Atmospheric Buildings in Watercolour

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A comprehensive and practical guide to painting watercolour buildings with atmosphere, character and accuracy, from renowned artist Nicholas Poullis.

Nicholass paintings exude a wonderfully fresh and vibrant feel, with some innovative and daring compositions [] He is an artist at the peak of his creative powers. David Curtis ROI RSMA

Painting buildings is about more than faithfully describing the architecture successful watercolour paintings must also contain character, ambience and a sense of place. In this clearly explained and highly visual guide, master artist Nicholas Poullis shows you how to harness classic watercolour techniques to achieve paintings that are both accurate and inspiring. It is a masterclass of insight, technique and inspiration, for confident beginner and intermediate-level artists looking to discover key watercolour techniques as well as more experienced painters looking to hone their skills.

• Tackle essential technical aspects including light, composition, perspective and drawing.
• Overcome the challenges of balance, simplification and crucially how to avoid overworking.
• Discover dozens of Nicholass inspirational artworks.
• Follow 6 inspiring and varied stage-by-stage projects.
• Develop your knowledge with skill-building tips and ideas scattered throughout.
• Gain the confidence and conviction to apply the techniques you learn to painting your own favourite buildings.

Endorsements from other leading artists and experts:

Nicholass paintings exude a wonderfully fresh and vibrant feel, with some innovative and daring compositions. There is a crispness in the execution of those controlled washes with a splendid sense of clarity and colour harmony. Pure watercolour practised in the most capable hands can appear deceptively simple to the observers eye, but in fact is the culmination of a life times careful observation and much experimentation with the media. Nicholass formidable works demonstrate an artist at the peak of his creative powers. David Curtis ROI RSMA

Nicholass thoughtful engagement with the processes of watercolour goes beyond the mastering of the inherently challenging techniques of this medium. He has a refreshingly broad view of the possibilities of watercolour, and whilst he doesnt claim that the medium is easy, he produces light-filled compositions that are fresh and expressive, and easily capture the atmosphere of the scene or place. Dr Sally Bulgin, The Artist

Watercolour painting is like playing a single beautiful instrument. Nicholas has tuned his instrument to express the beauty of nature to a rare degree. Leave out but never add was the cry of John Sell Cotman, one of Britain's finest watercolourists, and this is exemplified in Nicholass work. Professor Ken Howard OBE Royal Academician

Author Bio

Nicholas Poullis, also known as Le Peintre de Pzenas (The Painter of Pzenas), paints watercolours directly from life with a distinct and personal style. Originally from England, in 2000, he moved near Pzenas, in Southern France, where he has become established.

Born 1974, Nicholas Poullis has been a professional artist since leaving the University of East Anglia gaining a BA(Hons) illustration. He is a previous Baker Tilly Award winner at the Royal Watercolour Society, where he has often shown his work. He has exhibited in a number of the London Societies including the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours, the Royal Society of British Artists, the Sunday Times Watercolour competition and the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists.

Always painting on site has meant that he has travelled extensively throughout Europe while exploring subject matter. He produced work on the route and cyclists of the Tour de France and also on the theme of places of cultural significance across the United Kingdom, Spain, Italy and southern France.

Nicholas has work included in the collections of St Johns College, Cambridge University, Baker Tilly Chartered accountants, senior officers of the Royal Air Force, The Royal Automobile Club, the Office de Tourisme of Pezenas and many private collections. He has been a contributing author to the leading practical art magazine, The Artist, for over fifteen years, and has contributed to a number of publications. Nicholas has held major exhibitions that have attracted thousands of visitors at the l'Htel des Barons de Lacoste, the Mirondela dels Arts and had solo exhibition at the RAC in Pall Mall.