Masterclass:

Susie Hodge talks to the winner of The Artist Award at this year's Royal Watercolour Society Contemporary Watercolour competition, Tessa Pearson

In Conversation:

Robert Mountjoy talks to Caroline Saunders about his methodical approach to still life painting

Practical painting and drawing:

• Geoff Hunt thinks he is relying on to many tricks in his watercolour diary
• Painting the perspectives, colours and textures of west country tin mines with Ian Sidaway
• Four leading members of the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colour share their top tips for working in watercolour
• Paul Dixon reveals how he imbues his wildlife paintings with atmospheric light
• Find out how Haidee-Jo Summers completes a studio oil painting from on-site reference studies
• Brush up on your perspective with Paul Talbot-Greaves as he tackles buildings in acrylic
• Painting townscapes en-plein-air with Barry Herniman
• Aine Divine demonstrates a portrait in watercolour
• Tackle the difficulties of painting interiors in watercolour with Nick Poullis
• Robert Dutton tests Jackson's Handmade Soft Pastels
• Peter Graham paints plein-air in London
• Ann Witheridge and Holly Cawte show how to apply the lessons learnt throughout the series
• How to use burnt umber with Robert Dutton

Plus:

• Parker Harris show the importance of having a website
• Winners of this year's The Artist Open Art Competition share their inspirational stories
• Members of the Pure Watercolour Society discuss preparations for their exhibition with Josephine Neil
• Your views
• The Art World
• Books and DVDs
• Exhibitions
• Opportunities

All this and much more in the September issue of The Artist - click here to purchase