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.

The Artist

WELCOME from the editor

YOUR VIEWS • LETTERS, EMAILS AND COMMENTS

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

EVERYDAY Southern Contemporaries

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PATCHINGS Festival 2023

Guildford ARTS

Saint Francis of Assisi

An expression of imagination • Caroline Saunders talks to Patricia Haskey about capturing the spirit of the Lake District

Patricia Haskey IN CONVERSATION with Caroline Saunders

As good as it gets • Grahame Booth luxuriates in the warmth of painting outdoors as he demonstrates a landscape in watercolour and how to deal with the strong greens of summer

SUMMER WATERCOLOURS Grahame BOOTH

Summer landscapes in pastels • Kevin Scully shows how to paint a summer scene in pastels, capturing the mood rather than every detail

KEVIN'S TOP TIPS

Industrial shipping • Make sure you have something to say before you start to paint, advises Peter Cronin as he demonstrates a seascape in watercolour

Peter Cronin INDUSTRIAL SHIPPING in watercolour

The world of white • In the first article in her new five-part series on capturing special effects in your paintings, Jenny Aitken explores the power of self-restraint to give the brightest light

Maintaining focus • Using watercolour as his medium, in the first of his new five-part series, Steve Griggs shows how changing your mindset will result in better paintings

SEVEN STROKES • Use only seven total brushstrokes and incorporate either large washes or small strokes. Change colour between strokes and create an image by limiting the materials and execution. When you've finished one, move on to another!

The power of suggestion • Marie Antoniou shows you how to simplify your subject and say more by suggesting rather than defining it in detail

No looking back • The permanence of drawing with pens encourages a bold approach. Clare Lord helps us to find the courage to explore their qualities

EXERCISE TO TRY

Clean colours of summer • Paul Talbot-Greaves shows how to make your oil paintings sing with colour as he paints a summer landscape alla prima

Woodland light beams • Catherine Beale demonstrates a woodland scene and shares her techniques for creating subtle light effects in watercolour

Bleached by high summer sun • In this abridged extract from her recently published book by Search Press, Catherine Beale demonstrates how to paint holiday heat in watercolours

One drawing at a time • Paul Riley introduces us to the work and practice of urban sketchers working around the world

THE NEXT LEVEL • Sarah Edmonds gives advice on taking your creative practice to the next stage

Rosa Gallery Watercolours • Tim Fisher puts an exciting new range of watercolour through its paces to produce vibrant paintings using an array of techniques

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

Exhibitions • GALLERY OPENING TIMES...