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Colour and order in the landscape

Felix Rowe discovers how landscape artist and illustrator Jonathan Chapman developed his distinctive Edward Hopper-inspired style for his acrylic and ink paintings

The role of artist-in-residence

As he prepares for a year as artist-in-residence at Munnings Art Museum, Roger Dellar provides an insight into what he will be painting, the benefits to the artist of taking a residency and shares his tips on how to apply for one and carry it out successfully

Working with partners

Self-promotion is key to selling your work, and working with partners is a great way to facilitate this, advises Mark David-Hatwood, as it benefits both parties

Conserve the light

Hazel Soan describes various methods and techniques for conserving the white paper in your watercolour paintings

Capture lively harbour scenes

Continuing her new series, Jenny Aitken shows you how to simplify a harbour scene for a painting full of light and colour

Primers and coloured grounds \

In the first of his new three-part series Graham Webber discusses the importance of choosing the right primers and grounds for your style of oil painting

New approaches to drawing

Robert Dutton reveals how adopting a new approach to your work using expressive drawing media and techniques can result in positive benefits

Paint a selfie

Ian Sidaway demonstrates how he painted his self portrait using a limited palette in watercolour

Silky smooth colour

Liz Seward finds Caran d’Ache Luminance 6901 coloured pencils the perfect medium for depicting a found still lif

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GeoffHunt begins a new series in which he shares the results of his plein-air painting forays throughout the seasons

A process of elimination and interpretation

Kevin Scully demonstrates how to paint from a photograph without diminishing the integrity of your painting

Three-part paintings

Follow Paul Talbot-Greaves and take a loose approach to paint these colourful boats, in three easy parts

Buildingscapes in pencil

Paul Riley urges you to consider drawing buildingscapes, and offers his advice and tips for equipment to take with you and techniques to use

Expressive landscapes

Use strong clean colours and energetic marks to create eye-catching acrylic landscapes, with Marie Antoniou

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