David Bellamy has always been fascinated by the world's wild places. Highly regarded as a teacher of art, he has a tremendous following among leisure painters, many of whom have attended his extremely popular courses and workshops both in the UK and overseas. He gives demonstrations and talks, produces successful DVDs, has written many books on watercolour painting and is a regular contributor to art magazines. David lives in Builth Wells, Wales.

• Introduction 6Materials 8Basic brush techniques 12Working with watercolour 14Colour 16Tone 18Additional techniques 19Sketching 24Working from photographs 29Composition 30Buildings 32Skies 34Dramatic sky 48Light & atmosphere 54Sunlight & shadow 70Moorlands & mountains 92Trees 94Water 96Rocks and crags 100Moorland scenes 102Chapel le Dale 104Mountain scenes 110Mountains from the valley 118Mountain cascade 126Seas & shorelines 136Coastal features 138Composition for seascapes 158Crail Harbour 164Figures and birds 174Lonely cormorant 178All at sea 186A day by the sea 192Mykonos Harbour 198Seasons 206Summer 208Lakeland waterfall 212Moor in summer 224Autumn 232Moorland bridge 236Winter 244Winter mountains 250Farm in snow 267Spring 276After the spring shower 278Index 286

I believe Watercolour is similar to free hand silk painting and I have always been a great admirer of David Bellamy's watercolours. David has travelled extensively capturing the place, light and atmosphere as he travels. I have only ever seen him give a demonstration but a friend accompanied him on a visit to the Artic which greatly influenced her quality of painting. The book covers every aspect of painting every type of landscape, including mountains, moors, seas and seashores all with fabulous skies. Studying this book in detail could not fail to make you a better landscape painter, it is obvious this is the result of knowledge gained over many years with infinite amount of practice. The book has been a joy to read for this review and I really cannot do it justice. You will probably refer to this book time and time again.