The Artist

The UK’s best practical art magazine for aspiring amateur and professional artists - since 1931. Well-known artists reveal their working practices and techniques, covering all subjects and media, in every issue. Learn how established and up-and-coming artists create their work and use the tips they provide to help you improve your own drawing and painting. Keep up to date with the latest art materials, tried and tested by our trusted panel of expert artists, and keep in touch with the latest art competitions to enter and must-see exhibitions. Learn how other artists make money from their work, join one of our practical workshops/holidays, and don’t miss out on the latest art news and views.

The Artist

WELCOME from the editor • Want to comment on something you've read, or seen?

YOUR VIEWS LETTERS, EMAILS AND COMMENTS

THE ART WORLD • NEWS, INFORMATION AND ONLINE EVENTS IN THE ART WORLD

Gwen John: Art and Life in London and Paris

Seeing in shapes • Caroline Saunders talks to Malcolm Taylor about his semi-abstract landscapes, in pastel and mixed media

Malcolm Taylor IN CONVERSATION with Caroline Saunders

The secret of success • Alan Bickley explores and explains the colours and techniques of the great landscape painter, Rowland Hilder and adapts his approach to paint his own watercolour of Faversham Creek

Blow the cobwebs away • Energise your work by painting on location whenever you can. Soraya French demonstrates a seascape in mixed media

A modern take on still life • Ollie Tuck shows how everyday food items and crockery can make wonderful subjects for the still-life oil painter

OLLIE'S TIPS

DEMONSTRATION Garlic Bowl

Versatile pastel pencils • Explore the many qualities of pastel pencils with Kevin Scully as he demonstrates how to use them to create loose and lively paintings

Harbour nights • In the final article of his nightime scenes series, Barry Herniman shows how he captured an evening harbour scene in acrylics 'the watercolour

QUICK EXERCISE

Sketching OUTDOORS • In this abridged extract from his recent book Sketching Outdoors Barry Herniman offers advice and tips for making the most of your on-the-spot sketches

The landscape painter • Robert Brindley shows you why light, colour and especially tone are essential to the success of your landscape paintings

OBSERVATIONS ON TONE

ROBERT Brindley

Changing medium • Marie Antoniou suggests some exercises to try to help you transition from oils to acrylics and demonstrates a colourful woodland scene

EXERCISES TO TRY

DEMONSTRATION Woodland Trees

Drawing towards portraiture • In the first of two articles on portraiture, Paul Talbot-Greaves reveals how using pencil and charcoal to obtain a likeness can be such a positive learning experience

EXERCISE TO TRY

What can a pencil do? • Never understimate the power of the pencil, says Clare Lord as she demonstrates the versatility of this simple drawing medium

EXPLORING YOUR PENCIL

Learning to look • Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year finalist, Sally Ward explores how the observation of shapes can help build a convincing portrait

Adding sparkle • Diana Boanas demonstrates how to make glass objects sparkle in your watercolour still lifes

EXERCISE TO TRY

REFLECTIONS Diana Boanas

GALLERIES Moving with the times • Sarah Edmonds explains why today's forwardthinking art galleries have much to offer artists

CASE STUDY: MARK DAVID HATWOOD owner of The Harbour Gallery, Portscatho

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