For you this month:

• Use coloured pencils to draw a detailed study of a bee with Milly England
• Tony Underhill shares a photograph of Lake District cottages for this month's painting project
• Complete your tropical beach scene with Mike Rollins
• Beat artists' block with six inspiring and creative ideas from Andy Walker
• Claudia Myatt discusses solutions to five common drawing problems
• Go outdoors with Charles Evans to paint a country scene bursting with sunshine
• Paint glass marbles as Valérie Pirlot studies the effects of light
• Boost your confidence for painting en plein air with great advice from Jem Bowden
• Jackie Garner shows how to paint a snowy owl in acrylic
• Learn to paint a local landmark from photographs with Margaret Eggleton
• Tim Fisher shows how to paint seascapes using knife-painting techniques
• Commence a watercolour seashell study with part one of Paul Hopkinson's demonstration
• Discover a range of acrylic painting mediums with Peter Wood

And:

• Things to do this month
• Exhibitions
• Reader's letters
• Reviews of the latest practical art books
• Paintings from the PaintersOnline gallery

All this and more in the summer issue of Leisure Painter - out on June 11, click here to purchase your copy.