The Artist

The UK’s best practical art magazine for aspiring amateur and professional artists - since 1931. Well-known artists reveal their working practices and techniques, covering all subjects and media, in every issue. Learn how established and up-and-coming artists create their work and use the tips they provide to help you improve your own drawing and painting. Keep up to date with the latest art materials, tried and tested by our trusted panel of expert artists, and keep in touch with the latest art competitions to enter and must-see exhibitions. Learn how other artists make money from their work, join one of our practical workshops/holidays, and don’t miss out on the latest art news and views.

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THE ART WORLD • NEWS, INFORMATION AND ONLINE EVENTS IN THE ART WORLD

North Yorkshire Open Studios

International Watercolour Masters 2024

Painting & MUSIC

The Hilliard Society of Miniaturists

Turning Heads • Rubens, Rembrandt and Vermeer

Hope for the future • Caroline Saunders talks to Ophelia Redpath, winner of The Artist Award in the DSWF Wildlife Artist of the Year exhibition, about painting from the imagination, taking inspiration from her passion for conservation and natural history

Lessons in oils • In the first of a series of three articles, Andrew Field shows how to develop ideas in your sketchbooks for painting later in oils

Flower power • Hazel Soan offers inspiration for anyone unsure of what to paint next and provides the perfect solution in painting flowers in wet-in-wet watercolour

A sense of place • To conclude his four-part series on painting landscapes in pastel Steve Hall returns to Yorkshire to capture the beauty of the county and the often unexpected weather

Value • Paul Talbot-Greaves shares his five-value scale for adding impact to his work, ensuring his watercolours have light, contrast and depth

Inspiration on the Isles of Scilly • Carole Baker demonstrates her expressive seascapes, beaches and pebbles in acrylics

A personal vision • Don't be controlled by your photographs warns Peter Cronin. Instead, use them alongside sketches to hone and simplify the scene before adding your watercolour washes

Light is everything • In the final part of his series of three articles on painting figures in oils, Peter Keegan demonstrates a painting of a young child, concentrating on the quality of light

Finishing touches • To conclude her four-part series on painting a floral portrait in oils, Rosso Emerald Crimson completes the background and adds the finishing touches

Moving into abstraction • Brian Steventon uses his sketchbook as the starting point for his abstract work, and shows how to develop these into a semi-abstract work using gouache and ink

Oystercatcher • In this abridged extract from her new book, Painting into the Light, Jenny Aitken demonstrates how to capture an oystercatcher in oils contre-jour

Art in the interior • Sarah Edmonds talks to director of Art in Offices, Katie Henry, and discovers that hanging art in office spaces can be completely transformative

THE POWER OF CALM • Artists have the power to spread calmness, beauty and awe through their works. Mike Barr urges you to use that power for good

Exhibitions • GALLERY OPENING TIMES AND EXHIBITION DATES CAN VARY; IF IN DOUBT PHONE TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT

Opportunities & Competitions • Check out the latest competitions to enter and make a note of important...