Features:

• Masterclass with Peter Brown as he paints at last year's Glastonbury Festival
• Eileen Cooper talks to Susie Hodge about her paintings and prints as well as her work as a coordinator at this year's Royal Academy Summer Exhibition
• Move with the right kind of people - motivational tips from Adebanji Alade
• Charles Williams muses on Van Gogh
• Susie Hodge reviews the must-see exhbition of John Singer-Sargent's watercolours at Dulwich Picture Gallery

Practical painting and drawing:

• Adebanji Alade paints en-plein-air in the city of York
• How to make and use neutrals for contrast and depth with Paul Talbot-Greaves
• Focus on perspective for cityscapes with Hashim Akib
• Richard Suckling puts Jaxell Extra Fine Artist's Pastels to the test
• Juliet Wood reveals how she tackles portraits in oil
• How to paint figures alla prima with Philip Tyler
• Use bold brush marks and clean colours with Marie Antoniou to paint wildlife in motion
• Martin Kinnear shares thoughts and methods for using digital technology
• Be inspired by Monet with the final part of Glyn Macey's current series
• Michele Del Campo tries out the new Winsor & Newton Professional Cotton Canvas
• Paint beach scenes in watercolour with Paul Weaver
• U is for ultramarine blue in Julie Collins' A - Z of colour series

Plus:

• Your views
• The Art World
• Exhibitions
• Opportunities
• Books & DVDs

All this and more in the summer issue of The Artist, out on June 16 - click here to purchase your copy.