from the editor
As we move into the dark days of winter, now is a good time to put on the kettle, stoke up the fire and enjoy long, leisurely sessions over the drawing board. There always seems to be more time to work through tasks over the winter months and it’s the perfect season to review what you’ve accomplished so far and think about what you really want to achieve with your painting in the year ahead. Why not take time to sort out your colours, brushes and tools, practise techniques you want to ‘master’, begin a new sketchbook dated 2019 and make a wish list of materials, books, exhibitions and more. Stretch yourself by trying a new medium, technique, style or subject.