Leisure Painter

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Leisure Painter

Welcome

Diary • THINGS TO DO THIS MONTH

Opportunities

Exhibitions • JANE STROUD RECOMMENDS

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

How to sketch with watercolour markers • David Bellamy offers hints and tips for sketching on the move with this portable and versatile medium

On the forest floor • Follow Kerry Bennett step by step to paint an iconic scene using a variety of watercolour techniques

Gallery • More toadstool studies in watercolour, by Kerry Bennett

Painting project • Part 1 In tribute to Murray Ince, LP is publishing articles he completed before his sad death earlier this year, beginning with this month's project from a photograph

Step into the landscape • Part 1 Where do you start when faced with a landscape to paint? DJ begins a five-part series by demonstrating the value of painting in layers

Painting project • Part 2 Practise your brushstrokes to create texture in a Himalayan garden scene, with Julie King

Spring terrace • Follow along with Tony Underhill and paint a terrace of Georgian houses in the spring sunshine

A way into pastels • Create a surface of acrylic colour over which you can add details using soft pastels, with Mike Rollins

Harbour life • Use a limited palette to follow Mike Jackson as he paints a loose harbour background before adding boats and figures at the end

Composition • Part 2 Here’s how to ensure you include a powerful structure in your paintings, by Andy Walker

The humble pencil • With the right materials and techniques, a graphite pencil can produce artwork destined for the gallery wall, by Dr Susan Poole

Norfolk windmill • Ready for a challenge? Take out your favourite colours and follow along with Rachel McNaughton

Explore, develop, paint • Part 7 How to paint colourful fish using a variety of acrylic techniques, with Elena Parashko

Subtle variations • This is how two different tinted background washes can affect a watercolour painting, by David Webb

Light and shade • How to paint an elephant using acrylics as you study the way light falls on your subject, by Alice May

Oil painting for beginners • Part 7 Paul Minter discusses the use of colour temperature to make your oil paintings pop

Books • WHAT TO READ THIS MONTH

Online gallery • Jane Stroud’s selection of works from our PaintersOnline gallery