This is a comprehensive guide to painting flowers. In it, the author discusses different painting materials and techniques, flower and foliage types and shapes, and also how to arrange the flowers to make the most attractive picture. There is also a chapter on how to frame the completed work. There are demonstrations in different media which allow the reader to follow an artist through the course of a painting from the planning stage to completion. The volume concludes with a gallery of over 30 paintings by contemporary artists, covering the whole range of flower painting and all the various media.