Watercolor rewards a light hand more than a steady one, which is good news for anyone who has never tried it. Jenny K teaches botanical painting to beginners for a living, and this book puts her method into step by step form, working from soft florals through vibrant leaves, cacti, and tropical plants. The emphasis is on expressive results rather than botanical accuracy, so a painting can be loose and still be worth framing, and the instruction assumes no drawing experience at the outset. Generously illustrated throughout, with enough detail to satisfy a painter who has done this before.