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OPPORTUNITIES & COMPETITIONS

Check out the latest competitions to enter and make a note of important deadlines

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GALLERY OPENING TIMES AND EXHIBITION DATES CAN VARY; IF IN DOUBT PHONE TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT

GRAYSON’S Art Club

Grayson Perry and Philippa Perry at the Grayson’s

ARC SALON COMPETITION

T J Cunningham Near the Beaver Pond, oil on

Dürer’s Journeys: Travels of a Renaissance Artist

Giovanni Bellini The Assassination of Saint Peter Martyr,

Spotlight on the urban view

John Walsom, winner of The Artist Award in the annual Royal Institute of Oil Painters’ exhibition, talks to Susie Hodge about his working methods in oil and watercolour

Digital assets for artists

What are the best channels to use to promote yourself as an artist? Marine Costello offers her advice on the available options

The importance of textured surfaces

In the second of three articles aimed at newcomers to gouache, Robert Brindley explains how to create a textured surface for your support in order to increase the interest in your painting

How to reveal the negative shapes for positive results

Jake Winkle stresses the importance of revealing the negative shapes in watercolour to bring light to your painting

Techniques for oil painting

OIL PAINTING MATERIALS & TECHNIQUES: 2nd of 4

Painting the clothes

OILS

The secret to loosening up

Mike Barr advises that loosening up is something we have to work at, as it’s borne of practice and confidence rather than a replicable formula

Add animals to create a narrative

Adding animals to your watercolour paintings can bring life and joy, or even whimsy, to the work and create a more human story, says Steve Griggs

Abstracting the still life

Let your thoughts wander as you think of ideas for a still life, advises Paul Riley. Here he shares his own thought processes along with tips for getting started and watercolour techniques to employ in your painting

Reveal something new

Subtractive techniques are an invaluable tool for drawing and painting. Robert Dutton explains how they can create positive outcomes in your work by restoring the light and revealing hidden layers

Painting streams and rivers

Barry Herniman continues his four-part series on elements of the landscape by looking at painting streams and rivers in watercolour on a textured ground

Paint a fast-flowing stream in acrylic

Barry Herniman invites you to paint along with

A little touch of originality

Marie Antoniou recommends you look past the obvious when choosing a subject for a still life and, to avoid the predictable, also think about using bold colours and a different light source

SUBTRACTIVE TECHNIQUES ON TEXTURED SURFACES

This is where the fun really begins! I use graphite and painting media auxiliaries more and more these days because they produce unique effects and are exciting to work with. They help me to express the true nature of my chosen subjects, especially landscapes

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