The Artist - UK (2019-12)

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FEATURES

14 Painting holiday FAQs

The Artist painting holiday tutor Richard

Pikesley answers queries and concerns

about joining a painting holiday

63 A painter’s journey

Be inspired by Paul Brown’s personal

journey to becoming a successful artist

78 Charles Williams’ musings

PRACTICALS

19 Portrait study in oil

David Curtis demonstrates his techniques

for painting a portrait of his son in oil

24 Winter stream

Paul Talbot-Greaves reveals how to

use layers of acrylic to add interest to an

otherwise featureless scene

26 Enjoy success with interior

scenes

Amanda Hyatt shows you how to simplify

interior subjects, and includes her top tips

as she demonstrates an interior scene in

watercolour

30 Pastel basics

Robert Brindley begins a new three-

part series by advising on basic pastel

techniques and demonstrating a simple

landscape

34 December

In the last in his current series,

Geof Hunt sketches on the spot and

works up a painting in the studio

36 Aspects of portraiture: lips

Kathy Barker explains what to look for

when painting lips in the second article in

her four-part series

43 Why pattern is important

Bob Brandt shows you how you can

capture the viewers’ attention by

introducing pattern for increased interest

in your paintings

46 Irises

Soraya French explores the diferent

shapes and colours of these garden

lowers as she demonstrates an

inspirational mixed-media painting

50 Developing an idea

Michele Del Campo documents a recent

narrative composition from concept to

completed oil painting

54 The colours of winter

Paul Weaver advises on colours for

mixing subtle, atmospheric greys to

capture winter scenes in watercolour to

perfection

58 Landscape layers

Robert Dutton takes his mixed-media

landscape paintings to new levels by

using Amsterdam Photo Transfer Gel to

add layers of collage

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