Masterclass:

Trevor Chamberlain talks to Tony Frazer-Price about his working methods

In Conversation:

Discover how Lynda Kettle imbues her work with drama and colour

Practical painting and drawing:

• Glyn Macey starts a new series of 60-minute painting challenges
• Morgan Penn describes how he captured his family in a lively portrait
• Discover why a notan sketch is such a valuable tool for artists with Kelly Medford
• Judi Whitton provides tips on perspective and palette choices when painting en plein air in Venice
• Kevin Scully shares advice for successful gouache painting
• Use photo-editing software to help revitalise old and unresolved paintings with Phyllis Davies
• Bob Brandt shows how to identify and exploit contrats and differences in your work
• Explore acrylics and complete monthly exercises with a new six-part series by Paul Talbot-Greaves
• David Parfitt puts QoR watercolours to the test
• Paint a cascading waterfall with Linda Wilder
• The A-Z of colour - a new series by Julie Collins starts with A for accentuate
• Robert Foster enthuses about urban sketching
• Advice on exhibiting in London from Paul Brown

Plus:

• Call for entries to our 2016 Open Art Competition
• Guide to open competitions and exhibitions 2016
• Your views
• The Art World
• Books and DVDs
• Exhibitions
• Opportunities

All this and much more in the January issue of The Artist - out on December 4, click here to purchase