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The Queen’s Gallery at Buckingham Palace is currently showing more than 50 works by Hans Holbein the Younger from the Royal Collection, including drawings, paintings and miniatures, telling the story of Holbein’s time in England. More than 40 of thes

■ Bankside Gallery 48 Hopton Street SE1. 020 7928 7521 www.banksidegallery.com ‘The Society of Wood Engravers’, until 25 February. ‘New Light Prize’: exhibition celebrating and promoting Northern art, supporting both well-known and emerging artists,

Around 100 of Toulouse-Lautrec’s posters will go on show at the Victoria Art Gallery in Bath, from 26 April to 29 September, capturing Parisian nightlife at the turn of the century. Alongside many of his iconic works, including his first poster of th

Now You See Us: Women Artists in Britain 1520-1920 at Tate Britain this summer brings together over 150 works by women artists spanning 400 years, from Tudor times to the First World War. These women forged commercial careers as artists and took part

• When using multiple photos as reference material, make sure you are consistent with the direction of highlights and shadows in the painting. • Mix more paint than you think will be needed and keep it fresh by covering with Clingfilm in case any tou

Beginning at a point where Italy meets France and Switzerland, the Aosta Valley was one of the main routes across the Alps for those taking the Grand Tour to Rome, Florence and other Italian cities during the eighteenth century. It is characterised b

Junk journaling has gained popularity among artists in recent years. It is a subset of art journaling, and just like that artistic endeavour, there is no one agreed definition for what a junk journal really is. While what it means to each artist vari

Discovering a reliable watercolour paper can prove to be quite a challenge for many an artist. A good-quality paper is the foundation of any watercolour artwork, both for the beginner and the more experienced painter. Hahnemühle traditional Artist pa

Working with acrylics need not be complicated. The best learning comes from doing, and you will learn a lot about what works for you, and how to manipulate the medium to suit your intentions by playing with it to investigate its properties. The proce

I always take a deep breath as we head into winter. I’m one of those people who embraces December and its twinkly lights, but I struggle with the long hours of darkness each day; January is particularly undesirable. I do have a poor memory, however,

• Rosemary & Co. brushes: sable blend, Series 402; sable blend, Series 768; pure sable Rigger, Series 88 • Winsor & Newton Professional Water Colour: titanium white, yellow ochre light, cadmium orange, permanent alizarin crimson, burnt sienna, burnt

Over the past few years, I have started workshops with a quick and easy way to build confidence and technique in landscape painting in watercolour. In fact, it can be used for any subject in watercolour. I hope you enjoy tackling the following techni

There’s something so comical and adorable about meerkats -I love watching their expressions; they are so cute! I have many meerkat photos, but this one caught my eye as it really captures a gentle beauty as well as the character of the meerkat (right

• Be careful to ensure your paper is of sufficient weight not to cockle. • Clean your brush by wiping off excess when switching from one colour to another. You can do this on any piece of rag or paper, or in my case my hand or painting smock. • Car

This month in The essential sketchbook I would like to look at water and its representation. I’ve found over the years that a number of different characteristics repeat themselves, which has produced a core repertoire of familiar marks, modified in i

Exhibition at Pond Hills Community Centre, Pond Hills Lane, Arnold, Nottingham NG5 8DR, on 13 and 14 April, 10am to 4pm each day. Visit www.art4arnold@outlook.com Spring exhibition at the Gardens Gallery, Montpellier Gardens, Cheltenham, from 3 to 9

WWW.PAINTERS-ONLINE.CO.UK Ellie Sheil has always enjoyed drawing and has dabbled with most media and various styles over the years, but she has recently fallen in love with soft pastels. Here she describes how she used one of her photographs as a ref