Features:

• In Conversation - Susie Hodge discovers the working methods of James Bartholomew
• Mark David Hatwood discusses how to protect your work online, and what can and can't be done about copyright infringement

Practical painting and drawing:

• Aine Divine shows how to paint a side profile portrait in watercolour
• Use texture paste to add interesting foregrounds to your acrylic landscapes with Carole Baker
• Paul Talbot-Greaves shows how to paint a field of yellow rapeseed in just five stages using acrylic
• Learn to paint flowers fast in watercolour with Trevor Waugh
• Mark Fennell describes how he documented the effects of 18-weeks of chemotherapy in a series of self-portraits
• How to paint summer strawberries in acrylic with Tim Gustard
• John Threlfall explains why he finds pastels ideal for painting wildlife subjects
• Discover colour temperature and tone when choosing colours for painting animals with Ruth Buchanan
• Focus on the colours of skies and clouds as Martin Kinnear paints fine-weather landscapes
• Geoff Hunt discusses his two approaches to capture busy street scenes
• Develop a sketchbook habit with Jenny Wheatley
• Jenny Aiken shows how to paint big skies
• Discover Jackson's Handmade Linen Boards with Clare Bowen

Plus:

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

All this and more in the summer issue of The Artist, out on June 14 - click here to purchase your copy.