Painting Flowers in Watercolor with Charles Reid

Think circuit training is for the feeble and faint-of-heart? Think again. The 4 Miler Workout is a no-nonsense approach to high intensity fitness training. This workout is intense, diverse, creative, and, most importantly, proven. 

The 4 Miler (6.4km) is an extremely uncomplicated but effective circuit. It is ideal for improving your aerobic fitness. It is a short fast run (not jog) broken up by a few small exercise circuits.  It is perfect for someone in a hurry or to fit into a lunch break.  The exercises in this book will give you the motivation you need to get super fit, and the expertise required to dramatically improve your muscular strength and aerobic fitness.

About the Author

Chohwora Udu has more than thirty years experience in boxing as both a professional fighter and as a coach. He has trained both professional and amateur boxers and he holds YMCA qualifications in gym instruction and circuit training. As a fitness instructor, Chohwora specializes in the areas of muscular endurance, strength, and flexibility.

Jim McHale is an endurance athlete and ex-amateur boxer with more than ten years experience designing gym circuits. He has experience competing in Ironman Triathlon and other long-distance events including the 190 kilometer Libyan Challenge Desert Race. Jim has been associated with the fitness industry for more than 15 years.

Make your first steps in watercolor fun and rewarding!

Watercolor's vivid colors and fresh, direct brush strokes make it the most exciting way to paint. "But," you think, "Learning to paint must be hard and frustrating." Not with Cathy Johnson as your teacher! Here, she makes learning to paint in watercolor fun-even easy!

With Painting Watercolors, you'll learn to paint by picking up a brush and painting-not by reading about a bunch of confusing theories.

Cathy tells you everything you need to begin-including:

• Which tools and materials you should buy to get off to a good, affordable start
• When, what, even where to paint
• Explanations of watercolor terms (such as "washes" and "puddles")
• Easy and useful painting tricks-such as glazing and drybrush.

With Cathy's help, you can start painting right away!

Accomplished artist, Charles Evans, will have you painting in no time with these cleverly-constructed art projects that can each be completed in a matter of minutes. Packed with simple techniques and top tips that will ensure successful results every time, Charles' easy-to-follow instruction will help improve your painting skills at once. It helps you learn professional hints and tricks about using watercolors and watercolor pencils which offer extra flexibility and convenience. It includes varied art projects for outdoors and indoors, ranging from simple landscapes to more complex compositions, from pets to still lives. It reveals inspirational pages from Charles' own sketchbooks that clearly demonstrate the immediacy of this medium.

Breathe new life into your art through negative painting. Linda Kemp shares her techniques for using the strength of negative space - the areas not occupied by subject matter - to create alluring works of art.

Watercolor Painting Outside the Lines is a comprehensive guide to evoking more passion in your paintings. You'll learn how to take hold of the often-overlooked areas of a painting through interactive, easy to follow elements including:

• Step-by-step techniques, exercises and projects
• Do-it-yourself tests and worksheets
• Troubleshooting suggestions and secrets
• Straightforward diagrams for color and design