On a knife’s edge

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Letters

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Diary

THINGS TO DO THIS MONTH

Exhibitions

JANE STROUD RECOMMENDS

Art clubs

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Books & DVDs

WHAT TO READ AND VIEW THIS MONTH

Online gallery

Jane Stroud’s selection of works from our PaintersOnline gallery

A lyrical eye

On Diana Armfield’s 100th birthday, Andrew Lambirth discusses why three flower paintings by this Royal Academician are so successful

Nature in detail

Part 2 Practise techniques and creative ideas for using coloured pencils as you draw a colourful butterfly in detail, by Milly England

Painting project

Part 2 Follow Tony Underhill as he demonstrates how to use a summer holiday photo as the starting point for your own unique version of Lake District Cottages

Painting project

Part 1 Lesley Linley introduces this month’s project from a photograph and demonstrates how she prepares the composition for the finished painting

Step outside

Part 2 Make watercolour sketching outdoors simple by choosing just three colours, by Jem Bowden

Colour into abstraction

Ready for something different? Val Pendleton discusses the materials and techniques she uses to paint successful abstracts

A Venetian perspective

Practise mark-making techniques as you complete an ink drawing of a Venetian canal, with Ian Pethers

Beauty in the detail

Part 2 Practise a variety of watercolour techniques with Paul Hopkinson as he paints a seashell in detail

One line at a time

Part 2 Claudia Myatt solves five more problems associated with drawing and learning to draw well

Peyton’s paradise

Elena Parashko takes you through the painting of a paradise beach scene using a variety of techniques

Explore sketchbooks

Part 8 In the final part of this series, Andy Walker discusses the joys of using a sketchbook as a repository for holiday moments and memories

An affinity with acrylics

Part 9 Practise a variety of creative techniques to paint an imaginative underwater scene, with Jackie Garner