Painting Watercolours on Canvas

If you want lots of photos, this isn’t your book. However, if you want verbal education, this I’d it.

Easy to read and engaging. The author reviews all the different watercolour grounds and watercolour paints. Stretching and fixing canvases. Great tips and easy to follow processes painting watercolour on canvas. I’ve read a few times now

I was keen to get more information about painting watercolour on canvas, having acquired two different brands of semi-absorbent ground but being unsure of the best way to proceed. I was concerned how relevant this book was going to be to me since the work of the author differs dramatically from mine in subject, style and scale. (The author's work is of wildlife, painted impressionistically and large whilst mine is landscape, realist and smaller.) I need not have worried. This small book thoroughly covers every topic I was interested in -from what materials and equipment to use, an exhaustive comparison of available grounds and a lot of innovative and practical ideas on techniques. This was invaluable since it not only covered the advantages of this medium but also its limitations - with some excellent ideas on how to avoid the latter.It is aimed at experienced watercolourists who want to try this new surface, rather than at beginners, but is written in a helpful, down to earth manner that addresses making a watercolour painting on canvas from start to finish. It answered every question I had about working on this surface - including covering problems that had not occurred to me - and I am sure has saved me time, mistakes and frustration in trying this surface out. I feel that it was worth every penny and recommend it to anyone else who is curious about trying this surface.

A comprehensive, logically structured and beautfully presented guide for novices and more experienced artists.The book begins by laying out the many advantages of painting watercolour on canvas rather than paper, before covering every aspect of the process from materials selection to display of the finished piece.The writer's accessible style makes for an easy and pleasant read, and her regular personal observations share both her expertise and her passion for the subject.It's also worth mentioning that the book is illustrated throughout in colour, with the artist's, and selected others', own creations, making it inspirational as well as practical, and a very pleasant browse, particularly for animal lovers.The back cover mentions the author also teaches so I looked up her website where a range of courses are listed.

This is a fabulous book. Really good advice and instructions. Liz is an amazing artist, and generously shares her skill. A must buy for lovers of water colour on a new medium

I have been using pre prepared canvases for watercolour for some time and liked them, I have also been using surfaces that I've prepared with watercolour grounds, chalk and watered down pva glue and similar with marble dustI was hoping for more, for things I haven't discovered myself, I didn't find it here!My disappointment was not helped by the paintings mostly being in areas I have no interest - very few landscapes or much at all really apart from cows and ducksMissed opportunity

A small but great book with absolutely everything you need to know about watercolour painting on canvas plus an exercise on how to paint one of Liz's brilliant cows in monochrome. I love Liz's work and this is an insight on how she gets her amazing results.