Author Description

About the Author Mia Tavonatti is an artist with a variety of interests, including a strong passion for painting and drawing. She moved from Michigan to California to attend art school at California State University Long Beach, where she earned her BFA and MFA in illustration. She also has studied painting abroad, and she loves to spend her summers painting in Greece. Mia has exhibited her work extensively, both in Europe and throughout the United States. She is the recipient of numerous scholarships and awards, and her work can be seen on more than 45 book covers and in several magazines. She teaches illustration and painting and the Art Institute of Southern California in Laguna Beach. Mia is the co-author of Oil: Still Lifes in Walter Foster's How to Draw and Paint Series, as well as Walter Foster's Drawing Animals and Oil Painting kits. She also is the author of Drawing: Pets in Walter Foster's How to Draw and Paint Series. Mia lives in Costa Mesa, CA. Product Description A groundbreaking method of art instruction that won't be found anywhere else on the marketWith its rich vineyards and rolling hills, Tuscany is an increasingly popular spot for travelers and artists alike. And now aspiring artists can bring the beauty of Italy to their own home with our newest Acrylic Painting Layer by Layer kit, Tuscan Vista. All the painting supplies and tools needed to re-create this peaceful landscape are provided in the kit. Exclusively available from Walter Foster Publishing, this innovative method of art instruction breaks down the painting process into its simplest form-revealing isolated views of every layer of paint application, so aspiring artists know exactly what area to paint next. Real artist's techniques and supplies are used, and the preprinted canvas allows artists to begin painting right away, without even having to draw the scene. Each layer is accompanied by color mixing samples that provide artists with the exact paint "recipes" they need to