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THE ART WORLD
NEWS, INFORMATION AND ONLINE EVENTS IN THE ART WORLD compiled by Jane Stroud
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Don’t Stop the Carnival, oil on linen, 36*36in
Lamorna Colony Pioneers
A Summer Afternoon, c. 1925, oil on canvas,
FEATURES
In search of drama
Caroline Saunders talks to Keith Bennett, The Artist award winner at last year’s Pastel Society annual exhibition
Keith Bennett IN CONVERSATION with Caroline Saunders
Keith Bennett Adam and his Glockenspiel, acrylic
PRACTICAL
Re-visioning your subject in watercolour
Create your own atmospheric paintings by imagining them. Amanda Hyatt demonstrates how to capture your ideal subject using her Five Steps to Watercolour method
AMANDA’S FIVE STEPS TO WATERCOLOUR
MATERIALS ● Baohong hot-pressed smooth 140lb (300gsm) paper.
A cottage garden
Soraya French shows how to use the immediacy, brilliance and versatility of soft pastels to paint a summer garden
Exploring the Zorn palette
Using a limited palette of just three colours plus white Mark Fennell demonstrates how to paint an alla prima portrait in oils
Mark Fennell PORTRAITS
p Mark Fennell Steve, oil on linen, 19¾315¾in
A modern take on the conversation piece
Jo Quigley shows you how to create your own informal group portrait in acrylics
DEMONSTRATION Lunch in Paternoster Square
REFERENCE PHOTOGRAPH For this demonstration I chose to
Looking up and looking down
Alter your viewpoint to make the most of your landscape painting advises Cheryl Culver as she paints a cliff view in pastel
The brilliance of Turner
Using the sketchbooks of Turner as inspiration, Alan Bickley paints his own watercolour in the style of the master
DEMONSTRATION St Hilarion, N. Cyprus
This watercolour painting is referenced from sketchbook material I made while on holiday in Cyprus on Turner Blue paper, 7½x11in (19x28cm). Named after a monk who once lived there, but it’s now a castle!
A light touch
Paul Talbot-Greaves demonstrates why watercolour is the perfect medium for portrait painting
DEMONSTRATION Simon
MATERIALS l Saunders Waterford 140lb (300gsm) Not paper
The boldness of charcoal
Clare Lord turns our attention to charcoal as she relishes its ability to create large tonal drawings at speed
Learning to look
Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year finalist, Sally Ward uses her observations of tonal hierarchy to build a compelling portrait in oils
Add is more
Paul Riley explores innovative additives to enhance your watercolours
Oils under pressure
Working at speed can have benefits for the plein-air painter, says Rodney Kingston as he paints an urban scene in oils in under three hours
URBAN LANDSCAPES
Rodney Kingston Piccadilly Circus View, oil on board,
Supporting STARS
Winston Oh shows you how to tackle background trees in the landscape, and allow them to provide a supporting role to the main star of the show
Showcase your art…
Join our friendly online art community! Share your
ARTISTS’ RESOURCES
Sarah Edmonds’ picks of the best resources for artists to encourage and inspire in 2023
PAINTERS ONLINE
Join us as we celebrate 30 years in
MILLBECK FARM, GREAT LANGDALE
Wed 24 May at 11am (BST) Tickets £15
Opportunities & Competitions
Check out the latest competitions to enter and make a note of important deadlines
Exhibitions
GALLERY OPENING TIMES AND EXHIBITION DATES CAN VARY; IF IN DOUBT PHONE TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT
Painting in Rome
Saint Angelo Bridge, Rome. Photograph: Michal Ludwiczak Peter
PROOF OF LIFE
Mike Barr shows us how important it is to bring landscape paintings to life with a few marks from the brush
ART BOOKS
Hyper Realistic Drawing Amie Howard Hyper realism in art
PaintersOnline editor ’s choice
Meet this month’s editor’s choice winner from our PaintersOnline gallery