The Artist February 2024

Features:

• Caroline Saunders talks to Kayla Martell about her quirky still life compositions
• Sarah Edmonds suggests ways for your work to develop deeper clarity
• Mike Barr warns of the habit for slavishly copying work by other artists

Practical painting and drawing:

• Grahame Booth focuses on figures in the first of his five-part bi-monthly watercolour series
• Learn to combine digital references with paint to produce unique works of art with Robert Dutton
• In the first of four articles on painting the landscape in pastel, Steve Hall demonstrates how he uses photographs and reference material
• Graham Webber shows how to draw the best elements from your photograph for maximum impact in your painting
• Be inspired by Paul Riley’s tips on painting architectural subjects
• Rosso Emerald Crimson reveals how she combines flowers with portraiture to create impactful oil paintings
• Put the wow factor into your paintings with considered use of colour with advice from Paul Talbot-Greaves
• Jane Burgess shows how she paints landscapes in both watercolour and oils
• Hilary Page offers some practical tips to make the most of painting the scenes and people you meet when travelling abroad
• Andrew Field demonstrates ways to develop your own artistic style aligned with your passions
• Follow Jemma Derbyshire’s step-by-step demonstration of painting flowers in her garden

Plus:

• The Art World
• Your views
• Exhibitions
• Opportunites
• Book reviews
• This month's PaintersOnline Editor's Choice

All this and more in the February issue of The Artist, out on December 15.