The Artist May 2024

Features:

• Caroline Saunders talks to Ophelia Redpath about how she draws inspiration from her passion for conservation and natural history
• Sarah Edmonds talks to director of Art in Offices, Katie Henry, and discovers the transformative effects of hanging art in offices
• Mike Barr encourages artists to use their skills to spread calmness and beauty

Practical painting and drawing:

• In the first of a new series, Andrew Field shows how to develop ideas in your sketchbooks for painting later in oils
• Hazel Soan provides the perfect solution for anyone unsure of what to paint next
• Steve Hall shows how to capture the beauty of Yorkshire as he concludes his series on pastel landscapes
• Discover Paul Talbot-Greaves's five-value scale for adding impact to your work
• Carole Baker demonstrates an expressive beach scene in acrylics
• Follow Peter Cronin as he uses photographs alongside sketches to hone and simplify the scene before adding watercolour washes
• Peter Keegan focuses on the quality of light as he completes his series on painting figures in oils
• Rosso Emerald Crimson concludes her four-part series on painting a floral portrait in oils
• Find out how Brian Steventon uses sketches as a starting point for his semi-abstract work
• Design and print your own tote bag with lino-print artist, Gemma Curtis
• In an extract from her new book, Painting into the Light, Jenny Aitken demonstrates how to paint an oystercatcher in oils contre-jour

Plus:

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

All this and more in the May issue of The Artist, out on March 15.