In conversation
In conversation
Interview with Daphne Todd OBE
The acclaimed portrait painter, Daphne Todd OBE, talks about her painting life, what makes a good painter and her experiences on The Big Painting Challenge.
Artist of Note - Charles Simpson R.I.
'Artist of Note' was a series of articles in The Artist in 1949, with an artist looking at the work of another painter. In November Cecil Wade discussed the work of Charles Simpson.
One Painting A Day
Read and follow six of the exercises as set out in A Painting A Day by Timothy Callaghan which will inspire you to look around your local environment and respond to your daily experiences through the craft of painting.
A Place for Nash - Skylight Landscape
To accompany the July 2014 'In View - The Artist Recommends' news story, read David Prentice's 1997 article about his discovery of the attic viewpoint from which Paul Nash painted a landscape that conveyed a special significance
How to use the classical method of sight size for modern portraiture
Frances Bell explains why the classical method of sight size is unaffected by modern technology and why, therefore, it is a route to innovative painting for the modern painter.
Aspects of oil painting with Leonard Greaves
In 1949, Leonard Greaves wrote a six-part series on aspects of oil painting for The Artist. Here we bring you part I in which he introduces the reader to his point of view and approach towards painting.