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Lucy Kent Big Clouds, Diani, oil on wood

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David Hockney Dog Painting 19, 1995 Coinciding with

Parallel Lives:Eight Women Artists

Monica Poole Pilgrims Way, wood engraving, 19¾x23½in (49x60cm).

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Extreme painting

William Mather talks to Highlands artist, Jonathan Shearer about his love of painting inhospitable landscapes and the drama they inspire

DEMONSTRATION In Coire Nan Arr

This demonstration was given on a sketching course

BUILDING A COMMUNITY– ON AND OFFLINE

Sarah Edmonds shows why community marketing is both cost-effective and impactful

THE RHYTHM OF LIFE

Energise your painting by injecting it with the rhythm of life, suggests Mike Barr, and take the first steps to being ’in the zone’

Toning up

In the second of four articles on loosening up in watercolour, Tom Shepherd helps you get to grips with tonal value

Drawing the human form

In her new three-part life-drawing series, Adele Wagstaff begins by showing how to

The bare essentials

Amanda Hyatt demonstrates how to use a reduced colour palette to create a moody watercolour painting

Counterchange is king

In the first of two articles on counterchange, Barry Herniman urges you to make the most of your lights and darks as he paints a Mediterranean scene in acrylics

Putting the wow into waves

In the third article in her five-part series on capturing special effects in your paintings Jenny Aitken uses colour, composition and brushwork to bring her seascape paintings to life

Keep it simple

Paint a vase of your favourite flowers with Liz Seward as she describes why coloured-pencils are her go-to medium for flower paintings

Windy-weather clouds

In this abridged extract from Sandra Orme’s forthcoming book, Painting Skies in Pastel, the author demonstrates how to paint wispy clouds using a restricted palette

Controlling CONTRASTS

PALE CLOUD EDGES

Sketchbook joy

3RD OF 5: KEEPING A SKETCHBOOK

An oil painter’s approach

Becky Thorley-Fox encourages you to explore combining watercolour and gouache and demonstrates why the technique has much in common with oil painting

The fear of failing

Don’t allow fear to hold you back. Bob Brandt shares his strategies for overcoming his fears and pushing forward to create successful paintings

The legacy of Edward Wesson

Sharing his own collection of works by Edward Wesson, Steve Hall demonstrates how there is much to learn from studying the work of great painters

Summer skies

Julie Collins shows you how to mix and modify colours for a variety of skies to use in your watercolour landscape paintings

Techniques for great skies

Tony White shares his methods for painting successful skies that will establish the mood and atmosphere of your watercolour paintings

Big grey skies

Winston Oh reveals the techniques he uses to paint interesting scenes in watercolour even when the skies are persistently grey