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Richard Burger

Susie Hodge discovers how Richard Burger achieves his powerful oil portraits, which are influenced by his time in Italy and in London

Charles Williams’ musings: BEAUTY IN FRANCE

In Montreuil with my wife last year, l was interested

The studio corner

Richard Pikesley describes how the changes of sunlight in his studio provide drama for a series of small paintings to use for later reference

Face your fears

What sends shivers down your artistic spine? Take heart, says Adebanji Alade, fears are in the mind so have the courage to face them and move your career forward a step

The illusion of glass

Paul Riley explains how to capture the transparenc y of glass using watercolour, with tips on how to depict cut glass, reflections, liquids (such as wine) and shadows

Australia – a painter’s view

Chris Forsey demonstrates how he captures the pure, glittering light and colours of Australia’s Great Ocean Road in mixed media, and shares the contents of his travel painting kit

THE A-Z OF COLOUR

Julie Collins explains how to ‘paint’ white in watercolour and suggests some pale mixes to use

Express yourself in acrylics

Marie Antoniou shows you how, through a series of controlled or gestural marks, you can restrict yourself to a 2in brush to make a uniquely expressive painting

Landscape in perspective

Robert Dutton begins a new series in which he outlines the importance of perspective – this month he applies perspective to the wide-open landscape

Portraits of African lives

Rob Wareing, who uses the same palette for both dark and light complexions, shares his hints and tips for painting portraits

Near versus far

Paul Talbot-Greaves shows you how to achieve depth in your watercolour painting – it’s not always about following the rules of aerial perspective, as he explains

A class act

Max Hale says Jackson’s Black Hog brushes are well made and exceeded his expectations in all respects

Shake-up your style with collage

Liz Seward turns to collage whenever she wants to lift herself out of a rut, with still life the perfect subject matter – the possibilities are endless, she says, so why not give it a go?

Boats and harbours

Once again Barry Herniman is out and about with his travelling sketchbook. This month he demonstrates a watercolour of another inspiring location, Porlock Weir in Somerset

Get started with watercolour

Watercolour is always said to be the hardest of the painting media to master. Paul Gadenne provides a guide for newcomers to watercolour that should help you to avoid some common errors and pitfalls

How to keep your greens clean

Catherine Strong shows you how to mix greens in acrylics and oils for a vibrant painting of summer flowers

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