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THINGS TO DO THIS MONTH

Exhibitions

JANE STROUD RECOMMENDS

Books

WHAT TO READ THIS MONTH

Online gallery

Jane Stroud’s selection of works from our PaintersOnline gallery

First things first

Here’s an idea to ponder, by Diana Armfield RA

For the love of watercolour

Part 1 Paul Clark discusses a long history with his favourite medium before demonstrating a variety of techniques to paint a country scene

Demonstration Country scene

For this tutorial we are going to paint

A bunch of roses

Part 1 In her three-part series, Julie King leads you on an artistic journey through the colourful world of roses. This month, how to see and describe shape and tone

Painting project

Part 2 Val Pendleton takes you through the processes needed to paint an abstract from a photograph

Painting project

Part 1 How to paint a lavender field from photographs. This month, experiment with colour mixing and technique to produce two preliminary sketches, by Colin Steed

An affinity with acrylics

Part 11 How to paint transparent and metallic objects using a variety of acrylic techniques and a limited palette, with Jackie Garner

Loose and lively watercolour

Free up your brushstrokes as you paint a bright and light study of waterlilies, with Rachel McNaughton

Go small!

Small oil sketches have the power to teach us so much about painting, while being quick, spontaneous and fun to make, as Valérie Pirlot discovers

Waxing watercolour

Fed up with framing your watercolours? Ready for a new look? Liz Chaderton demonstrates how to protect your paintings with cold wax medium

A drop of rain

How to paint a realistic study of water droplets on sunlit foliage in watercolour, by Stephen Coates

On a knife’s edge

Part 5 Take out your favourite knives and oil paints and paint mountain scenery, with Tim Fisher

Delicacy and strength

Using a vintage pen holder and nib with Indian ink, Chris Pendleton demonstrates how to first draw then paint colourful goldfinches

Loosen up your landscapes

Inspired by the loose landscape sketches of Constable, Mike Rollins demonstrates the painting of oast houses in the Kent countryside

Watercolour batik

With the basic equipment and a handful of colours, Kerry Bennett creates beautiful batik-effect paintings on rice paper