Masterclass:

• Martin Kinnear unveils a new body of work - the painted garden
• Ken Howard OBE RA talks about being inspired to follow Turner's footsteps and paint the Swiss landscape

In Conversation:

• Mari French tells Caroline Saunders how she likes to leave 'a certain ambiguity' in her landscape paintings

Practical painting and drawing:

• Benjamin Hope shares his techniques for painting plein-air urban scenes using pastels
• Loosen up your approach to watercolour with Ann Blockley
• Keep your watercolour paintings clean and fresh with advice from Jake Winkle
• Lesley Birch encourages you to develop your skills in acrylics
• Refresh your style with pastels as Lucy Willis encourages a change of medium
• Hazel Soan continues her watercolor series lwith a look at the limited palette
• Paint the first of two scenes with Carole Baker using watercolour and ink
• Barry Herniman reveals how he captures the effects of shadows in his travelling sketchbooks
• Explore ways of producing 3D images with Jackie Devereux using watercolour and ink
• Jean Haines demonstrates colours and techniques that will soothe and energise your work
• Paint successful skies with Paul Riley
• Bob Brandt how he challenged himself to create a painting even though he wasn't sure the idea would work
• G is for ground in Julie Collins' A - Z of colour
• Charles Williams considers the value of portraits
• Advice on how to pack and ship your artwork safely from Katherine Tyrrell

Plus:

• Your views
• The Art World
• Exhibitions
• Opportunities
• Art shop directory
• Art Box

All this and much more in the June issue of The Artist - out on May 20, click here to purchase