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Nature in watercolour

Drawing inspiration from her garden around her home in Schönering, Austria, Australian artist Waltraud Nawratil's is aimed at beginners and encouragesthroughout the year for our painting subjects. Working through the seasons, Waltraud shows us the techniques needed to paint spring flowers, waterlilies on a summer pond, autumn harvests and a bright Christmas poinsettia, in her loose watercolour style. by Waltraud Nawratil. Search Press, (p/b), £12.99.

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