Leisure Painter — June 2017

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7 Diary

Things to do this month

8 Exhibitions

Some of the best shows

around the country

10 Letters

Your tips, suggestions, ideas

and questions

22 Drawing project

To conclude her six-part drawing series,

Anne Kerrintroduces a drawing project

from a photograph of a Mediterranean town

24 A true likeness

Part 1 Paint accurate and interesting pastel

portraits as Martin Ashoffers advice on

materials and techniques

28 Watercolour rules!

Part 2 Learn more about the nature of

watercolour with Ev Hales as you experiment

with colour and different papers

32 The acrylic view

Part 1 Tony Paulbegins a four-part series on

painting with acrylics with this month’s look

at the acrylics and brushes you can choose

36 Trees in focus

How to overcome the problems of painting

trees in watercolour, with Amanda Cooper

39 Loosen up!

Part 2 From using your largest brush to working

with a straw, here are ten top tips and ten

techniques for you to try, by Wendy Jelbert

42 Sunset adventures

Les Darlowtakes you through the materials

and techniques needed to complete a simple,

impressionistic sunset in soft pastel

59 Books

Some of the best practical

art books & DVDs are reviewed

60 Art clubs

News, highlights, exhibition

listings and ‘best in show’ gallery

70 Online gallery

Jane Stroudchooses two

paintings from PaintersOnline

FEATURES

12 Wildlife montage

How to draw and paint montages of

your favourite animals in their natural

habitats, with David Bellamy

17 Painting project

Part 2Follow Tony Underhillstep-by-step

as he produces two sketches from last

month’s photograph of Mottisfont Abbey

20 Painting project

Part 1Build your colour-mixing

confidence as you practise mixing greens

for a spring landscape, by Jem Bowden

Contents

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On the

cover

Les Darlow

A Seascape,

pastel,

201 ⁄ 2 x 171 ⁄ 4 in.

(52x45cm).

Follow Les

step-by-step

as he produces

a stunning

sunset in

pastel on

pages 42 to 45

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