Exciting skies

Welcome from the editor

I hope this issue fi nds you well and safe, and as

Diary

IDEAS AND ONLINE EVENTS TO INSPIRE AND ENTERTAIN YOU AT HOME

Letters

SHARE YOUR TIPS, EXPERIENCES, IDEAS AND QUESTIONS WITH OTHER READERS

Painting Project

Part 1 Prepare to paint a beautiful sunny scene of St Tropez from a photograph, focusing on composition, contrast, colour and the glazing technique, by Julie King

Painting project

Part 2 How to paint a contemporary-looking close-up of a rose, with Elena Parashko

Explore sketching

Part 4 How to use a sketch and a photograph to paint an evocative and colourful Venetian scene, with Tim Fisher

Take control

Tony Underhill demonstrates how to make your paintings more effective by taking control of what you include, add and leave out from real-life scenes

Capture the light

Part 1 Tony Hogan begins a series of step-by-step demonstrations, showing how to capture the effects of light at different times of the day. This month, we tackle the ethereal light of dawn

Natural form

Part 4 How to depict trees through the seasons as studies or as part of a larger landscape, with Rebecca de Mendonça

Nature studies

Take out your smallest brushes and a handful of colours to paint a blackbird’s eggs in all their beauty, with Paul Hopkinson

Drawing with colour

Part 3 Tips and techniques for drawing animals using coloured pencils, with Linda Birch

An introduction to acrylic mediums

Part 3 Develop your acrylic-painting skills this month as you discover the properties of liquid, gel and textural mediums, by Jackie Garner

Through the seasons

Summer: Amanda Cooper thinks about painting abroad as she is confined to her home and garden to paint

Develop your style

Line & wash is an expressive way of working and the more you practise, the more you’ll find your style, says Milly England. Keep experimenting and have fun!

A beginner’s guide

Part 1 How to produce successful pastel pencil paintings of animals, flowers and landscapes, by Anne Kerr

UK ART SHOPS

Support your specialist art retailers by purchasing your materials via mail order, during the lockdown, from the shops listed here

Books

WHAT TO READ THIS MONTH

Online gallery

Jane Stroud’s selection of works from our PaintersOnline gallery