The Artist - UK (2021-02)

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PAINTERSONLINE

FEATURES

PRACTICALS

u IN CONVERSATION

Susie Hodge talks to

John Walsom, winner

of The Artist Award in

last year’s Royal Society

of Oil Painters’ annual

exhibition, about his

working methods in

watercolours and oils

And much more! Don’t miss out:

our March issue is on sale from January 22

EDITORIAL CONSULTANTS

Ken Howard OBE, RA

studied at Hornsey School

of Art and the Royal

College of Art. He is a

member of the NEAC, ROI,

RWS, RWA and RBA. He

exhibits extensively and

has won numerous awards.

David Curtis ROI, VPRSMA

has won many awards for his en

plein air and figurative paintings

in both oils and watercolours.

He has had several books

published on his work as well as

DVD films, and exhibits his work

extensively.

Haidee-Jo Summers

ROI, RSMA

has won many awards for her

plein-air and alla-prima oil

paintings. She is an elected

member of the Royal Institute

of Oil Painters, the author of

Vibrant Oils and also has a

DVD with the same title.

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l Jake Winkle highlights

the importance of

looking for the negative

shapes in a subject for

successful watercolour

painting

NEWS & OFFERS

u In the second

of three articles on

painting in gouache

Robert Brindley

demonstrates an early

spring landscape scene

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DETAIL AWith this closeup you can see how

the colours merge into each other when keeping the paint wet

l Be inspired by practical painting and drawing

demonstrations

l Enter our competitions with great prizes up for grabs

Paul Riley shows

how to create

an innovative

abstract

watercolour

composition from

a still-life subject

PLUS

l Master subtractive drawing techniques using charcoal

powder and erasers with Robert Dutton

l Advice on painting a portrait sitter’s clothing from

Ann Witheridge

l Steve Griggs shows how adding animals to your paintings

ca n help to imbue them with additional life and joy

PLUS

l More advice from Marine Costello on the importance of

your digital assets for marketing your work

l The secrets to loosening up, by Mike Barr