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GREAT SUMMER PROJECTS PERFECT YOUR ARTISTIC TECHNIQUES
How to create a cityscape -quickly!
Portraying the female form
With an award winning artist
Mastering still life in depth
Learn to paint with palette knives
the great outdoors In oil and watercolour
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SKETCHBOOK Quick tips, ideas and inspiration. Plus, this month’s exhibitions
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HOW I MAKE IT WORK With visual painter Will Teather
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PICTURE THIS This month we talk to Swedish animal artist Iryna Khort
Inspiration
IN THE STUDIO With en plein air artist Michelle Condrat
HOW I PAINT Portrait artist Anna Rose Bain on why she loves painting motherhood
THE BIG INTERVIEW with Simon Palmer, whose paintings depict his beloved home of North Yorkshire
EXHIBITION A look into one of the most immortalised men in history: St. Francis of Assasi
IN - DEPTH It’s been closed since 2020.Now the National Portrait Gallery is opening its doors once again
Techniques
MASTERCLASS Realist painter David Barber shows you how he painted pieces of fruit in oil
ROUND - UP We show you some of the nest watercolour papers out there
STEP - BY - STEP San Francisco based artist Lisa Elley shares what she’s learnt painting almost entirely with a palette knife
TECHNIQUE Create a summery still life, as demonstrated by oil artist Ollie Tuck
DEMONSTRATION Marilyn Allis shows you show she created a quick and lively cityscape in watercolour
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THIS MONTH’S COVER ARTWORK
With such a diverse choice of landscapes to paint…
…we’re lucky that painting them – and using di erent mediums and tools to do so – can result in wildly di erent outcomes. Take just three stories in this issue of Artists & Illustrators. Cover artist Michelle Condrat paints bright images of the desert, Southwest of the United States. Her stunning work has been called linear, Cubist, pixelated, and even digital but are, in fact, entirely executed in oil. Then we have Simon Palmer, this month’s Big Interview artist. His watercolour paintings of North Yorkshire (his self-proclaimed spiritual home) use a limited colour palette and are often emphasised or exaggerated, creating his very unique and individual style. Then there’s San Francisco based palette knife painter Lisa Elley, whose impasto technique sees her apply her paint lusciously to the canvas, creating a Californian seascape that’s entirely distinctive in its approach.
But it’s not just landscapes that we’ve got covered. Award-winning artist Anna Rose Bain tells you why painting motherhood is so special to her, whilst David Barber and Ollie Tuck show you how they painted two very di erent still lifes. If you’re after something a bit livelier, Marilyn Allis details how she created an energetic painting from a 20-year-old photograph of Trafalgar Square, proof you don’t need to constantly source new material to carry on creating.
We’re also thrilled to report that the National Portrait Gallery will be re-opening its doors next month; we take a deep dive into its history as well as looking at the events coming up this year that have us excited. Then we take a look at a new exhibition celebrating one of the most immortalised men in history. You guessed it: St. Francis of Assisi.
Get stuck in and inspired to nd out how to take your painting to new levels!
INTRODUCING
DAVID BARBER
David Barber is an English realist painter who utilises techniques handed down from the Old M asters. His paintings are rich in form, colour and detail, bringing a contemporary feel to a traditional genre. Only in 2021 did he decide to quit teaching to become a professional artist.
BIANCA DUMAS
Bianca is a freelance writer based in the American West. A long-time art enthusiast, she has travelled across the United States and Europe seeking out the best galleries and museums on o er. She lives in Helper, Utah, a town now known for its art instruction and gallery spaces.
ANNA ROSE BAIN
Anna is a is a classical realist oil painter based in Colorado. She especially loves depicting women and children whilst motherhood holds a special place for her paint brush. She also creates stunning portraits and paintings, and is an active member of the Portrait Society of America
WILL TEATHER
Will’s paintings have been exhibited internationally, with recent exhibitions including a solo show in London’s Royal Exchange with Red Eight Gallery, Artwars at Red Dot Miami and RJD New York. He is also an Associate Lecturer in drawing at Norwich University of the Arts.
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