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6 Letters
Share your art, ideas and stories
8 Exhibitions
October's five best art shows
11 Sketchbook
Quick tips and techniques to try
16 Fresh Paint
The stories behind top new works
28 In the Studio
Pippa Blake's Chichester space
35 Prize Draw
Win a Mabef studio easel and
voucher courtesy of ArtDiscount
36 10 Minutes With...
Realist painter Clive Head
43 The Working Artist
Copying work can have benefits
says our columnist Laura Boswell
82 Art in Focus
Paul Gauguin's 1888 masterpiece,
Portrait of Madame Roulin
52 Mixing
Watercolours
Five simple tips for success
55 Colour Theory
Al Gury's in-depth new series
begins with a look at tonality
60 Project
Capture the warm glow of a
woodland glade in watercolour
66 Drawing Buildings
Dynamic advice for sketching
to improve your confidence
70 Your Questions
Boat painting tips from the
Royal Society of Marine Artists
74 Composition
Jake Spicer looks to Rembrandt for
a masterful approach to portraitsContents
Raise a glass to
Todd M Casey's
stilll life!
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There's so much to
learn and build upon
from the modernist
spirit of Picasso
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22 Parastoo Ganjei
Expressive flower paintings that
maintain a family tradition
30 Talking Techniques
The Art of Still Life author Todd M
Casey shares his working methods
38 Monet's Gardens
How the Impressionist's backyard
became a path to abstractionpractical
44 Masterclass
Anne-Marie Butlin uses shades of
grey for her autumnal painting
48 Portrait Exercises
Discover the Japanese technique of
notan as a way to try out designsSketch
buildings
confidently
and quickly- page 66