Billy Showell's exquisite & technically brilliant watercolour flower portraits are beautifully presented in this highly informative, lavishly illustrated book. Packed with information on drawing & painting techniques, colour mixing & composition, it is an invaluable source of ideas & inspiration for anyone who wants to develop their flower painting skills, whether or not they have any previous experience. About the Author Billy Showell graduated from St Martins School of Art with a B.A. is fashion design, but was irresistably drawn to painting & illustration. Since 1993 she set course for a career as an artist & now teaches Botanical Painting in Sevenoaks for The Adult Education Centre. Billy is fascinated by flowers & has long used their forms as her inspiration in her paintings. Billy lives & paints in Tunbridge Wells with her husband & two children.