The Art of Elizabeth Blackadder

Elizabeth Blackadder is one of the best-known and most respected artists working today. In this fully illustrated book she works in her Edinburgh studios on paintings that reveal her intuitive approach to her subjects, her originality, and her acute sense of composition. The works featured include a large watercolor of tulips and irises and oil paintings of buildings in Bologna, Italy. She also works on a Japanese scroll, providing insight into the Japanese influence on her work. Her techniques and approaches to composition are all explained, and shown in step-by-step photographs.