Capture all the hues of the garden with a few simple brushtrokes and Lorene Edwards Forkner's inspirational advice on observing color in nature, painting with watercolor, and gardening with joy and intention

If you love flowers and the rich colors of the garden, Color In and Out of the Garden is for you. Artist and garden expert Lorene Edwards Forkner shares her simple watercolor techniques for capturing every lovely hue in a miniature artwork. Along the way, she also offers practical advice on topics from painting (no matter your skill level) to gardening mindfully to celebrating life. This delightfully useful and addictively readable little book may just inspire you to begin keeping a garden journal of your own, so you can record favorite plants with just a few simple brushstrokes.

Arranged by color, each chapter helps readers sharpen their powers of observation and capture nature's lovely palette. Plant profiles and personal reflections mingle with creative prompts for making a simple watercolor that helps focus one's attention. Both a mindfulness exercise for seeing garden colors and an easy guide to reproducing them on the page, Forkner guides you through the spectrum with her own watercolors while offering inspiration and a delightful garden respite from everyday stress.

跟随罗琳·爱德华兹·福克纳（Lorene Edwards Forkner）提供的关于观察自然界的色彩、用水彩作画以及用快乐和意图进行园艺的启发性建议，用几笔简单的画笔来捕捉花园的所有色调。

如果你喜欢花和花园的丰富色彩，本书是为你准备的。艺术家和园艺专家罗琳·爱德华兹·福克纳分享了她在微型艺术品中捕捉每一种可爱色调的简单水彩技巧。一路走来，她还就绘画（无论你的技能水平如何）、用心园艺和庆祝生命等主题提供了实用建议。这本令人愉快的、可读性强的小书可能会激励你开始写一本自己的花园日记，这样你就可以用几笔简单的笔触来记录自己喜欢的植物。

每一章都按颜色排列，帮助读者提高观察力，捕捉大自然的可爱色调。书中包括植物简介、个人反思，以及制作简单水彩的创意提示，帮助人们集中注意力。这是一本观察花园色彩的心智练习，也是将它们复制到页面上的简易指南，福克纳引导你通过她的水彩画光谱，同时提供灵感和令人愉快的花园，让你从日常压力中解脱出来。