Journey into abstraction

Welcome from the editor

Anew year with Leisure Painter inevitably brings with

Diary

THINGS TO DO THIS MONTH

Exhibitions

JANE STROUD RECOMMENDS

Letters

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Watercolour basics and beyond

Part 1 David Webb begins his year-long series on watercolour painting with a look at the basic materials you can choose, before introducing your first essential technique – the flat wash

Taking steps

Follow Trudy Friend step-by-step as she experiments with the drawing and painting of rural steps, from techniques to apply texture in pencil to underpainting and washes

Under snow

Focus on painting realistic shadows as you follow Charles Evans’ demonstration painting of a winter scene

Painting project

Part 1 Paint white on white paper using traditional transparent watercolour methods, with Colin Steed

Approaches to portraiture

Part 1 Be inspired by Tony Paul as he offers techniques and ideas for drawing and painting portraits in a variety of media

Winter in watercolour

Part 1 Using a limited palette and classic watercolour techniques, Colin Joyce begins a three-part seasonal landscape series to build your watercolour confidence

Jason Carlisle

Winner of the Leisure Painter Award in LP’s open competition 2017, Jason Carlisle shares his passion for portrait painting with Leisure Painter

Landscape studies

Part 1 Practise producing cloud and sky studies as Steve Strode begins a four-part series on painting elements of the landscape

Limit your colours

How to unify your paintings with a six-colour palette and by following these simple exercises, with John Mitchell

Five-minute studies

Pick up a few basic materials and learn techniques to make quick and lively sketches of animals, with Gary Geraths

Sennelier Rive Gauche

Adrienne Parker reports on new fine oil colours for artists – and enjoys experimenting with colour and technique

Light and shadow

Follow oil painter, Noel Gregory’s painting and thought processes as he depicts an exotic market scene in old Casablanca

Cottage door

Follow this demonstration to paint wood texture in watercolour, adapted from a book by Terry Harrison

Books

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Art clubs

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Art club gallery

BEST IN SHOW PAINTINGS

Online gallery

Jane Stroud’s selection of works from our PaintersOnline gallery

Paint landscapes in the Atlas Mountains, Morocco with Lachlan Goudie ROI

Paint landscapes in the Atlas Mountains, Morocco with

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