Masterclass:

Winner of The Artist Award at this year's Pastel Society annual exhibition, Jan Munro, talks to Sally Bulgin

In Conversation:

Caroline Saunders talks to Jenny Sutton about her modern still-life paintings

Practical painting and drawing:

• Be inspired to capture glowing night scenes with Paul Weaver
• Hannah Merson shares tips for oil painting en-plein-air and in the studio
• How to represent shadows and reflections in pastel with Jenny Halstead
• David Curtis explains the benefits of painting plein-air in unfamiliar landscapes
• November brings a lack of plein-air painting days in Geoff Hunt's watercolour diary
• David Parfitt demonstrates an atmospheric river scene using the Procreate app for iPad
• Discover the benefits of mindfulness for artists with Jenelle Latcham
• Mary Herbert shares hre love of working with Caran d'Ache Supracolor Soft Aquarelle Pencils
• Try Unison Soft Pastels with Robert Dutton
• Gerald Green demonstrates how to retain spontaneity in a complex studio painting
• Tips and advice from Tom Hughes for painting plein-air oil landscapes
• Add warmth to your paintings with alizarin crimson in this month's series on colour with Robert Dutton

Plus:

• Julian Halsby reviews the Frank Auerbach exhibition at Tate Britain
• Your views
• The Art World
• Books and DVDs
• Exhibitions
• Opportunities

All this and much more in the November issue of The Artist - Out on October 6, click here to purchase