June 2022

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THE ONLY CONSTANT IN LIFE is change, which is why it was about time for a new look Artists & Illustrators. Not that we went all in and replaced your favourite features and articles. Rather, we changed-up the things that were working well and tweaked
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Introducing
A former advertising Art Director, Mark is now a professional painter and art tutor who, amongst other practises, likes to paint portraits in oil with palette knives. His painting tips? “Take lots of breaks and stand back to view your painting at a d
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Exhibitions
19 June to 18 September Fantastical imagery in art does not always signify escapism. Take this upcoming exhibition, for example, which will show how artworks by black artists use the fantastic to confront socially constructed ideas about race. Work w
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Sketchbook
New Orleans-based artist Ashley Longshore is often dubbed a feminist Andy Warhol for her obsession with all things pop. Recently, she turned to some of the most seminal women in history, painting bold, daring and colourful portraits of the likes of M
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When a limited-edition product becomes part of an art brand’s ongoing collection, you know it’s been a hit. Case in point is Schmincke’s Horadam Aquarell Supergranulating Colours which, after launching as a one-off series in 2020, joined the German p
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Hannah Shergold
ON ONE CANVAS, incomplete parallel lines of cobalt blue crisscross the contoured brush strokes of a closely cropped elephant’s face. In another work, thick diagonal stripes of grey shadow the frantic forms of stampeding wildebeests painted in fiery r
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HOW I MAKE IT WORK Megan Carty
BUILDING MY CAREER as a full-time artist has been a slow and steady process. I first had to lay a solid foundation by determining what I most wanted to paint and what felt good to make every single day. I tried a lot of different subjects and styles
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Sarah Graham
SARAH GRAHAM WAS JUST TWO-AND-A HALF when her nursery teachers noticed her early and extraordinary talent at drawing. Growing up, painting was a constant in her life, giving her strength and confidence as she navigated her way through her much-loved
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We Present… A Talented Pastel Artist GLENDA LYONS
This month’s spotlight on a Portfolio Plus member NO NONSENSE BUSINESS COACHES often say the key to success is working while motivation is low, and applying a similar approach to her pastel practice is the Portfolio Plus member, Glenda Lyons. It’s a
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Renaissance Ma
RAFFAELLO SANZIO DA URBINO – also known as Raphael – seems to have been one of those infuriating people blessed with everything: he was handsome, charming, popular and multitalented. Born in Urbino, Italy in 1483, he is best known for his painting bu
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The Realist
KELVIN OKAFOR HAS ALWAYS been obsessed by detail. As a small child, he remembers sitting outside in the family garden, mesmerised by every blade of grass and how the wind and light affected each one differently. Emotional and sensitive, he was inspir
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Walter Sickert
IF YOU GOOGLE the ‘50 most recognisable artists names’, the chances are Walter Sickert’s won’t be on there. What’s more, if you type his name into your web browser, you’ll instantly, and alarmingly, see him being linked to the infamous Jack the Rippe
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All In The Detail
FOR A SERIOUS BOTANICAL ARTIST, being included in the Royal Horticultural Society Art and Photography Show is a bonafide indication that you are operating at the top of your game. After completing a rigorous application process, if your art is deemed
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SUPPORTS, FIXATIVES & SHARPENERS
Pastel pencils make opaque marks that cover black and midtone papers well. While soft pastels benefit from a heavier tooth of paper to hold the crumbly medium, pastel pencil adheres well to smoother paper. You might find that coarsely textured pastel
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Sketching en Plein Air
IMPROVE YOUR LANDSCAPE PAINTING Part one of five IN THIS SERIES of articles, we will look at the best way to get warmed up for the landscape season, starting to do exercises to prepare and inspire ourselves for long summer days of painting. I am very
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Life drawing IN PASTEL PENCIL
IN THIS THIRD INSTALMENT of our five-part series I’ll be sharing my advice for making life drawings in pastel pencil, a medium that I’ve recently fallen in love with. Less waxy than a hard pastel, pastel pencil cores have a chalky texture and are str
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Knives Out
About eight years ago I was inspired to have a go at portrait painting with palette knives after seeing some very impressive work by Welsh artist Kyffin Williams. I draw and paint myself often – sometimes from life, sometimes from photos – so I decid
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Blue Eyes
Find everything you need for this tutorial online at cassart.co.uk/jeanes and get 20% off! Simply enter code JEANES20 at the online checkout* THE FIRST POINT OF FOCUS on any painting or portrait is always the eyes. You need to connect with the painti
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City Sketching
SEE THE WORLD ONE SKETCH AT A TIME.’ This is the mantra of the worldwide Urban Sketchers (USk) community, originally started in an online forum by Seattle-based artist and illustrator Gabi Campanario. The London USk chapter formed in 2012 with six me
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Pretty In pınk
I PAINTED THIS ON A BEAUTIFUL SUNNY DAY, when the sky looked a deep, dark and delicious blue against the vibrant pink blossom. I decided to compose the painting focussing on a smaller section of the tree to really make a powerful statement about thos
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You Tell Us
Late one summer evening, I came indoors, switched the lights on and saw the flowers in silhouette. A quick impression was called for so I chose acrylics – which is not particularly my favourite medium – for speediness. Eight months later, after much
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Picture This
To mark the 20th anniversary of Princess Margaret’s death I was asked to reinterpret the iconic photograph taken by Ken Griffiths, where the royal holds a cushion embroidered with the words ‘It’s not easy being a Princess’. The request meant such a l

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