For you this month:

• Learn how to paint spring trees in the first of a four-part series with Tony Hogan
• Paint a bluebell wood in pastels with Nina Squires
• Simplify a complicated landscape before painting it in watercolour with Colin Steed
• Prepare to paint a cottage in a lane for this month's painting project with Hazel Money
• Capture a hummingbird in flight with Julie Askew
• Paint a cheerful Tuscan village scene with Rachel McNaughton
• Use pastels to paint a dramatic waterfall on black paper with Mike Rollins
• Use a subtle palette of watercolours to paint a barn owl with Kerry Bennett
• Linda Birch shares her processes for creating semi-abstract paintings
• Find your own painting style and loosen up with top tips from Jo Allsopp
• Practise your drawing skills as you draw cherry blossom with Bianca Giarola
• Brian Smith shows how to include vehicles in your sketches

And:

• Things to do this month
• Latest news and listings from UK art clubs
• Art book reviews
• Paintings from the Painters Online gallery

All this and more in the June issue of Leisure Painter - out on April 19, click here to purchase your copy.