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Telephone: 01778 391000 WARNERS Midlands PLC FOR ALL SUBSCRIPTION ENQUIRIES +44 (0)1778 395174 painters-online.co.uk/store [email protected] INGRID LYON Editor DISTRIBUTION & CIRCULATION Warners Group Publications plc Nikki Munton +44 (0)1778 391171 facebook.com/paintersonline instagram.com/paintersonline [email protected] Printed by Warners Midlands plc twitter.com/artpublishing pinterest.co.uk/paintersonline 3 AUGUST 2022 Contents AUGUST 2022 36 21 31 26 Paint more veg! IN EVERY ISSUE Part 2 Follow a five-stage sequence to create a vibrant and original collage of vegetables, 7 Diary 77 Books with Hazel Jarvis Art events, exhibitions, news, R eviews of the latest practical lectures and more and inspirational art books 31 Grand interiors How to create the impression of detail when 8 Exhibitions 78 Online gallery painting interiors and practise traditional oil- Some of the best UK shows Jane Stroud chooses a painting painting techniques, with Paul Minter found on PaintersOnline 10 Art clubs 36 Beginner’s watercolour News, events, lectures, Part 8 Follow colour-mixing advice and paint exhibition listings and artwork a simple summer landscape in easy stages, by Stephen Coates FEATURES 42 Let’s draw Part 8 Experiment with toned and textured papers as you develop your drawing skills, 14 Among the artefacts with Elena Parashko Journey through ancient buildings and their treasures as you practise a variety of subtle watercolour techniques, with 46 The limited palette David Bellamy Save money, simplify decisions and avoid muddy colours by following Steve Strode’s tips On the cover 21 Painting project and techniques for painting with a limited David Bellamy El Deir, watercolour Part 2 Follow Alison Nicholls as she paints palette on Saunders Waterford 140lb Hot- pressed paper, 12½x19in. (31x48cm). an African elephant in watercolour Follow David step by step as you 51 Along the right lines practise a variety of watercolour Part 1 Find your own style of drawing and 24 Painting project techniques to capture atmosphere level of finish with Anthony Nield’s practical and heat (pages 14-19) Part 1 Make a tonal scketch from a advice for drawing with ink photograph, with Paul Clark 4 www.painters-online.co.uk AUGUST 2022 Next month’s highlights Step into summer with the September issue of Leisure Painter. Follow demonstrations, tips and techniques as you draw and paint fl owers, landscapes, buildings, garden scenes and more ON SALE 15 JULY ● How to boost your inspiration and output ● SUMMER ACRYLICS How to paint ● effective skies Step-by-step summer ● landscape Capture a tree in ● easy stages ● Beginner’s watercolour 51 – simple perspective ● Let’s draw – practise with water-soluble NEWS, OFFERS AND COMPETITIONS pencils ▲ Milly England Liberty, London. 6 Take your place on Grahame Booth’s live webinars ● A room with a view Follow Milly’s tips & techniques for developing your creative output next – fi nd the perfect 12 News from Patchings Art, Craft & Design Festival month balance with water- 2022 (11-14 July) soluble oils 20 Join a live webinar with David Bellamy WIN PRIZES ● Sketch in the garden 30 News from our vibrant online in our with gouache LEISURE PAINTER community, Studio Platinum Jubilee ON-SALE DATES 50 Looking for more great content? competition ● Practise painting water, boats and Issue On sale Visit our website at PaintersOnline (see page 74) October 19 August refl ections 72 Book your place on our exclusive November 16 September workshops with Jenny Aitken and Adebanji Alade ● Depict detail with December 21 October colour 76 Save 20% when you buy your art books from our online bookshop at PaintersOnline ● ... and lots more! 56 Focus on boats Part 1 How to sketch and paint boats and refl ections realistically while working from a photograph, with Murray Ince 59 Gouache - through thick and thin Part 2 Use gouache in an opaque way to create a poster-style painting,reminiscent of the 1930s, by Andy Walker 62 Animal textures Part 3 Follow Lucy Swinburne step by step as she captures a delightful rottweiler puppy with pastel pencils 62 Explore watercolour Part 8 Brian Smith concludes this series with a critique of a student’s work, looking at how a painting can be improved by ▲ Stephen Coates continues his popular watercolour series for beginners with a bold application of paint look at how to create the effects of aerial and linear perspective www.painters-online.co.uk 5 AUGUST 2022 Paint along LIVE on Zoom with watercolour artist Grahame Booth! JUST £1 5 QUICK AND SIMPLE HOLIDAY PAINTINGS Cotswolds Wed 13 July at 11am-12pm (BST) In this online session, Grahame Booth will suggest useful accessories for your travelling painting kit. You will then cover the importance of negative and positive painting to create variety and save light, as Grahame paints the Cotswolds. ▲ Cotswolds webinar reference photograph ● Everyone who signs up for a webinar ● The webinar will be recorded and will receive Grahame’s suggested made available to watch again for materials list and reference everyone who registered, the day photograph for the session via email. after the live session. ▲ Grahame’s fi nished painting from webinar one ▲ Grahame’s fi nished painting from webinar two Grahame Booth paints only in watercolour and clearly remembers the problems and frustrations of learning watercolour. He has been passing on lessons and techniques accumulated over more than 25 years, that are proven to ease the way. BOOK YOUR PLACE: bit.ly/GBCotswolds D iary THINGS TO DO THIS MONTH ▲ Vincenzo Foppa The Young Cicero Reading c. 1464, The Wallace Collection The Wallace Collection will be running an online Zoom webinar on the Techniques of the Old Masters, on Wednesday 6 and Thursday 7 July, 2 to 4pm. Tutored by Dr Changal ▲ Laura Hope Micheal, coloured pencil, wax pastels, oil stick and acrylic gouache, 33½x23½in. (85x60cm), winner of the De Laszlo Foundation Award Brotherton-Ratcliffe, the workshop looks closely at materials at this year’s Royal Society of Portrait Painters’ exhibition and techniques to discover how some of the finest paintings in the Wallace Collection were created. Each course is 120 minutes, including a five-minute break and Q&A session with the tutor. Tickets must be pre-booked at the Wallace Collection, The annual Royal Society of Portrait Painters’ (RP) exhibition www.wallacecollection.org at the Mall Galleries, London from 5 to 14 May brought together the best of today’s portrait artists under one roof. The winners have now been announced and include Laura Hope’s sensitive portrait of Micheal, which was awarded the De Laszlo Foundation Award. Laura writes: ‘Micheal is a portrait artist who lives near me. I met him last year and he asked if I would sit for him. I agreed only if he would sit for me... I believe drawing can be just as exciting as painting so I like to show how alive drawing can be. I’ve been drawing since I can remember and there is an emotional quality that I haven’t quite found with paint yet. You can really dig into a piece quite aggressively with pencils and crayons, in a way ▲ Sketching boats in the harbour at the Suffolk Sketchfest that you can’t do with a brush.’ For more information about the RP and other award winners go to www.therp.co.uk Organised by the painting holidays and workshop organiser, Art Safari, the Suffolk Sketchfest, from 5 to 7 August, is a three-day celebration of sketching the coast and wildlife Opportunities around the River Deben in the beautiful town of Woodbridge. There are over 40 sketching events to join – from free The Niddart Trail 2022 artist-led sketchbook walks and keeping a nature journal, to The Niddart Trail is now accepting entries to this year’s painting an expanse of sky. Art Safari artist tutors will lead event, which runs from 19 to 29 August. As last year, the the events including Mary-Anne Bartlett, Claudia Matt, Mark organisers will be continuing with an online event as well Boyd and Ian Sedge. The workshops are open to everyone as an actual trail to welcome visitors to artists’ studios. and equipment lists will be provided. For full details visit The voluntary theme for this year is ‘celebration’. For full www.artsafari.co.uk or telephone 01394 382235. details and to enter go to https://niddart.org.uk 7 www.painters-online.co.uk AUGUST 2022 E xhibitions Royal Academy of Arts ■ Piccadilly W1. 020 7300 8000; www.royalacademy.org.uk ‘Summer Exhibition’: a celebration of art and creativity, 21 June to 21 August. JANE STROUD RECOMMENDS ■ Tate Britain Millbank SW1. 020 7887 8888; www.tate.org.uk ‘Walter Sickert’, until 18 September. Tate Modern ■ Bankside SE1. 020 7887 8888; www.tate.org.uk. ‘Surrealism Beyond Borders’, until 29 August. William Morris Gallery ■ Lloyd Park, Forest Road, Walthamstow E17. 020 8496 4390; www.wmgallery.org.uk ‘Joy and Solace: Frank Brangwyn and Music’, until 2 April 2023. REGIONAL Ashmolean Museum ■ Beaumont Street, Oxford. 01865 278000; www.ashmolean.org. ‘Pre-Raphaelites: Drawings & Watercolours’, 15 July to 27 November. Compton Verney Art Gallery ■ Warwickshire. 01926 645500; www.comptonverney.org.uk ‘Portraits from the National Portrait Gallery’, until 4 September. Driftwood Gallery at Photovogue ■ ▲ Rosalinda Kightley Spring Bunch, acrylics, 8¾x11½in. (22x29cm) 145c Connaught Avenue, Frinton-on-Sea, Essex. www.artbyirenagrazia.com/ ‘Art, Purpose, Hope’: ipaint4hope-charity- Guildford Arts summer exhibition returns with an exuberant and colourful art-exhibition, until 29 July. Online until display of work by over 20 local and national artists. The exhibition, which takes 12 August. place at The Mill Studio, Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford, features ceramics, The Granary Gallery ■ wood, prints, glass, paper and photography as well as paintings and drawings. Dewar’s Lane, Berwick-upon-Tweed. On two Meet the Artist Saturdays, artists will be on hand to chat to visitors about www.maltingsberwick.co.uk their work and techniques. Guildford Arts summer exhibition runs from 6 to ‘Truth and Beauty’: the 20th century British art of pioneering collector Helen Sutherland, 21 July. Open Monday to Saturday from 10am to 5pm; admission is free. For until 9 October. more information visit www.guildfordarts.com Harbour House ■ The Promenade, Kingsbridge, Devon. LONDON 01548 854708; www.harbourhouse.org.uk ‘4B Artists – On and Off the Wall’, until ■ Bankside Gallery ■ National Gallery 26 June. ‘Land to Sea’: Helena Clews and 48 Hopton Street SE1. 020 7928 7521; Trafalgar Square WC2. 020 7747 2885; Linda Tudor, 28 June to 3 July. www.banksidegallery.com www.nationalgallery.org.uk The Holburne Museum ‘Society of Designer Craftsmen: ‘The Credit Suisse Exhibition: Raphael’, ■ Transformations’, until 26 June. ‘The Life and until 31 July. ‘Picasso Ingres: Face to Face’, Great Pulteney Street, Bath. Works of Maurice André Kaspar 1892-1946’, bringing together Picasso’s Woman with 01225 388569; www.holburne.org 12 to 17 July. ‘Laurel Holloman: Deep Dive’, a Book from the Norton Simon Museum, ‘Love Life: David Hockney Drawings 20 to 31 July. California, with the painting that inspired 1963-1977’, until September 18. it, Madame Moitessier by Jean-Auguste- ■ Chelsea Old Town Hall ■ Jerram Gallery Dominique Ingres, until 9 October. King’s Road, SW3. Half Moon Street, Sherborne, Dorset. National Maritime Museum www.chelseaartsociety.org.uk ■ 01935 815261: www.jerramgallery.com ‘Chelsea Art Society’: 73rd annual exhibition, Greenwich. 020 8858 4422 ‘Francis Bowyer and Robert E. Wells’, 16 to 20 June. www.rmg.co.uk 25 June to 13 July. ‘Summer Selection’, ‘Canaletto’s Venice Revisited’, 15 July to 31 August. Mall Galleries ■ until 25 September. Laing Art Gallery The Mall SW1. 020 7930 6844; ■ www.mallgalleries.org.uk ■ Osborne Studio Gallery New Bridge Street, Newcastle upon Tyne. ‘Plantae 2022’: The Society of Botanical 2 Motcomb Street SW1. 020 7235 9667; 0191 278 1611; www.laingartgallery.org.uk Artists, until 18 June. ‘Huaicun’s World www.osg.uk.com ‘Liquid Light: Painting in Watercolours’, Blossom’: solo exhibition, 11 to 23 July. ‘New ‘Clementine St John Webster’, celebrating the Laing Art Gallery’s English Art Club’: 23 June to 2 July. 21 June to 9 July. watercolour collection, until 13 August. 8 www.painters-online.co.uk AUGUST 2022 The Lightbox ■ Chobham Road, Woking. 01483 737800; www.thelightbox.org.uk ‘The Ingram Collection & The Fry Art Gallery: Bawden, Ravilious and the Art of Great Bardfield’, 9 July to 9 October. The Munnings Art Museum ■ Castle House, Dedham, Colchester. 01206 322127; www.munningsmuseum.org.uk ‘Alfred Munnings: The Art of the Poster’, until 23 October. Penlee House Gallery ■ Morrab Road, Penzance. 01736 363625; www.penleehouse.org.uk ‘Walter Langley’: major retrospective exhibition, until 1 October. Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts ■ University of East Anglia, Norfolk Road, Norwich. 01603 593199; www.sainsburycentre.ac.uk ‘Scottish Women Artists: Transforming Tradition’, until 3 July. ‘Pablo Picasso: The Legacy of Youth’, until 17 July. Sarah Wiseman Gallery ■ 40-41 South Parade, Summertown, Oxford. 01865 515123; www.wisegal.com ‘Contradictions’: solo exhibition by award- winning artist Ade Adesina, until 2 July. Victoria Art Gallery ■ Bridge Street, Bath. 01225 477233; www.victoriaga.org.uk ‘Bath Society of Artists 117th annual exhibition’, until 2 July. ‘Mary Fedden: Simple Pleasures’, 9 July to 16 October. ‘Michael Chaitow: Paintings from Nature – Bath and its Surrounds’, 9 July to 16 October. Walker Art Gallery ■ William Brown Street, Liverpool. 0151 478 4199; www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk ‘The Tudors: Passion, Power and Politics’, ▲ Charlotte Sorapure Night Still Life, oil on linen, 24x18in. (61x46cm) until 29 August. Watts Gallery ■ Down Lane, Compton, Surrey. 01483 810235; The New English Art Club (NEAC) was founded by a group of artists dissatisfied with www.wattsgallery.org.uk the attitudes of the Royal Academy and held their first show in 1886, featuring ‘A Fragmented Legacy: G F Watts and paintings by, amongst others, Clausen, Sickert and Stanhope Forbes. Today, the society Sculpture’, 28 June to 2 October. is made up of elected contemporary painters who represent some of the very best in York Art Gallery ■ figurative, observational and painterly work in the UK. Its annual exhibition, at the Exhibition Square, York. 01904 687687; Mall Galleries, London, from 23 June to 2 July, is the highlight of its calendar, showing www.yorkartgallery.org.uk works by members as well as by emerging artists selected from open submission. ‘Aesthetica Art Prize 2022’, 24 June to A programme of workshops and demonstrations will be given by society members 18 September. throughout the exhibition. Go to www.mallgalleries.org.uk or telephone 020 7930 SCOTLAND 6844. For details of other NEAC events visit www.newenglishartclub.co.uk Scottish National Gallery ■ of Modern Art (Modern Two) The Scottish Gallery of well-known Scottish faces, including Billy ■ 73 Belford Road, Edinburgh. 0131 624 6200; Connolly, Alan Cumming, Annie Lennox, 16 Dundas Street, Edinburgh. www.nationalgalleries.org Joan Eardley, Sir Chris Hoy and Naomi 0131 6558 1200; www.scottish-gallery.co.uk ‘Barbara Hepworth: Life & Art’, Mitchison, on display now. Contact the ‘James Morrison – A Celebration’, until 2 October. gallery for details. until 25 June. Scottish National ■ Portrait Gallery All information given here is correct at the time of going to press, but you are 73 Belford Road, Edinburgh. 0131 624 6200; advised to check details and opening times with the galleries prior to your visit www.nationalgalleries.org in case of unavoidable alterations to their exhibition schedules. ‘The Modern Portrait’: featuring a selection www.painters-online.co.uk 9 AUGUST 2022 A rt clubs OVER TO YOU FOR THE LATEST NEWS ON CLUB EXHIBITIONS AND ACTIVITIES ▲ Pastel demonstration with Gareth Jones ‘Society members were very pleased with the success of the exhibition held in the Neuadd Dyfi over the Easter week, with plenty of visitors and a good number of pictures and cards sold. One lucky winner was pleased to claim our raffle prize picture by professional artist Gareth Jones. If you missed it, don’t worry, a further exhibition is planned for 27 July to 3 August. The exhibition has encouraged people to have a go themselves. We are a friendly group who meet every first and third Tuesday of the month. We have a wide and varied programme so there should be something of interest for everyone. For example, a few hardy souls intend to go plein-air painting locally in May, weather permitting. Those less hardy will remain in the hall! At the end of May we have a coach trip organised ▲ Sue Allen Bouley Bay, mixed media, 15¾x19¾in. (40x50cm) best in show winner at the Altrincham Society of Artists’ spring exhibition to the International Watercolour Masters exhibition at Lilleshall Hall in Shropshire and in June professional artist, Sandy Craig, will visit us. July Sue Allen’s work, Bouley Bay (above) won the public’s vote in the Altrincham Society will see us all very busy preparing for of Artists’ recent spring exhibition. Established in 1937, there are currently 164 our summer exhibition. members who enjoy a lively programme of events and have access to the studio any ‘We believe in helping each other, day of the week. Events range from informal painting sessions to demonstrations so whatever your level, there will be and formal workshops. Unfortunately the studio wasn’t in use during the Covid someone willing to share tips to help restrictions, but there was a great deal of activity online. A monthly challenge was you improve. If you’d like to find set for everyone, and members kept in touch with each other by painting a postcard out more, why not take the plunge and sending a copy of it to the group. In addition, some members posted examples and give us a go. You’re welcome of their work for others to copy then gave their comments online. The monthly to drop by or email the chairman: challenge proved so popular that it has continued even though the studio is now [email protected]’ open again. In the summer, weekly outdoor sketching sessions are held in various Sheila Burgess, Aberdyfi Art Society local locations. The society’s website is regularly updated. For more information and to see other winning work by members, go to www.altrinchamsocietyofartists.org.uk Derriford Art Club ■ Annual exhibition at Clearbrook Village Hall, near Plymouth, PL20 6JD, from 12 to 14 Exhibitions August, 10.30am to 4.30pm each day. Deepings Art Club ■ ■ Christchurch Arts Guild Exhibition at The Willoughby Memorial ■ Felixstowe Art Group Exhibition at the Red House Museum, Quay Trust Gallery, Moreleys Lane, Corby Glen, 70th annual exhibition at the Trinity Road, Christchurch BH23 1BU, 18 June to Lincolnshire NG33 4NL (just off the A151 Methodist Church Hall, Orwell Road, 17 July. Open Wednesday to Saturday, between Colsterworth and Bourne), from Felixstowe IP11 7DR, from 2 to 6 August, 10am to 4pm, 12 to 4pm on Sunday. Visit 13 July to 3 August. Open Tuesday to Sunday 10am to 6pm; closing at 5pm on final day. www.christchurchartsguild.co.uk from 12 noon until 5pm. Admission free. Visit www.felixstoweartgroup.org 10 www.painters-online.co.uk AUGUST 2022