The Artist Magazine July 2016 Edición anterior

Welcome to another bumper issue packed with inspiring articles from our top professional artists, including revered Royal Academician Ken Howard OBE, who explains why and how he followed in the footsteps of Turner to paint the Swiss landscape. Closer to home Martin Kinnear shares his techniques for painting impressionistic garden scenes in oils while Mari French reveals the methods behind her semi-abstract mixed-media landscapes. Plus Lucy Willis explains why a change of medium is good for stimulating new work. Watercolourists will enjoy the articles from Ann Blockley on ways to alter your approach and loosen up, Jake Winkle's suggestions on how to simplify your paintings, Hazel Soan's focus on working with a very limited palette and Jean Haines' ideas on how certain colours and techniques can be good for your soul. Our many other practical features focus on plein-air painting in pastels, how to develop your acrylic painting skills, painting fast and loose, how to capture sunlight and shadows, techniques and colours for successful skies and more. Then, when you've been accepted into an open competition, Katherine Tyrrell closes the issue with advice on how to pack and ship your artwork efficiently.