Leisure Painter

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Editorial

Leisure Painter

Highlights

Keeping an experiments’ book • David Bellamy discusses the benefits of testing new ideas and making notes in one book

Light, mood & atmosphere • Greg Howard discusses an important inspiration in his work – the Great British weather

Caran d’Ache Neoart 6901 Wax Oil Pastels • Pastellist, Andrea Naylor discovers the joys of experimenting with these rich, highly lightfast wax oil pastel

Spring is here! • Practise essential techniques with Colin Steed as you add colour to a tonal sketch of a quintessential village scene

First steps in the woods • How to see the wood from the trees. Tips, techniques and inspiration from plein-air painter, Denis John-Naylor

Animal explorations • Part 2 Chloe Hibberd uses a variety of acrylic techniques to paint a delightful stonechat

ART BOX • Art products to help you develop your skills

A season of small things • Linda Birch discusses the value of using complementary colours and lively greys to create small vignettes and studies of spring flowers

Q&A Drafting film • Part 6 Helen Carter continues her delve into drafting film by answering another reader’s question and showing a step-by-step demonstration

Painting project • Part 2 How to paint a still life from a photograph using colourful acrylics, with Sharon Tiernan

Drawing project • Part 1 Conor Smith introduces his drawing project from a photograph of an African painted dog and encourages you to practise techniques before tackling the main image

Step into acrylics • Part 4 Understand the rule of foreshortening to help you paint daisy studies, with Alice May

Exhibitions • Must-see exhibitions from around the UK

Art clubs • Over to you for the latest news on club exhibitions and activities

Exhibitions

Art club challenge

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WELCOME from the editor

EDITORIAL CONSULTANTS

YOUR VIEWS • LETTERS, EMAILS AND COMMENTS

THE ART WORLD • NEWS, INFORMATION AND ONLINE EVENTS IN THE ART WORLD

OPPORTUNITIES & COMPETITIONS • Check out the latest competitions to enter and make a note of important deadlines

A day in the life of GRETA VILIDAITE • Regular contributor to The Artist, Greta Vilidaite talks to Sally Bulgin about her life and career as a professional artist

Painting with LIGHT • Caroline Saunders talks to Ann Flynn, winner of The Artist Award in last year’s Royal Society of Marine Artists’ exhibition, about how she captures the play of light in coastal scenes, and still-life subjects

WATERCOLOUR waves and particles • Hazel Soan shares her love for watercolour painting and what she describes as ‘the dance between order and unpredictability’

Linocuts – keeping it simple PART 3 • Keith Tunnicliffe simplifies his approach by turning his attention to swans by the sea for his third of four articles on creating linocuts with impact

BATIK – capturing the world with wax and dyes • Rosi Robinson introduces you to her world of light and colour as she demonstrates a seaside scene using the ancient tradition of batik painting

A BRIEF HISTORY OF BATIK

Painting live • One of the few artists in the country who paints live at events wherever the work takes him, Tushar Sabale explains what a ‘Live Event Painter’ is and what it takes to be one

Freedom to paint in the open air • Ingrid Brown shows you how to paint outdoors with confidence and begin your own visual diary of moments and places...