Kristy Rice's joy-focused approach to watercolor art has won the hearts of fans worldwide. Here she teaches the basics of painting, infusing the learning process with wit, wisdom, and laughter. Rice shows all levels of painters how to make art for joy's sake. ul liRice offers her quirky, joy-focused guidance on preparation, including the materials you really need and don't need, and walks you through Basics and Details. li liFive Exercises enhances your ways of brush handling, muscle memory, color mixing, and texture, and 20 Leaves helps you put them all together.li liFive Techniques lets you experience flowers, fruits, veggies, landscapes, and patterns. li liAnd the projects--or as Kristy calls it, the Ready to Fly list--include Leaves and Greens Take a Walk Pattern Textile Pattern Gem and Rock Pattern Imaginary Landscape Bouquet and Watercolor Fragments.li ul pA great duo use this book with the emArt for Joy's Sake Journalem!p