The Artist - UK (2020-03)

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FEATURES

16 Animated by light

IN CONVERSATION Scottish artist

George Gilbert tells Susie Hodge how

the Glasgow Boys in uenced his passion

for realism and working with a restricted

palette

PRACTICALS

20 Balancing on the edge

Deborah Walker discusses the

importance of using hard and soft edge

techniques in watercolour, with advice on

how to use them in your compositions

PLUS THIS MONTH

6 Your views 9 The Art World

70 Exhibitions 73 Opportunities

75 Art Books

CONTENTS

24 Travelling with gouache

In the  rst of two articles Paul O’Kane

outlines the bene ts of using gouache on

your painting trips

28 Keep it loose

Andy Evansen reveals how to paint a loose

yet bold watercolour that will still read as a

good representation of the subject

32 Get creative with palette

knives

Robert Dutton shares his top tips and

advice for choosing and working with

palette knives for a looser and more

expressive style

36 Street life

In the  rst of three articles, Brian Smith

demonstrates an atmospheric street scene

and how to suggest people going about

their daily lives

40 Timeless landscapes

Colin Halliday demonstrates a plein-air

landscape in oil, revealing how he captures

the energy and colours in the scene

43 John Piper and Cuckmere

Glyn Macey begins a new six-part series

in which he documents the changes to the

English coastline with a painting inspired

by a well-known artist for you to try

46 Snowy landscapes in

watercolour

Robert Brindley shows how to paint snow

in watercolour, with tips on composition,

colours and soft and hard edges

50 Rhythm and movement

Adele Wagsta concludes her series

with a look at how artists have explored

and can learn about the depiction of

movement and rhythm found in Old

Master paintings

53 Sweet peas in mixed media

With their gorgeous colours and

climbing habit, sweet peas are a

 rm favourite with Soraya French,

who shows how to paint them when

arranged in a simple jug

56 Tell a compelling story

Steve Griggs shows you how to paint

 gures that will add life, movement and

suggest a narrative in your watercolour

paintings

61 Techniques with ink

In the  rst of a new series of three

articles, Kim Whitby urges you to try

working with black ink as a way of

honing your watercolour skills without

the added pressure of working with

colour

64 Lady of the wood

Carole Robson urges you to try

new techniques with watercolour by

following her demonstration of an

atmospheric woodland scene

68 Snow scenes

A snow scene gives huge scope for

illuminating watercolour paintings.

Julie Collins suggests some subtle

colour mixes to try for a typical snowy

landscape

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