Customer Reviews
The books title says it all - and it's amazing as well. - By: Claire Steed, 09 May 2007 
Charlie reallly is the master of his art, if you've seen his TV programmes then you don't need me to tell you how good he is, if you haven't then take it from me Charlie quickly & easily debunks the myth that watercolours are difficult & unforgiving, I was amazed at how easily a painting appears out of a blank piece of paper - Unless you are an amoeba you cannot fail to produce a painting which will stun you, when you step back from it & see the end result you will be amazed. It doesn't matter what medium Charlie is using (oil, watercolour or watercolour pencils) ALL of his books give clear, concise instruction, they are well edited & provide well thought out instructions because Charlie is writing these books & sharing his knowledge with you - the student so that you can learn that painting doesn't have to be uptight & difficult, here you will learn how easy it can be, the techniques are easy to follow & if you think you can't do it, don't criticise the instruction, don't be hard on yourself ... keep going ... better yet, try & get to a workshop (visit www.charlesevansart.com [diary page]) for venues local to where you are & if you can get to a workshop you can paint along with Charlie, this is invaluable tuition.
Back to the books - practise the excercises & then paint. Sounds simple? well, take it from me it is. Even if you're not happy with what you produce - what have you done? - wasted a piece of paper. So, simply turn it over & start again.
Charlie is so good at what he does, he is THE best painter of his generation, he is a friendly, outgoing, inspirational person ... his confidence in YOUR ability is stunning. As he so rightly points out art is subjective; ie: your painting will be different from mine yet we will have both followed the same instructions. You are not trying to paint an exact copy of the painting you are learning, it is YOUR interpretation & that's the key.
Ready to paint? buy the book & get going, you will be amazed at what you produce. Thank heavens for Charlie, THE most inspirational painter & instructor, I reallly wish he'd been my art teacher at school!!!
