Winter trees, atmospheric landscapes in oils, wildlife subjects and printmaking techniques, creating realistic compositions based on nature’s patterns, innovative pastel techniques, how to resolve painting problems using mixed media, watercolour brushwork techniques and how to imbue life into your portraits, are just a few of the inspirational practical features in this month’s issue from leading professional artists Tom Wanless, Lisa Hooper, Chris Rose, Robert Dutton, Ian Sidaway, Jean Haines and Will Teather. Geoff Hunt concludes his series documenting his move from oils to watercolour, Barry Freeman finds beauty and magic in the winter landscape using dry media, Louise Naimian suggests trying the one-line method, Paul Talbot-Greaves advises on composition and design and John Owen urges us to ignore the winter weather and enjoy the excitement of painting outdoors….plus much more! Enjoy!

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