Leisure Painter & The Artist September 2025

Features - Leisure Painter:

• The art of arrangement: Learn six general principles to consider in when composing a landscape by Jem Bowden
• Drama in the sky: Part two - Create beautiful early morning and evening skies in acrylic with Colin Joyce
• Raindrops on roses: Helen Carter provides guidance on how to draw the effect of a waterdrop
• 10 top tips for painting on location: Follow Elena Parashko as she heads to the great outdoors and shares her kit advice
• Lesson in the landscape: Learn how best to apply fluid watercolour washes and build your confidence in this demonstration by David Webb
• Meadow gate: Rachel McNaughton takes you on a soft-pastel journey to create a beautiful summers scene
• Figured out: Learn how to include figures in your urban setting in this advice-packed feature from artist Tim O'Brien
• Coffee-break inspiration: Tony Underhill shares how to best utilise your time and teach yourself key skills in small breaks in your day
• Bookmarks: Regular Leisure Painter contributor Liz Chaderton shares how to create colourful bookmarks - perfect for taking on your summer holidays or giving as gifts
• Sunshine and shadow: Follow Colin Steed as he paints a summer scene in just seven colours

Features - The Artist

• A day in the life of Paul Weaver: Sally Bulgin meets the artist and discovers more about his life and art practice
• A return to nature: Caroline Saunders talks to Hannah Dale about her expressive and characterful illustrations
• Journeys with The King: Patricia Crossley-Hayes talks to royal tour artist Alan Cotton about his experiences of travelling with King Charles III
• Learn from the Masters: Sarah Edmonds shines a light on lesser-known artworks by artists we know and love. Part 9: Vanessa Bell
• Book review: Henry Malt shares his views on the latest art book releases
• Turning professional: Rodney Kingston shares his experience of his first year as a full-time artist
• Ask an Artist: Kimberly Keegan's tips and advice for working artists
• An overloaded palette: Mike Barr discusses the disadvantages of having too many colours on your palette

Practicals - The Artist

• A summer landscape: Grahame Booth shares a project exclusively with readers of The Artist from his new book Plein Air Painting with Watercolours
• Drawing with paint: Classically trained artist, Luca Indraccola paints a figure portrait and shares his method of drawing with paint
• In the footsteps of Tunnicliffe: Becky Thorley-Fox completes her series painting plein-air through the seasons, this time with a demonstration of summer coastal birds
• Simplification: Follow Nicholas Poullis' advice on simplifying your landscape subject
• Watercolour freed!: In the third of six articles on unlocking the potential of watercolours, Catherine Beale encourages you to embrace the drips while exploring painting pouring