Features:

• In Conversation - Susie Hodge talks to Alan M. Hunt, winner of The Artist Award in last year's David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation Artist of the Year competition
• Mark David Hatwood explains why record keeping is advisable and shares tips to make it easier
• Watercolourist Shirley Trevena shares her love of drawing cartoons
• Susie Hodge reviews the National Gallery's new exhibition of the work of Sorolla

Practical painting and drawing:

• Hazel Soan begins a new three-part series - the way of the brush
• Discover how mediums and solvents can enhance your painting with Graham Webber
• Paint the illusion of depth in a coastal secene with Jenny Aitken
• Peter Graham reveals his plein-air working methods and discusses his passion for paintig the French Riviera
• How to paint figures to add life and movement to your watercolour paintings with Amanda Hyatt
• Learn how to make simple monoprints and drypoint etchings with David Parfitt without the need for a press
• Geoff Hunt paints three plein-air London scenes
• How to depict realistic movement when painting animals with Ruth Buchanan
• Paul Gadenne urges you to enjoy painting en plein air with tips and advice for successful painting sessions
• Spice up your mixed media painting using acrylic spray paints with Waltraud Nawratil
• Paul Talbot-Greaves shows how to paint a bluebell wood in three simple steps
• Susie Hodge tests the new Caran d'Ache Graphite Line box sets for plein-air and studio work

Plus:

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

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