Leisure Painter & The Artist March 2025

Features - Leisure Painter:

• Sketching in Transylvania: Join David Bellamy on his travels to the home of dramatic scenery, tall mountains and 'leave before midnight' signs
• Painting project: Part 1 Elena Parashko introduces this month's painting project from a photograph: an atmospheric forest scene
• Experiment and learn: Practise a variety of mixed-media techniques to paint colourful flamingos in snow, by Ali Hargreaves 
• Unfolding creativity: Learn the art of making and using a concertina sketchbook by Liz Chaderton
• Between the lines: How to add sparkle to your paintings, by Elena Parashko
• Coloured-pencil clinic: In this month's clinic, Helen Carter answers a question on two specific techniques that offer similar results
• Introducing... Acrylics: Part 1 Tim Fisher's new series introduces a different medium each month and discusses best practices for using it. This month, acrylics
• Take a humble pencil: Part 3 Follow these top five tips for creating realistic wildlife drawings, by Conor Smith
• Product report: Mike Rollins demonstrates the uses of three Panart painting knives - and produces a painting full of texture and interest
• Winter warm-ups: Part 3 Discover painting to music using wax resists and playing with light and dark, by Linda Birch

Features - The Artist

• A day in the life of Peter Graham: Sally Bulgin talks to the artist about his life and career as a professional artist
• Chasing the light: IN CONVERSATION Caroline Saunders talks to plein-air artist, Tushar Sabale about his fascination for capturing moments of magic from life
• Learn from the masters: In the third of 12 articles, Sarah Edmonds shines a light on lesser-known artworks by artists we know and love, Part 3: Jane Morris
• Turning professional: Rodney Kingston shares his experiences of his first year as a full-time artist
• Ask an artist: Kimberley Keegan offers tips and advice for working artists
• The power of representational art: Mike Barr shares his thoughts on the wonders of realism

Practicals - The Artist

• Pushing the boundaries of watercolour: In the final part of six articles exploring the medium of watercolour, Charles Williams reveals the selection and election process of the RWS
• Subjects within subjects: Paul Weaver breaks his work down into smaller shapes as he tackles interior scenes in water-soluble oils
• Source material: In the first of three articles on source material, Grahame Booth discovers the pros and cons of painting from photographs
• Acrylic mess and finesse: Paul Talbot-Greaves shows you why it is important to ensure your paintings are structurally sound before you add the finishing touches
• The impressionists revisited: Bob Brandt takes lessons from the impressionists to help him encourage the viewer to see what he sees
• Building on firm foundations: Alan Bickley shows you how to establish good sketchbook routine to reap benefits in your painting
• Wondering and wandering: Brave the outdoors during the winter months. Julie Dunster offers tips of what to take with you