GARY STINTON

The Herefordshire-based artist tells REBECCA BRADBURY how he portrays the strength, power and formidable beauty of big cats through his life-sized pastel portraits

Ania Hobson

With a BP Portrait Award before her 30th birthday, this young Suffolk artist has already created a distinctive style of her own, as STEVE PILL discovers

COHESIVE PALETTES

Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours member CHRIS FORSEY reveals his palette choices and how he combines them to create dynamic paintings

A SENSE OF DEPTH

When this charming scene presented itself to MATT JEANES, it came with a challenge: how to paint the foreground and background without overpowering one another

10 MINUTES WITH MARIA RIVANS

The collage artist reveals the influences behind her aesthetic. Interview: REBECCA BRADBURY

7 Lessons From Andy Warhol

Tate Modern’s forthcoming retrospective of the Pop Artist’s work is the perfect chance to learn from his unique approach to painting says Ravneet Ahluwalia

REVISITING A MASTERPIECE

Art tutors ROB AND SIÂN DUDLEY visit the site of Constable’s The Hay Wain to share new and creative ways of painting landscapes made famous by an Old Master

Magic Circles

An unusual round format and a shroud of fog has elevated GILL ROCCA ’s imaginary landscapes to a new level. STEVE PILL visits her calming studio to find out more

Underway Studio

STEVE PILL visited the South London printmaking collective to find out how four individual artists have pooled their talents to create a singular creative vision

Drawn to Simplicity

Drawn Even with a camera to hand, sketching a scene can be a valuable part of the painting process as it helps you focus on the key elements, as GRAHAME BOOTH explains

The Working Artist

Our columnist LAURA BOSWELL on why no one wants to see a filtered version of an artist’s life

Christopher Ryland

The Suffolk watercolourist celebrates 25 years as a member of the Society of Botanical Artists by sharing his expressive approaches to colour and composition

Sketching the Masters

Making a quick oil sketch of an Old Master painting not only helps you understand techniques, but also teaches you a lot about yourself, as SARA LEE ROBERTS explains

Building layers

Subtle glazes of pure colours can turn a simple paint-by-numbers into a photorealist masterpiece as LORENA KLOOSTERBOER reveals

Screen Print

In love with bold colours and strong lines? Award-winning illustrator ELIZA SOUTHWOOD shows you how to make a simple, graphic screenprint

William Orpen

ROSALIND ORMISTON looks at the evolving paint techniques of this early 20th-century British master of portraits and studio interiors

The Working Artist

It’s time to start asking for what you want, says our columnist LAURA BOSWELL

The Big Frieze

RACHAEL FUNNELL looks at the work of three artists who have travelled to the ends of the earth to document frozen landscapes and raise awareness of the climate crisis

Lorna May Wadsworth

As the Sheffield portrait painter readies for a major hometown retrospective, she tells us stories about approaching Margaret Thatcher and reworking the Last Supper. Interview: RACHAEL FUNNELL

Fresh Paint

Inspiring new artworks, straight off the easel

The Painter Within

LUCIAN FREUD’S self portraits are a celebration of paint, and a chance to get close to the late, great artist.

Soaking In The Bath

New English Art Club president PETER BROWN is back on home turf for his latest exhibition of paintings of Bath, but he still has lots to learn he tells MARTHA ALEXANDER

Renaissance Drawing

Classically-trained portrait artist SVETLANA CAMERON shows you how to put a modern twist on the three-colour drawing technique used by Italian masters

Martin Gayford

The Spectator art critic and author opens up about his new books, having his portrait painted by Lucian Freud, and what David Hockney really likes to talk about. Interview: STEVE PILL

Cezanne's Trees

SELWYN LEAMY shows you how to emulate the French master’s techniques and describe forms with your brushwork in this simple demonstration

Portrait Exercises-Structure

In the final part of his series, HASHIM AKIB shows how to establish a facial structure while still keeping the brushwork expressive

In The Studio-John Monks

Discover how the Manchester artist’s paint-splattered studio inspired his latest exhibition.

Art History-The Other Brother

Unfairly neglected in favour of his ambitious sibling, the lyrical landscape paintings of JOHN NASH deserve reassessing says author ANDREW LAMBIRTH

10 Minutes With-Gerard Byrne

The Irish figurative painter revealed how a life-threatening accident led to a career change and an artistic residency at the Singapore Botanic Garden.

Talking Techniques-Andrew Roberts & Benjamin Hope

Ahead of a two-man show, the landscape painters open up to MARTHA ALEXANDER about everything they have in common – and everything they don’t