Features:

• In Conversation - Susie Hodge talks to Rosalind Robinson, winner of The Artist Award at the Society of Women Artists' annual open exhibition

Practical painting and drawing:

• Deborah Walker revelas how she makes concertina sketchbooks and how they help with creativity
• Discover the process of plein-air sketches to studio work as Graham Webber starts a new six-part oil painting series
• How to paint atmospheric street scenes in watercolour with Amanda Hyatt
• Soraya French demonstrates coneflowers in mixed media
• Paint marine subjects in acrylics with Paul Riley
• Brian Smith continues his series on painting figures with a sunny beach scene
• Discover colour-mixes for spring flowers with Julie Collins
• Glyn Macey paints the Thames Estuary with inspiration from JMW Turner
• Learn how and what to leave out of your paintings with Judi Whitton
• Paul O'Kane shares time-saving techniques for painting en plein air with gouache
• Capture sparkling light and shadows on snow with Paul Weaver
• Andrew Newton demonstrates an abstracted interior scene
• Discover the best brushes for ink with Kim Whitby

Plus:

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

All this and more in the April issue of The Artist, out on February 21.