Features:

• Masterclass with Geoff Hunt, who reveals how he completed watercolour sketches during a Mediterranean cruise
• Caroline Saunders talks to Phillip Sutton about his quirky interpretations of subjects
• Work at it! More motivational tips from Adebanji Alade
• Charles Williams muses on summer schools

Practical painting and drawing:

• How to simplify complex subjects in watercolour with Phil Hobbs
• Capture the energy of wildlife with Marie Antoniou by painting a baby orangutan
• Phil Tyler explains how to master tone in the third of his six-part series on drawing the figure
• Glyn Macey challenges you to try your hand at an acrylic painting inspired by Georgia O'Keeffe
• Paint an abstract composition with Hazel Lale
• Hazel Soan continues her series on facial features by tackling proportions
• Where and when to use glazing with Martin Kinnear
• Practical solutions to paintings that just don't work with Charles Williams
• Jake Winkle advises on the best approach for lively yet simplified watercolour paintings
• The importance of contrasts in watercolour is the first of Paul Talbot-Greaves' new series
• Yael Maimon reveals her approach to capturing the character of cats in mixed media
• S is for Shadows in Julie Collins' A - Z of colour series

Plus:

• Your views
• The Art World
• Art shop directory
• Artbox
• Exhibitions
• Opportunities

All this and more in the June issue of The Artist, out on April 21 - click here to purchase your copy.