The Artist

The UK’s best practical art magazine for aspiring amateur and professional artists - since 1931. Well-known artists reveal their working practices and techniques, covering all subjects and media, in every issue. Learn how established and up-and-coming artists create their work and use the tips they provide to help you improve your own drawing and painting. Keep up to date with the latest art materials, tried and tested by our trusted panel of expert artists, and keep in touch with the latest art competitions to enter and must-see exhibitions. Learn how other artists make money from their work, join one of our practical workshops/holidays, and don’t miss out on the latest art news and views.

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WELCOME from the editor

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YOUR VIEWS • LETTERS, EMAILS AND COMMENTS

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

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A fascination with colour and pattern • Caroline Saunders talks to Janette Summerfield about the subtle layering of tones and stippled textures in her pastel landscapes

Inspired by plants, flowers and natural forms • Morag Stevenson, winner of The Artist Award in the 2020 Society of Women Artists’ annual exhibition talks to Susie Hodge about her vibrant still lifes in acrylic

Mute your colours! • Peter Cronin advises using a limited palette for watercolour landscapes and ‘palette muck’ colours to achieve atmospheric grey tones

Make a tone and temperature study of the head • In the second of her three-part series, Adele Wagstaff considers the importance of the relationships and temperature of tone when making an oil study of the head using a limited palette

MIXING WARM AND COOL GREYS ON THE PALETTE

Architecture in pastel • In the third part of his current series, Steve Hall demonstrates how pastel can be used to paint architectural subjects and includes advice on a studio set-up for working with the medium

STEVE’S TIPS FOR WORKING WITH PASTELS

How to create the illusion of recession • Brian Smith concludes his series by explaining how to create depth in your watercolour paintings

The subtle beauty of interiors • Capture interior scenes of pubs, cafés and restaurants with Adebanji Alade, and use your studies for more resolved studio paintings

Paint a cloudburst with pastels • Follow Sandra Orme‘s tips and advice as she demonstrates how to capture a dramatic cloudburst of rain using pastels

Just do it! • Clare Bowen offers tips and encouragement to would-be plein-air painters as she shares her experiences of venturing outside to sketch and paint

EQUIPMENT TO GET YOU STARTED

CLARE’S TIPS TO HELP YOU START PAINTING EN PLEIN AIR

Compositions that punch • Robert E Wells examines the use of perspective and close cropping to intensify visual impact and demonstrates a city scene in oil

How long does a painting take? • Paul Talbot-Greaves shares his tips and techniques for making lively watercolour landscapes when time is limited

House portraits • House portraits make interesting commissions. Hilary Page offers tips and advice on how to make them part of your artistic repertoire

Painting and finishing your frame • In the second of three articles on making your own frames, Peter Burgess shows you how to finish them with paint and a thin beading of wax gilding

The mystery of judging • Mike Barr examines the role of the judge – or judges – of art exhibitions and competitions

TIME TO GET SERIOUS ABOUT MARKETING • Sarah Edmonds underlines the importance of marketing as part of your strategy to attract potential customers

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