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How to Paint an Abstract Landscape in Watercolour
Abstracts are about ideas and choices, says Paul Riley. In this extract demonstrates an abstract painting inspired by the landscape.
How to paint an abstract landscape using alcohol inks
Sara Ulyatt demonstrates a simple abstract landscape using alcohol inks.
How to paint abstracts
Discover the joy of abstract painting with Petra Thölken.
Abstract values and figurative painting with Martin Brooks
Martin Brooks says you should follow your instinct in the pursuit of your own style as he reveals his approach and working methods to Susie Hodge.
10 Minutes With... Abstract landscape artist Milly Stokes shares her oil painting practises
Renowned for her atmospheric landscapes and intuitive use of colour, artist Milly Stokes shares her approach to capturing the farming world and her painting practice in this quick question and answer session.
How to Paint Abstracts from Photographs with Tim Fisher
Tim Fisher shows how focusing on shape and colour can spark your imagination to paint something new.
Animals in motion – paint a tern in flight with Marie Antoniou
Marie Antoniou reveals how she uses bold brushmarks and clean colours to achieve a sense of movement in her abstracted, impressionistic wildlife paintings.
Caroline Saunders talks to artist Rex Preston
Simplified almost to abstraction, Rex Preston’s oil paintings capture the true essence of the landscape, as Caroline Saunders finds out