Features:

• Paul Riley talks to Susie Hodge about his career as an artist and the development of Coombe Farm Studios
• Sarah Edmonds looks at how to use Instagram effectively as a way of boosting sales

Practical painting and drawing:

• Tim Gustard demonstrates a still life acrylic painting of glazed figurines
• Try painting oils alla prima for energised results with Amanda Hyatt
• Peter Cronin recommends basic preparations for painting en plein air coastal scenes
• Follow Jesse Lane as he creates photo-realistic portraits using coloured pencils
• Paul Talbot-Greaves demonstrates a winter sunset in five easy stages
• Alan Bickley puts Jackson's Artist Oil Colour to the test
• Discover the power of the nocturne with Robert E Wells
• Julie Collins suggests colour mixes for capturing the glory of autumn trees in watercolour
• Learn to paint birds in flight with a demonstration of geese against an autumn sunrise with Becky Thorley-Fox
• Don't let a wet day dampen your plein air painting enthusiasm with inspiration from John Owen
• Paint a night scene with glowing lights with Marie Antoniou

Plus:

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

All this and more in the November issue of The Artist, out on October 2