Features:

• Shirley Kirkcaldy discusses her experimental mixed-media work with Caroline Saunders 
• Sarah Edmonds begins a new five-part series looking at selling work online

Practical painting and drawing:

• Develop confident mark-making by drawing in monochrome using ink with David Parfitt
• Follow Jenny Aitken as she shows how to use oils to paint crashing waves
• Learn to create a narrative painting from your imagination with Angela Brittain
• Amanda Hyatt shows how to paint coastal scenes and boats in watercolour
• How to draw the figure using tone with Ruth Buchanan
• Enjoy the benefits of painting en-plein-air with advice and encouragement from Haidee-Jo Summers
• Jake Winkle shows how to abstract the detail for creating lively representational watercolours
• Paint a colourful still life poinsettia in watercolour with David Douglas
• Barry Herniman shows how to paint long and winding roads - an integral feature of our rural landscape
• Paint watercolour landscapes quickly and confidently with Hazel Soan
• Discover colour mixes for summer flowers with Julie Collins
• Bob Brandt completes his look at framing for making the most of your work

Plus:

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

All this and more in the September issue of The Artist, out on August 7 - click here to purchase your copy.