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EXHIBITIONS

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Memorable painting

Caroline Saunders talks to Rob Adams who paints serene watercolour landscapes with limited highlights and achieves an effect similar to that of an engraving in his pen and ink works

Abstract arrangements

Dennis Spicer shares his thoughts about his intuitive approach to colour and form and the sense of ‘stillness’ in his still-life oil paintings

Impressionists in London

Susie Hodge reviews this must-see exhibition at Tate Britain

Why use a gallery to promote and sell my work?

This subject arose during Mark David Hatwood’s live Facebook podcast for our website Painters Online in April 2017. It’s a valid question in this digitally interconnected, social-media age. He attempts to shed some light on that quandary

The artist OPEN COmPETiTiONS & ExhibiTiONS 2018

These listings are in chronological order according

Charles Williams’ musings Illustration

Last year one of my main activities as programme director

The dark and the light

Jake Winkle shows you how to capture light in watercolour by the use of extreme shadows in both daytime and night-time subjects

Table-top landscapes

Richard Pikesley, president of the New English Art Club, reveals the benefits of painting indoor landscapes in oils – still lifes that ‘connect with the landscape outside’

How to draw the horse

In the first of two articles equestrian artist Ruth Buchanan shares her 10 key techniques for making a successful drawing of the horse

Watercolour techniques for misty days

Peter Cronin demonstrates pure watercolour painting techniques for atmospheric landscapes, including fog, mist and haze

Painting the ground

In his final instalment in this series, Graham Webber advises what you need to consider, and how to make it all come together, when painting land in a landscape

Still life with flowers

Judi Whitton looks at what to consider when painting still life in watercolour – what to leave in, what to take out, and how to bring all the separate elements together for a balanced painting

A new class of oil paint

Sennelier has recently launched Rive Gauche, a range of oil paints for which, says Max Hale, they have made some interesting claims. Read to on to find out what’s different about them and why his first impression was one of pleasure

The head and neck

In the second part of her series, Adele Wagstaff identifies the superficial structures and anatomy of the head and neck so you know what to look out for when drawing the figure

Painting by instinct

Painting by instinct is a great way to achieve freedom of expression, says Barry Freeman, who urges you to be bold and paint in a looser style using acrylics