SOCIETY OF WOMEN ARTISTS

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THE ART WORLD

NEWS, INFORMATION AND ONLINE EVENTS IN THE ART WORLD

A Year in the Life

Chelsea Physic Garden

Emotive landscapes

Carole Baker’s exhibition, Emotive Landscapes, featuring watercolour and

A Letter in MIND

Chris Riddell’s work from A Letter in Mind

Anita KLEIN

WATTS CONTEMPORARY GALLERY

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JAKAR WOODEN PALETTES

A new range of Laminated Wooden Palettes which

YOUR VIEWS

LETTERS, EMAILS AND COMMENTS

OPPORTUNITIES & COMPETITIONS

Check out the latest competitions to enter and make a note of important deadlines

ART BOOKS

Expressive Abstracts in Acrylic Anita Hörskens Abstract painting

EXHIBITIONS

GALLERY OPENING TIMES AND EXHIBITION DATES CAN VARY; IF IN DOUBT PHONE TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT

Guided by light and atmosphere

Caroline Saunders talks to Royal Academician Fred Cuming, whose sensitive and poetic landscapes, still lifes and portraits in oils leave an indelible mark

TURNING PROFESSIONAL– A MINDSET

When is the right time to go professional as an artist? Sarah Edmonds considers what it takes to become professional

CASE STUDY

Melanie Cormack-Hicks

It’s not easy being green

Do you avoid using green? Mike Barr dispels some rumours and says that achieving the right green is a journey well worth undertaking

Explore your mix of media

Lydia Bauman experiments with a variety of unconventional materials and mixed-media techniques – be inspired to try these in your own work to achieve some interesting effects

On the road with watercolour

Watercolours offer convenience when travelling and are eminently suited for use outdoors.  Richard Bond shares the contents of his painting bag and offers his tips for painting en plein air

Setting the scene

PAINTING FIGURES AND WILDLIFE

From site to studio

Sandra Corpora demonstrates how she created a successful studio oil painting of a lily pond from reference collected on site and shares her top tips for colour mixing

Create a collage of coastal life

Mike Bernard demonstrates how to capture the mood and atmosphere of a busy harbour scene using collage and mixed media

The importance of shapes

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Paint a photorealist still life

Be inspired to paint a contemporary photorealist still life in oils. Kate Brinkworth urges you to be brave and choose new colours appropriate for your theme

Create your own sketchbook reference library

Make a habit  of keeping a sketchbook, says Carole Baker, as it will be a great source of inspiration and ideas for future paintings

Practise micro landscapes

In the second of three articles on improving your landscape painting, Tom Cringle builds on the skills you learned last month with exercises to help you to loosen up

Paint a sky to complement your landscape

Winston Oh recommends a simple wet-in-wet technique for painting skies in watercolour along with tips for a successful composition

PaintersOnline editor’s choice

Meet this month’s editor’s choice winner from our PaintersOnline gallery