The Artist June 2022
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- Issue Number:
- 281
- On Sale:
- 15/04/2022
- Digital Edition:
- £4.99
- Print Edition:
- £0.00 (plus postage)
Issue Summary
Available only in digital format. Go chasing waterfalls in watercolour and much, much more!
On Sale: 15/04/2022
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What's in this Issue?
Features:
- Caroline Saunders talks to Royal Academician Bill Jacklin about his large-scale oils and how he’s inspired by the streets of New York City
- Josephine Neil of The Windrush Gallery talks to David Curtis VPRSMA, ROI about his working methods and approach to watercolour painting, ahead of his forthcoming exhibition
- Steve Griggs reveals how his dream of becoming a full-time watercolour artist could not have been realised without the help of his wife and trusted business partner, Sue
- Sarah Edmonds talks to printmaker Rod Nelson to discover what fine artists can learn from printmakers for whom digital art forms part of their practice
- See the winners of the monthly challenges we set throughout 2021 to celebrate our 90th year
- Mike Barr extols the benefits of painting en plein air – it’s infectious and it will improve your skills
Practical painting and drawing:
- Paul Riley looks at how literature, poetry, philosophy and religion can fire the imagination
- Robert Brindley demonstrates a harbour scene with moored boats in gouache
- Paint lakes, rivers and waterfalls with Paul Weaver as he demonstrates how to capture the effect of still and moving water in watercolour
- Catherine Ingleby shares her tips and advice for painting successful animal portrait commissions, as she demonstrates a characterful portrait of a dog
- Be inspired by Lizzie Black to paint a still-life set-up on your garden table, in oils
- In the first of two articles, Alan Bickley explains how best to capture skies when painting with oils
- Pastellist Felicity House shares her approach to painting interior scenes
- Becky Thorley-Fox compares the differences between oils and watercolours for painting garden birds
- Julie Collins takes a deep dive into watercolour materials
- Barry Herniman reveals how the Fude bent nib pen has enabled him to take his work to another level
Plus:
- The Art World
- Your views
- Exhibitions
- Opportunities
- This month's PaintersOnline Editor's Choice