In conversation
Fine details in acrylics with Alison Rankin
After a career working with photography, Alison Rankin enjoys letting paint work for her, scumbling, stippling, scrubbing and reworking to achieve the effects she wants.
Painting into Retirement with Rob Preece
Rob Preece shares the benefits of taking up art in retirement.
Flower drawing with Jennifer Andrews
Jennifer encourages the making of flower studies in a natural environment
Making light work by Diana Miller
As the days shorten, Diana Miller welcomes the chance to draw the curtains and turn on the lights. She explains how she takes advantage of artificial light when painting her still life in watercolour.
How to paint a fishing village in alkyds by Michael Kitchen
Michael encourages the use of a medium he considers to be greatly underrated
The Canal du Midi by Ernest Greenwood
Ernest Greenwood takes us through the production of a painting and points out that there is really no easy dividing line between one stage and another.