Artists & Illustrators 5
regulars
6 Letters
Your thoughts and stories
8 Exhibitions
Our five must-see gallery shows
11 Sketchbook
Tips, ideas and art products
16 Fresh Paint
New works, hot off the easel
27 The Working Artist
It's time to ask for what you want
says our columnist Laura Boswell
32 10 Minutes With...
Portrait painter Lorna May
Wadsworth's brush with the stars
35 Prize Draw
Win £1,000 of drawing kit
82 Art in Focus
A portrait by a little-known Spanish
artist called Pablo Picasso
50 In-Depth
Explore new ways of drawing
with artist Sarah Pickstone
56 Self-Portraits
This month's challenge involves
impersonating another artist
60 Printmaking
Lessons in design and colour from
two leading relief printmakers
66 Book illustration
Enter Folio Society's competition
with tips from last year's winner
70 Demo
A step-by-step guide to painting a
portrait with the alla prima method
74 Colour Theory
Al Gury concludes his series by
looking at Matisse's use of colourContents
Discover a poetic
new way of
drawing
50
I hope my drawings
can facilitate a deeper
understanding of
the climate crisis
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20 Cover Feature
Meet three adventurous painters
whose work is literally poles apart
28 Art History
Discover the masterful methods of
20th-century artist William Orpen
36 Talking Techniques
With architectural illustrator
turned fine artist Simon Jonespractical
42 Masterclass
Find a rainbow of colours in a
snowy landscape with Rob Dudley
46 Master Techniques
Norfolk Painting School's Martin
Kinnear on the use of opticsCreate a
lively portrait
in just one
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