Leisure Painter | December 2023
Enjoy step-by-step demonstrations, exercises and inspiration that will keep you drawing and painting throughout the month. We begin this issue by presenting the award-winning entries to this year’s LP Open competition, which is a true celebration of amateur painting. Oil painter, Veronica Winters follows as she completes this year’s ever-popular series of painting projects from photographs with a cheerful depiction of a pot of geraniums on an Italian windowsill. Don’t forget to share your finished artwork for this project online; details can be found at the end of the demonstration. Seasonal landscapes also feature as Linda Birch uses a mixed-media approach to paint her village green, Denis John Naylor offer hints and tips for painting seasonal trees, and Rachel McNaughton brings those fire-like colours to life in her depiction of silver birches. There are step-by-step demonstrations in watercolour, soft pastels and oils, alongside an introduction to printing at home using wood blocks by Susan Poole.
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Leisure Painter magazine was founded in 1967 and is the UK's most popular art and painting magazine that is published 12 times a year. The award-winning company was created to assist amateur artists of all levels and cover all aspects of painting and drawing including pencils, acrylics, charcoals, oil paints, pastels and watercolours. Not only does Leisure Painter cover a range of materials, but also a huge variety of topics are covered too, including flowers, landscapes, buildings, animals, boats and portraits.
With Leisure Painter magazine, you can gain access to an online community of like-minded artists who share their top tips and advice on how to develop your skills, as well as enter regular competitions including David Bellamy's sketchbook challenge. Plus, you can pour over the exhibition and art events pages to find opportunities to dive further into your hobby with other enthusiasts.
Try your hand at one of the Leisure Painter’s painting projects - for example, “how to capture the character of an old building using watercolours” or “step-by-step guides on how to complete your drawing of distant mountains with charcoal”. Regular projects from our regular contributors are a great way to expand your artistic skill set.
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Leisure Painter December 2023.