Letters

Welcome

W hether you’re taking a holiday abroad this

Diary

THINGS TO DO THIS MONTH

Exhibitions

JANE STROUD RECOMMENDS

Art clubs

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

Books

WHAT TO READ THIS MONTH

Online gallery

Jane Stroud’s selection of works from our PaintersOnline gallery

Creating a splash

How to capture wild coastal scenes effectively using the wet-in-wet technique, with David Bellamy

Staycation inspiration

You don’t have to visit foreign climes to make special paintings. Find opportunities to paint on your doorstep, says Steve Strode

Painting project

Part 1 Rachael Grimm introduces this month’s painting project from a photograph, a summer landscape with water, sparkling sunlight and a variety of greens

Find your own style

Discover how to find your own voice as an artist, or simply have fun trying to figure it out, with Valérie Pirlot

Painting project

Part 2 Follow Julie King as she completes her painting with a step-by-step demonstration

Gouache – through thick and thin

Part 4 How to paint gouache light over dark on smooth card to complete effective night scenes, by Andy Walker

Which comes first?

Part 1 Become more creative and develop your style and confidence with mark making, loose washes and simple print techniques, by Liz Chaderton

Beginner’s watercolour

Part 10 Drawing and painting boats is not an easy challenge. This month follow four exercises to build skills and confidence, with Stephen Coates

Let’s draw

Part 10 Practise a variety of techniques you’ve learned over previous months to complete a drawing in water-soluble coloured pencils, by Elena Parashko

Good habits

How to develop your painting skills, and always be inspired and ready to take out your art materials, by Susan Yeates

A day in the life

Part 1 Do you want to meet fellow artists and sketch in your local area? Tony Underhill describes what’s involved in an Urban Sketchers’ meet-up

Urban sketching gallery

Here are a couple more examples from Tony Underhill’s urban sketchbook, produced during meet-ups with Beds Urban Sketchers

Summer landscape

Paint a landscape dominated by a dramatic sky, by Tony Hogan

Steeped in tradition

A Kentish water mill and its surroundings make the perfect setting to practise essential watercolour techniques, with Charles Evans

Paint the light

Here’s an exercise in working with light and shadow using acrylics, by Alice May

Summer sketching

How to build confidence when sketching figures, with Alice May

Summer sketching

Part 2 How to sketch and paint on your holidays, with Colin Joyce