Leisure Painter & The Artist August 2026
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Issue Meta Data
- Issue Number:
- 331
- On Sale:
- 19/06/2026
- Digital Edition:
- £7.99
- Print Edition:
- £7.99 (plus postage)
Issue Summary
See More, Draw More, Step Outside - a celebration of seeing, drawing and getting out there in your August edition of Leisure Painter and The Artist
On Sale: 19/06/2026
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What's in this Issue?
The August issue - a celebration of seeing, drawing and getting out there. This month we’ve turned a special spotlight on drawing as a daily habit and on plein air painting: the practice of working directly from life that sharpens observation, enriches colour judgment and brings an unmistakable atmosphere to your work.
To help us explore these subjects we’ve called upon some very talented artists including; Drawing as a way of seeing – we talk to James Hobbs on four decades of sketchbooks and why imperfect studies matter; Using the white of the paper - Tony Underhill on planning and restraint to direct the viewer’s eye and talking about plein air projects & mindset - Jenny Aitken shares a woodland oil project and Haidee Jo Summers shares her guide to ‘breaking the rules’ while painting outdoors.
Enjoy the issue, get your kit together, and step outside with a small sketchbook - the next great drawing might be only one
page away.