The Artist Magazine April 20 Vorige editie

Welcome to our April issue, packed full of inspirational, practical articles from our team of top professional artists and tutors, starting with an interview with Rosalind Robinson in which she shares her working methods in oils. Much can be learnt too from Deborah Walker’s feature on how to make and use a concertina sketchbook to help keep at bay the inevitable artist's block. We welcome back Graham Webber who begins his new six-part series on developing your confidence in landscape painting in oils with advice on how to simplify your outdoor oil painting kit. Watercolourists will love Julie Collins' demos showing how to mix the perfect colours for bright spring foliage, Paul Weaver's tips for capturing sparkling frosty landscapes and Amanda Hyatt’s tutorial on how to capture atmospheric street scenes, while Brian Smith outlines easy ways to indicate people successfully in your compositions. With many more great articles covering abstracting from reality, gouache painting en plein air, ink techniques to try, marine painting in acrylics, and all our usual news, views, information and opportunities for artists, there's plenty here to inspire and enjoy. And don't miss our call for entries to our TALP Open Competition on pages 14-15, with the opportunity to see your work exhibited and win one of 45 prizes worth over £18,000!