For both beginners and more experienced artists, this bestselling watercolor instructor provides a "kick in the pants" guide to reinventing and exercising a passion for painting or just helping those who may have misplaced the magic of the process. Through exercises, step-by-step projects and examples, you will learn not only how to create a watercolor painting but also how to access and apply your intuition, the voice of your creative spirit. As you work through time-tested workshop lessons from master artist and teacher, Gordon MacKenzie, you will gain confidence as you learn key secrets such as a common sense approach to composition, how to deal with perspective and techniques such as mingling colors, transitions and reversals. In addition, you will also get tips on adding life to landscapes by incorporating hints of people, full step-by- step demonstrations on how to work with photos, as well as tips on working outdoors. AUTHOR: Gordon MacKenzie is a native of New Liskeard, Ontario. He has been a popular artist and teacher for more than 30 years and has mounted more than 25 solo exhibitions. His work hangs in many private and corporate collections and has been featured in magazines. He conducts workshops in the United States and Canada.

He has produced two books with North Light and has also self-produced a popular video. 300 colour photographs.