Flower studies in coloured pencil

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New places, fresh ideas

Michele Del Campo reveals how he finds fresh ideas for paintings during his travels and the inspiration behind a recent Cuban scene

Glazing with acrylics

Use acrylic mediums to produce glazes that you can layer for rich depth and subtle transitions in your acrylic paintings, says Rhéni Tauchid. With demonstrations

November mist

Paul Talbot-Greaves demonstrates how to use the wet-into-wet technique to recreate a misty woodland scene in watercolour

Put some life into your still life

Follow Aine Divine as she captures a ‘dancing flock’ of cyclamen flowers in oil over acrylic

Aerial perspective

Peter Burgess explains how aerial perspective works and offers some suggestions for depicting distance and atmosphere in your work

Pictures of home

Sally Barton reveals how she approaches commissions to paint people’s houses and make an income from her work

Furious seas, billowing clouds and shimmering light

Take time to experiment with your materials and techniques and embrace the happy accidents with Judith Yates, as she demonstrates a seascape in acrylics

Gardens of light

David Bachmann shares the inspiration behind his work and his working methods for his plein-air paintings of the gardens of the Alcázar, the Royal Palace, Seville, Spain

Thinking outside the box

Yael Maimon urges you to think of alternative ways to approach your composition and offers some pointers that will help you make a more exciting painting

En plein air at the coast

Colin Allbrook heads down to the coast where the light and the scenery provide plenty of inspiration for a watercolour demonstration

Portrait of a tree

Be inspired by nature’s changing seasons as Martin Taylor demonstrates a detailed painting of a woodland tree in oils

Powerful colours for flowers

Julie Collins brings her series to a close with advice on how to maximise impact by using strong colours alongside weaker ones

Laura Knight

Glyn Macey invites you to paint a light-filled cliff-top scene inspired by Dame Laura Knight as he brings his current series to a close

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Contemporary still life

Marie Antoniou suggests you move away from traditional subjects and paint a still life that reflects the current times – there should be plenty to inspire you around the home

The life of Bath

Peter Brown talks about the joys of working en plein air as he captures life on the streets of Bath, working in both charcoal and oils

What do we want from art?

Perhaps because I spent such a long time as an art

Painters Online editor’s choice

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