Features:

• In Conversation - George Gilbert tells Susie Hodge how the Glasgow Boys influenced his work

Practical painting and drawing:

• Deborah Walker discusses the importance of using hard and soft edges in watercolour
• Learn the benefits of using gouache on your painting trips in the first of two articles by Paul O'Kane
• Andy Evansen reveals how to paint a loose yet bold watercolour
• Get creative with palette knives and Robert Dutton
• Brian Smith demonstrates an atmospheric street scene
• How to paint snow in watercolour with Robert Brindley
• Colin Halliday demonstrates a plein air landscape in oil
• Glyn Macey begins a six-part series documenting the English coastline with a painting inspired by a well-known artist for you to try, beginning with John Piper and Cuckmere
• Explore the depiction of movement and rhythm found in Old Master paintings with Adele Wagstaff
• Soraya French shows how to paint sweet peas in mixed media
• How to tell a story in your watercolour paintings with Steve Griggs
• Kim Whitby shares techniques for working with black ink
• Paint a woodland scene in watercolour with Carole Robson
• Julie Collins suggests colour combinations for a snowy landscape

Plus:

• The Art World
• Your views
• Exhibitions
• Art Books
• Opportunities
• This month's PaintersOnline Editor's Choice Award

All this plus your free guide to art courses and holidays and more in the March issue of The Artist, out on January 24 - click here to purchase your copy.