Alternative Approaches
The Best of Watercolor

Showcases some of the finest watercolour paintings. This title helps readers gain insight into methods of the best contemporary watercolour artists. It features approximately 132 paintings by more than 100 artists selected from more than 1,600 submissions from watercolour and water-media painters across the world.

A straight line may be the shortest distance between two points, but the less expected routes are what more often lead artists from inspiration to great paintings. Splash 13 explores the paths less traveled...real solutions and alternative approaches from 100 of today's masters of the medium. Pulsing with the spirit of play and experimentation, over 100 paintings are accompanied by insight from the artists revealing how they pushed the limits of color, blurred the boundary between realism and abstraction, embraced accidents, and did away with expectations, traditional thinking...and sometimes even brushes! Filled with stunning paintings, fresh inspiration and ground-breaking innovation, Splash 13: Alternative Approaches is a must-have showcase for artists and art-lovers alike.