Irises in Watercolour by Julie King, softback published by Search Press. ISBN 978-1-84448-721-9, price 8.99 available from www.searchpress.com

This book is part of the Ready to Paint series, that has become so popular with beginner painters. Anyone can do it with the help of the tracings in these books in addition to the step by step instructions and photographs. The blue iris on the front cover is very alluring, as are the others inside. There are 5 easy to follow demonstrations, 6 re-usable tracings and all the information you need to start painting beautiful irises.