Leisure Painter - 21 Nov 2025
CAPTURING mood & light
From photo to painting
BEYOND THE BRUSH
BUILD A LANDSCAPE
COLOUR FOR IMPACT
TONE FIRST
On the cover
Coloured-pencil clinic
Painting an amaryllis
Winter geese in watercolour
Snow-filled scenery
Misty mountain stream
Painting with creative tools
City skyline
From photo to painting
Art history unlocked
Hidden gems
Start Art Guides
Editor’s choice
Subscription offer
Highlights
Capturing the everyday
Giveaway
Art clubs
Editor’s welcome
Spotlight on art
COLOUR FOR IMPACT
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Editor’s choice
One for the Christmas list
Spotlight
on art
Affordable art thrives
Women in art
For the art history buffs…
Quintessentially
Quentin
One to visit…
One to follow...
One to read...
Painting an Amaryllis
Experiment with surfaces
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Amaryllis
Jo Allsopp
Beyond The Brush
My Sponge
Painting Method
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Palette Knives for
Bold Expression
Dry Brushing for Energycharged Effects
Final Thoughts
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Julia Borodina
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Winter Geese in
Watercolour
Composition – Pencil sketches
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Colours used in this project
Geese in Winter - White on white Demonstration
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Misty Mountain Stream Bridge on the Walna Scar Road
Misty Mountain Stream Bridge on the Walna Scar Road
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Snow-filled
scenery
Snow-filled
scenery
You will learn
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City skyline
You will learn
City skyline
Colour Chart
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Best in show
Art clubs
Don’t forget
Art club challenge
Q&A Blending layers
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What other ways can I blend?
Art History Unlocked
From photo to painting
COLOUR FOR IMPACT
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THIS MONTH’S COVER
CONTENTS
Reimagining watercolour
Capturing the everyday
Brush with the past
The art of Huãniaohuà v and Caochóng
Hidden gems
Camera in my pocket
Learn from the Masters
A late start to painting
Coming next month
The Art World
SKETCH FOR SURVIVAL
William Nicholson
Emma Talbot:
Everything is Energy
Bath Society of Artists 120th Open Exhibition
Royal Institute of Oil Painters Annual Exhibition 2025
Drawing the Italian Renaissance comes to Edinburgh
Royal Drawing School
Watercolour Now
COMPETITION
The artvof Huãniaohuà and Caochóng
The artvof Huãniaohuà and Caochóng
Bumble bees on Cherry Blossom, watercolour on Saunders Waterford High White HP 300 gsm, 7½x11in (19x28cm)
Angry bird squawks at bug on vine, watercolour on Saunders Waterford High White HP 300 gsm, 3½x11in (9x28cm)
The Lily Pond Awakes, acrylic inks on gessoed canvas plus gold leaf 31½x413/4in (80x106cm).
▶ Praying mantis eating a caterpillar on dead red rose, watercolour on Saunders Waterford High White HP 300 gsm, 7½x11in (19x28cm)
DEMONSTRATION
DEMONSTRATION
DETAIL
CONCLUSION
Capturing the everyday
Rebecca Holton
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Attitude, oil on board, 15¾x19¾in (40x50cm)
Flat White, oil on linen, 16½x31½in (42x80cm)
Sunday Morning, oil on linen, 29½x21½in (75x55cm)
Chef in Chelsea, oil on board, 15¾x12in (40x31cm)
Hanging out, oil on linen, 27½x24½in (70x62cm)
Crumbs, oil on linen, 15x19in (38x48cm)
Bench in the Barbican, oil on board, 15¾x12in (40x31cm)
MATERIALS
Sometimes it’s hard to stop, oil on linen, 17¾x29½in (45x75cm)
BRUSH with the PAST
Sea Prince, Bockingford 200lb NOT, 20x15in (51x38cm)
DEMONSTRATION Boat at Gorey, Milford
Colour and Greyscale
STAGE 4
STAGE 3
STAGE 1
REFERENCE IMAGE
STAGE 2
STAGE 5
FINISHED PAINTING
Grahame Booth
CONNECTIONS
The Arnolfini Portrait by Jan van Eyck
LEARN FROM THE MASTERS
The Arnolfini Portrait by Jan van Eyck
Making a late start in painting
HOW WE SEE – selecting the subject
A camera in my pocket
Bob Brandt
CREDIBILITY
FOCUS
MOVEMENT
COLOUR IMPACT
PHOTO-MANIPULATION
Hidden Gems
Hidden Gems
Andrew Pledge
Wondrous washes
Wondrous washes
Catherine Beale
STAGE 1 : INSPIRATION
STAGE 3: HOW MUCH WATER IS 'ENOUGH' AND FIRST COLOURS
STAGE 2 : MATERIALS
STAGE 4 : CREATING AND USING A 'THIRSTY' BRUSH
STAGE 5 : BLUE SKY AND SOFT CLOUDS
STAGE 6 : MORE WET-IN-WET PAINTING
STAGE 7 : FARTHEST AND MIDDLE CLIFF
STAGE 8 : NEAREST CLIFF-LESS WATER
STAGE 10: A Second Experiment
STAGE 9: LAYERED WASHES To finish
Turning PROFESSIONAL (One year!)
Snow scene
Painting the night away
A season of small things
Coloured pencils
In conversation
Self publishing an art book
A snowbound stream
Finding your painting style
Reimaging watercolour
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