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Leisure Painter
Welcome
DIARY • EXHIBITIONS, NEWS AND EVENTS FROM THE ART WORLD
Angelica Kauffman symposium
Cambridge Open Studios
Paint the Park
Women Impressionists
OPPORTUNITIES
Sargent and Fashion
Focus on landscapes • How to analyse and simplify a complicated landscape before painting it in watercolour, by Colin Steed
Painting project • Ask yourself the right questions before you put paint to canvas in this month's project from a photograph, with acrylic painter, Hazel Money
Painting project • Part 2 Join Nina Squire as she paints a view of a bluebell wood from a photograph
Subject in flight • Part 1 How to capture a moment in a hummingbird's flight. This month, Julie Askew prepares to paint her subject with the help of compositional sketches
Soft pastel • Part 2 How to use a limited pastel palette and work on black paper to produce a dramatic scene, by Mike Rollins
Tuscan village • Ready for a rainy-day challenge? Try painting this cheerful village scene by practising your drawing and colour-mixing skills, with Rachel McNaughton
All in the eyes • How to paint a barn owl using a limited palette of watercolour, by Kerry Bennett
Towards abstraction • Follow Linda Birch as she takes you through the process she uses to create semi-abstract paintings
Loose and lively • How to loosen up your brushstrokes and find your own style, by Jo Allsopp
Let's draw: cherry blossom • Creative ideas for practising your drawing skills, by Bianca Giarola
Simply trees • Part 1 Tony Hogan takes you through the basic materials needed to paint with oils before beginning a short series on painting tree studies for beginners
Vehicles • Top tips and advice from Brian Smith on sketching vehicles in different media
Online gallery • Jane Stroud's selection of works from our Painters Online gallery
ART BOX • Art products to help you develop your skills
UK ART SHOPS • Support your specialist art retailer by purchasing your materials from the shops listed here
Books • WHAT TO READ THIS MONTH
Art clubs • OVER TO YOU FOR THE LATEST NEWS ON CLUB EXHIBITIONS AND ACTIVITIES
LETTER
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