Welcome from the editor

On the eve of joining my fellow judges to choose the

Letters

SHARE YOUR TIPS, SUGGESTIONS, IDEAS AND QUESTIONS WITH OTHER READERS

Diary

THINGS TO DO THIS MONTH

Exhibitions

JANE STROUD RECOMMENDS

The creative artist

Add spice to your watercolour paintings by using these five different techniques,

Animals from life

Part 5 Use colour creatively and be bold with your brushstrokes as you paint a green iguana in pen and wash, with Liz Chaderton

Painting project

Part 2 Complete your version of a serene rural landscape as you follow Graham Cox step by step

Explore your brushstrokes

Try five quick techniques for painting effective trees and simple landscapes in watercolour, by Charles Evans

HomeHobby by 3L sketching and painting kits

Tim Fisher introduces two practical and complete art kits to help beginners build skills and confidence

A garden journal

Part 3 Spring Be inspired to fill your own journal as the garden comes to life this month, with Ann Mortimer

Coloured pencil basics

Part 7 To complete this series on working with coloured pencils, Judith Heilbronn Crown demonstrates how to work on black paper

Try something different

Paint spring flowers on silk, with Tessa Spanton

Aspects of acrylics

Part 5 Be inspired by a still life in oil to paint the same scene using acrylics, with Steve Strode

Under the waves

Find out more about your acrylics as you practise a variety of techniques to paint a sea turtle, with Elena Parashko

Let’s start with art

Part 7 First steps for sketching with line and wash, by Linda Birch

Books WHAT TO READ THIS MONTH

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Art clubs

OVER TO YOU FOR THE LATEST NEWS ON CLUB EXHIBITIONS AND ACTIVITIES

Art club gallery

BEST IN SHOW PAINTINGS

Online gallery

Jane Stroud’s selection of works from our PaintersOnline gallery

Colour choices

Part 2 Tim Fisher chooses Sennelier soft pastel in orange lead as the focus colour in his harbour scenes

Painting project

Part 2 Learn how to populate a scene of Venice on a wet day, with Stephen Coates

Painting project

Part 1 Colin Joyce introduces this month’s painting project, from his motorhome on the North Coast 500 route in Scotland

PAINT in the HOLY LAND with Hazel Soan March 30 – April 8, 2020

A watercolour instructional painting holiday in a spiritually enriched city, where art and religion are entwined