Features:

• Caroline Saunders talks to Susanne du Toit about her passion for portraiture
• Sarah Edmonds tackles the difficult subject of pricing your artwork
• Make your observations count with top advice from Mike Barr

Practical painting and drawing:

• Be inspired by Peter Brown as he paints en plein air in north London in all weathers and times of the day
• Alan Bickley demonstrates the use of a limited palette and animated brushstrokes to produce a Seago-inspired landscape in oils
• Grahame Booth encourages you to get outside to paint the colours of spring in watercolour
• Jo Quigley demonstrates an acrylic painting of one of London's iconic bridges
• Learn why good composition and design are essential to the success of all paintings with Robert Brindley
• Paul Talbot-Greaves demonstrates the importance of choosing the colours to capture the feel of springtime in watercolour
• Randy Klinger shares his working practices of drawing with an HB pencil
• Barry Herniman shows why the Fude pen and Inktense pencils are perfect for sketching the evening comfort of the British pub
• Clare Lord begins a new series on drawing with a look at mark making
• Discover the many colours of shadows with Hilary Page
• Helen Hanson demonstrates a spring landscape in ink and coloured pencils

Plus:

• The Art World
• Your views
• Exhibitions
• Opportunites
• This month's PaintersOnline Editor's Choice

All this and more in the May issue of The Artist, out on March 17 - click here to purchase your copy.