Self-portrait in charcoal and chalk

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THE ART WORLD

NEWS, VIEWS, INFORMATION AND SPECIAl EVENTS IN THE ART WORlD

YOUR VIEWS

This month’s star letter writer will receive a Landscape Selection of 48 Van Gogh soft pastels worth £49.99, courtesy of Royal Talens. For more information about these, and other Royal Talens products, see www.royaltalens.com

EXHIBITIONS

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

OPPORTUNITIES & COMPETITIONS

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

Giants of the shipyards

Lachlan Goudie describes how he documented the building of two new aircraft carriers in the Scottish shipyards of Govan and Rosyth

Celebrate other artists

Adebanji Alade points out that enjoying other artists’ work has a tremendous effect on your life as a creative person

Portraits with focus

Caroline Saunders talks to winner of The Artist Award in last year’s SWA exhibition, Caroline de Peyrecave, about painting portraits by the sight-size method and capturing the ‘unique aura’ of the sitter

Exploring the visible

In the second of three articles, Peter Burgess reveals the choices he makes about the materials of painting – paints, pigments, tools – with practical advice on safety, use and storing your materials

Open your own gallery

Nick Poullis shares his experience of setting up and opening a gallery in which to sell his own watercolours

ART BOOKS & DVDS

Alyona Nickelsen This guide is genuinely comprehensive.

Charles Williams’ musings Art materials

When the great American painter Philip Guston died

Skies

Graham Webber begins a new three-part series on landscape painting with advice on one aspect that affects everything – the sky

THE A-Z OF COLOUR

Yellow can add much freshness and warmth to your watercolour paintings, says Julie Collins, who advises on the different yellows and their uses

Autumn inspirations

Paul Weaver demonstrates how the warm colouring, soft atmosphere and quality of the autumn light can create irresistible watercolour subjects, with tips on colour choices and equipment

Focus on seascap

Robert Dutton concludes his series by showing you how to apply the rules of perspective to create exciting seascapes

Impressionistic interiors

There’s so much to explore when painting interiors, says Haidee-Jo Summers, who demonstrates a light-filled scene painted from a dark corner of the room

New thoughts about complementary colours

Hilary Page says that complements are not just one pair of colours, but two. She calls these visual complements and mixing complements, and they are not the same. Read on – this information could change the way you paint!

Perfectly consistent colour

Michele Del Campo loves Winsor & Newton Artists’ Oil Colours because they have a creamy consistency, the colours are bright and powerful and the mixes are clean

Glorious graphite

Rob Parker enjoys the versatility and liberating experience of using graphite, and that finds that the medium enables him to combine mood with accuracy. He urges you to try it for yourself

Interpreting space

Penny German advises on how to use negative spaces to improve your drawing and painting

White isn’t just white

White animals aren’t pure white, the white is full of subtle colours reflected from the animal’s surroundings, as Marie Antoniou shows by painting a white wolf in acrylics

Seascapes on a textured ground

Follow Catherine Strong‘s tips for painting an impasto seascape using acrylics. She advises on the best way to achieve texture and how to mix the colours you’ll need