Lindas paisagens e muitas explicações sobre as técnicas e mistura de cores.As cenas do cotidiano do campo se tornam magicas nas cores fantásticas da artista,um excelente livro,valiosa aquisição.

Dies ist ein sehr schönes Buch mit wunderbaren Bildern in herrlichen Farben. Die Lieferung erfolgte in angemessener Zeit. Vielen Dank.

Superbe livre, en anglais-magnifiques illustrations! J'ai hâte de m'y plonger et de mettre en application toutes les techniques qu'il contient!

Practical and doable