Leisure Painter

Leisure Painter - the number one learn-to-paint magazine featuring practical painting and drawing features from top art tutors. Includes step-by-step tuition and easy-to-follow advice on how to draw and paint.

Leisure Painter

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DIARY • EXHIBITIONS, NEWS AND EVENTS FROM THE ART WORLD

NEAC annual exhibition

OPPORTUNITIES

Lowry and the Sea

Afloat or Ashore

Paint the Park

Mandalas • Discover the magic of painting mandalas, with Ann Emmons

Capture the drama • David Bellamy takes you through seven methods for injecting more interest and atmosphere in your landscapes

Painting project • Part 1 Prepare to paint a Scottish landscape, with Colin Joyce

Painting project • Part 2 How to loosen up your style by imagining you’re painting outdoors, with acrylic painter, Hazel Money

Transparent colour • How to paint dewdrops on the delicate petals of purple irises, while keeping your colours vibrant and fresh, with Julie King

Faber-Castell Polychromos coloured pencils • Veronica Winters takes Polychromos pencils through their paces on a variety of surfaces, and offers a host of tips and techniques for using them successfully

Watercolour with a twist • Part 1 An introduction. Develop your creative practices as you loosen up and relax with a mixed-media approach, by Liz Chaderton

Subject in flight • Part 2 Follow Julie Askew step by step as she paints a hummingbird using acrylics

The life of an artist – Ben Mosley • Ben Mosley is an action and modern expressionist artist whose use of 24 carat gold has become synonymous with his unique style. Influenced by Picasso and Matisse, Ben is regarded as one of Britain’s top live painters and is the official artist for Team GB for the Paris 2024 Olympics

Local life • SPRING Follow Linda Birch as she uses a variety of techniques to paint a seasonal landscape and sketch new arrivals on a local farm

Nature study • How to paint a dragonfly using watercolour, ink and mixed media, by Jo Allsopp

Sunset reflections • Rachel McNaughton takes you through the colours and techniques she uses to paint the elusive effects of a sunset using soft pastel

Island girl • Elena Parashko demonstrates how to paint a colourful, imaginative portrait using acrylics

Simply trees • Part 2 How to paint summer trees using traditional oil-painting methods, with Tony Hogan

Books • All the books are available from www.painters-online.co.uk/store Just click on the link for books! Be sure to visit the site to check out any special offers

Art clubs • OVER TO YOU FOR THE LATEST NEWS ON CLUB EXHIBITIONS AND ACTIVITIES