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Leisure Painter
Welcome
Diary • THINGS TO DO THIS MONTH
Exhibitions • JANE STROUD RECOMMENDS
Art clubs • OVER TO YOU FOR THE LATEST NEWS ON CLUB EXHIBITIONS AND ACTIVITIES
Q&A • Here's how to draw and paint round structures, by Tim Fisher
Welcome to spring • How to paint an iconic spring scene of bluebell woods, with Murray Ince
Inspired by gouache • More paintings by Murray Ince
Painting project • Part 1 How to prepare to paint a still life of colourful treats using traditional oil-painting techniques, with Veronica Winters
An artist's sketchbook • Part 1 Keeping a sketchbook is essential, says Dr Susan Poole, for both drawing practice and creating work that inspires finished paintings
Sketchbooks: animals • More animal and bird drawings from the sketchbooks of Dr Susan Poole
Summer memories • Paint a seascape using a variety of acrylic techniques, with Amanda Curbishley
Painting project • Part 2 Follow Lucy Swinburne step by step to complete your portrait of Randall using pastel pencils
Seasonal colour • SPRING Use your sketchbook to try these easy colour-mixing solutions for painting spring landscapes, by Colin Steed
Explore, develop and paint • Part 5 Elena Parashko demonstrates new techniques for painting the background and her subject in her marine-inspired series
The return of spring • How to create a spring scene using soft pastels on a dark-coloured surface, by Tony Hogan
Nature's Masterpiece • Loosen up your watercolour style with this lively and colourful study of phalaenopsis, by Rachel McNaughton
Oil painting for beginners • Be inspired by the work of Amedeo Modigliani as you paint a portrait using traditional oil-painting methods, with Paul Minter
Try something different • With a few simple tools and some basic know-how, you can turn your drawing skills into beautiful prints, with Sam Marshall
Online gallery • Jane Stroud selects artwork from our PaintersOnline gallery