For you to try this month:

Watercolour:

• Adrienne Parker shows how to paint still lifes with day-to-day objects
• Complete your Cornish coastal scene with part two of Jem Bowden's painting projects
• Kerry Bennett completes her eagle owl in watercolour
• Learn to paint and draw figures in watercolour with Stephen Coates
• Fiona Peart shows how to paint loose, lively spring flowers
• Paint a portrait of a cat in sunlight using just five colours with David Webb

Plus:

• Jackie Garner introduces a photograph of an avocet for this month's painting project
• Be inspired to paint railway scenes in acrylic with Alan Taylor
• Anne Kerr shows how to draw skies, land and water using pen and ink
• Paint a coastal scene following a host of tips and techniques from Steve Strode
• Add a splash of colour to your sketches with Liz Chaderton as she paints animals from life
• Paint a serene seascape using just three oil colours with Elena Parashko
• Judith Heilbronn Crown shows how to use water-soluble pencils and solvents
• Discover the joys of pen and ink as Linda Birch continues her look at different mediums

And:

• Things to do this month
• Art club news, profiles and exhibition listings
• Exhibitions from around the UK
• Reviews of the latest practical art books
• Reader's letters
• Paintings from the PaintersOnline gallery

All this and more in the May issue of Leisure Painter - out on March 22, click here to purchase your copy.