Porzellanmalerei. Blumenmotive der KPM Berlin.

Callwey [Published Date: 2002]. Hardcover, 71 pp. Bi-lingual text in German and English. Contents include: Foreword; The importance of studying flowers from nature; The working place; My painting technique and its advantages; Directions for rose wreath; Directions for fruit and flower arrangement; Directions for flower and fruit; Directions for Rosa centifolia in the Rococo style; Aster, columbine, stock, and campanula; Iris; Tulip in the Rococo style; Breslau bouquet; "Fine Old Field Flowers"; "Fleur en Terrasse" design; Finished porcelain paintings. Includes black and white line drawings together with full color illustrations of the processes and final pieces. [From back cover] This series with basic information, inspiring ideas and many tips for new techniques is an essential companion for every porcelain paintress and painter. Birgit Porter was trained at the famous KPM Manufactory Berlin, where she worked for nine years. Now living in the United States since eight years, as a freelance artist, she organizes painting seminars on floral motifs and portraits all over the world.