The Artist Magazine

The Artist is all about giving you the confidence to move forward with your painting – with subjects and media to suit all. Discover how Peter Graham paints in the heat of the French Riviera, gathering reference material and oil sketches that he later works up into a large-scale oil painting back in his studio. In more gentle climes, Becky Thorley-Fox follows in the footsteps of the countryside artist and illustrator Charles F. Tunnicliffe, to paint plein-air through the seasons, beginning with small birds in the spring. Paul Weaver uses water-soluble oils in the comfort of the studio basing his work on an on-site sketch made earlier in the year, while Tushar Sabale chooses a favourite corner of his house to paint in oils. Catherine Beale begins a new six-part watercolour series, encouraging you to push the medium to its limits, and Barry Herniman indulges in some railway nostalgia showing how he captures the billows of steam from a bygone era using watercolours and gouache. Whether you’re looking back to the Old Masters with Sarah Edmonds, who takes a closer look at the work of Matisse, or finding out what’s coming up in the art world, there’s plenty to keep you busy this month!