Masterclass:

Vibrant alla prima oil painting with Jeremy Sanders

In Conversation:

David Porteous-Butler talks to Diana Vowles about ambition, his favourite oil painting knife and 'leaving something unsaid'

Practical painting and drawing:

• Hazel Soan begins a new three-part series on watercolour painting with advice on retaining transparency
• Wildlife artist Chris Rose shares tips for capturing subjects which are always on the move
• How to capture falling water in acrylics with Barry Herniman
• Anna Wilson-Patterson demonstrates how she captures her inspirations in water-mixable oils
• Using a restricted watercolour palette with Judi Whitton
• Geoff Hunt takes his watercolour paintbox down to the river
• Paint a botanical floral necklace with Billy Showell
• Ann Witheridge and Holly Cawte continue their series on figurative fundamentals looking at the language of drawing and painting
• How to put right your watercolour wrongs with Charles Williams
• James Horton describes how he completes a painting from old on-site material
• How to re-work pastel paintings using Pip Seymour's Hand-Made Soft Pastels with Nigel Overton
• Robert Dutton shows how to make the most of cadmium yellow

Plus:

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

All this and much more in the June issue of The Artist - click here to buy.