The Artist January 2020

Features:

• In Conversation - Andrew Halliday explains the influences behind his bold cityscapes
• Be inspired by Paul Brown's personal experience of working as a professional artist
• Follow Bob Brandt's strategy for successful entries to open competitions

Practical painting and drawing:

• Ten approaches to achieve great results in mixed media with Robert Dutton
• Twelve exercises to improve your watercolours with Paul Talbot-Greaves
• Robert Brindley shows how to achieve the effects of light on water using pastels
• How to create attention-grabbing compositions in watercolour with Jake Winkle
• Penny German shares ideas for creating interesting background textures for still lifes
• Learn to paint noses with Kathy Barker
• Barry Herniman uses gouache to paint steam locomotives
• Soraya French paints sunflowers using mixed media techniques
• Learn aspects of composition from the Old Masters with Adele Wagstaff
• Ian Sidaway paints in the Rockies
• Use charcoal and pastels to paint backlit winter trees with Sandra Orme
• Jenny Wheatley discusses watercolour papers
• How to mix colours for winter trees with Julie Collins

Plus:

• The Art World
• Your views
• Exhibitions
• Art Books
• This month's PaintersOnline Editor's Choice Award
• The Artist guide to open competitions and exhibitions 2020

All this and more in the January issue of The Artist, out on November 29 - click here to purchase your copy.