The Artist Magazine

The December issue of The Artist is sure to keep you inspired over the winter months with inspiring features and new techniques to try. Find out what Wendy Barratt – winner of Sky Arts Portrait Artists of the Year in 2023 – is doing now and what winning the award has meant to her, in our In Conversation feature, where you will also find details of the new series which has just started on Sky Arts. Discover how changing one aspect of your work can lead to more successful paintings. Paul Talbot-Greaves, for example shows you how to find the shapes and values in a composition to give your work structure; Soraya French explores why it’s important to have a balance of lost-and-found edges; and Paul Weaver encourages you to change your viewpoint to add dynamism. Julie Dunster provides tips and advice to plein-air painters, Greta Vilidaite explains why value will always trump colour, Ingrid Brown demonstrates a still-life flower painting in oils, and our cover artists, Rodney Kingston, reveals his fascination for painting self-portraits. As always, there’s open exhibition details, books and exhibition news to keep you up-to-date with the art world.