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Instinctive responses

Caroline Saunders talks to David Remfry MBE RA, about his large-scale watercolours of dancers, his portraits and his links with the fashion industry

Artist, muse and poet

Susie Hodge reviews an exhibition at the Watts Gallery, the first for 25 years, dedicated to the art, poetry and life of Christina Rossetti

Marketing yourself – an overview

Mark David Hatwood introduces a new series in which he looks at the business side of being a professional artist

On the spot

Richard Pikesley explains why the constraints of time, changing light and limited painting gear can be a liberation when working in front of the subject

Portraits in watercolour

Jake Winkle debunks the myth that watercolour is a difficult medium for portraiture and demonstrates how to paint a self-portrait in his trademark style

Capture a moment in time

Award-winning botanical artist Julia Trickey demonstrates how to paint a faded rose in wetin- wet watercolour layers

Paint your first realist still life in acrylics

If you find the thought of painting your first realist still life a daunting prospect, Tim Gustard offers some encouraging advice as he talks you through the process

Coloured pencil techniques

Alyona Nickelsen explains how you can adapt painting methods and techniques for coloured pencil work whilst continuing to enjoy the amazing benefits of this dry medium

Develop a sense of proportion

Learn how to draw and paint animals with confidence in this new ten-part series from Ruth Buchanan. This month she explains how to develop a sense of proportion

New directions

Use your sketchbooks creatively to work out ideas, experiment, make notes, limber up and be bold, says James Hobbs

Space and perspective in the landscape

Clare Bowen shares her colour-mixing ideas for achieving aerial perspective and creating a feeling of space in landscape painting

Dynamic surfaces for watercolour

Jane Betteridge shows you how to make your watercolour paintings more vibrant and more dynamic by using watercolour grounds

Yes you can paint from photos!

Bob Brandt shares his tips for using photographs as a visual prompt for your paintings

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Painters Online editor’s choice

Meet this month’s editor’s choice winner from our PaintersOnline gallery, who receives a £50 Jackson’s Art Supplies gift voucher