The Artist - September 2022

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H E L P I N G YO U B E CO M E A B E T T E R A R T I S T
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THE PRAC TICAL MAGAZINE FOR ARTISTS BY ARTISTS – SINCE 1931
Painting from
the imagination
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work with the charcoal sticks, I like to first stain the paper surface with Nitram Powdered
Charcoal; I use a sponge and brush. And to finish, I love to play with textures and even
use solvents such as acetone in my work.
In portraits, I try to enhance the gaze by conveying strength and evoke emotions in
the beholder so that they can immerse themselves into the work. I leave lines and
brushstrokes visible to give the work a greater power of immersion. Art is our most
powerful weapon with which we can create a better world for everyone.”
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Jose Beteta is Andalusian, a native of a small town in Jaén. He is 35 years old and is currently developing his professional work in Madrid. Jose began his training in painting
and drawing academies. Later he deepened his studies through the Baccalaureate of Art. A few years ago, thanks to his artistic perspective, he won a scholarship for the
International Fashion Master, which completed his training in the field of fashion photography with international publications such as Marie Claire, Harpers Baazar, Numéro,
among others. In recent times he has combined teaching in his own painting academy and working as a fashion photographer. He is currently working on a large format
charcoal series of fashion portraits. www.instagram.com/beteta_art | www.instagram.com/josebeteta_photography
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First established 1931
ISSN 0004-3877
Vol.137 No.9 from the editor
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Cormack-Hicks. In the second of her two-part series on pages 30-33, Melanie encourages you
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CONTENTS 34 The art of the limited palette
In the first of three articles on working in
watercolour with a limited palette,
Hazel Soan explores temperature bias
FEATURES
39 The drama of shadows
14 The imaginative artist
Jo Pickering draws on lighting techniques
IN CONVERSATION Caroline Saunders talks used by the Old Masters to create her own
to mixed-media artist Silvia Pastore about dramatic portrait in oils
42
the joys of painting from the imagination
42 A meadow riot
73 Love your subject
Put watercolour through its paces with
Mike Barr explains why concentrating our Catherine Beale as she paints meadow
attention in one direction will reap rewards grasses and flowers
in others
46 Kinder to the planet
PRACTICALS
Andrew Field test reports on the new
18 The ever-changing Wallace Seymour plant-based oils and Co
landscape Co Bello painting mediums and enjoys the
benefits of these eco-friendly products
In the second of his four articles exploring
landscapes in watercolour, Ian Sidaway
50 Monumental trees
focuses on the seasons and the effects they
The magnificent trees in Petworth’s great
have on our natural environment
park inspired Paul Riley to experiment
23 Sketching in the field 46 painting them in large-format watercolours
to reflect their grandeur
Richard Allen shares his tips on painting
birds at speed at the inspiring RSPB reserve
54 Drawn to landscape
at Minsmere
NEWS & OFFERS
Liquid graphite and charcoal are here to stay.
26 A country idyll Robert Dutton demonstrates why they are
an essential part of his tool kit
Jenny Aitken demonstrates how to paint 8
cows and sheep in acrylics, paying particular
Join our exciting live 59 Rural scenes in acrylics
attention to shape and colour
online webinar with Follow Robert Brindley’s step-by-step
30 Make your mark demonstration and capture a rural scene
Liz Chaderton
in acrylics, enhanced with acrylic inks and
In the second of her two articles exploring
pastels
the creative possibilities of mark making,
Melanie Cormack-Hicks puts her 3 8
65 Developing your tonal range
experimental work into practice
Join the in watercolour
PaintersOnline Bring structure to your watercolours with
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75 Book reviews
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to be selected for our monthly Editor’s
Choice feature u IN CONVERSATION
Brian Ryder ROI discusses his
progression from architect to
landscape painter and shares
insights into his approach to
his en plein air studies and
studio paintings
MEMBERSHIP t MASTERCLASS with winner of
last year’s The Artist Editor’s Choice
Award in the annual Society of Women
Artists exhibition, Elizabeth Nast, who
reveals her love of painting ordinary
scenes of everyday life in watercolour
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painters-online.co.uk/membership t How to capture shadows in
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l H azel Soan highlights the importance of understanding
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and enjoy these exclusive benefits l E xplore charcoal techniques and capture your own image
in monochrome, with award-winning portrait artist
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EDITORIAL CONSULTANTS l M anda Comisari introduces the unique properties of
gouache and advises on which brands to use
l E xplore reflected light effects in your acrylic compositions,
with Paul Weaver
l I an Sidaway continues his popular series on watercolour
landscapes
Ken Howard OBE, RA David Curtis ROI, Haidee-Jo Summers
studied at Hornsey VPRSMA ROI, RSMA l T ime spent on a work doesn’t always equate to quality,
School of Art and the has won many awards for has won many awards for her
says Mike Barr
Royal College of Art. He his en plein air and figurative plein-air and alla-prima oil
is a member of the NEAC, paintings in both oils and paintings. She is an elected
ROI, RWS, RWA and RBA. watercolours. He has had member of the ROI, the author
He exhibits extensively several books published on his of Plein Air Painting with Oils and And much more! Don’t miss out:
and has won numerous work as well as DVD films, and Vibrant Oils and also has a DVD
awards. exhibits his work extensively. with the same title. our October issue is on sale from August 19
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on strike and without work for many
STAR LETTER
weeks. Paul had the bright idea of
combing the Victorian census forms in
Van Gogh house Somerset House, looking for the name
I was very interested to read 'Loyer'. This was a bit like looking for
the article in the April 2022 a needle in a haystack! After weeks of
issue of The Artist about Vincent checking dusty files he struck lucky. He
Van Gogh and his residence at 87 found an entry for 'Loyer' at 87 Hackford
Hackford Road, London. There is so Road – an address between Vauxhall
much more to this story and you may and Stockwell. Paul made further checks
be interested to learn a bit more about at this address and confirmed that a
Van Gogh's time there and the part family of that name lived there in 1873/4
This month’s star letter
played by one of our Post Office & BT writer will receive a and that 'Eugenie' was one of the listed
Art Club members, Paul Chalcroft, in the Sennelier portable occupants in the census.
discovery of that information. watercolour palette, Subsequently the GLC agreed with
Paul was a postman back in the 1960s worth £29.95 (rrp). Paul's research and conclusions and they
and 70s working in the London SE area agreed to the positioning of the blue
that included Vauxhall. He was a keen plaque we have on site to this day. The
artist and a long-term member of our that he had a brief romance with a young family who now own the property have
group. He was also fascinated by Vincent lady, Eugenie Loyer, then just 19 years old. worked wonders renovating it and it's
Van Gogh and had carried out quite a Subsequently this romance failed and he pleasing to see it in the condition as per
lot of research about the time the artist moved away to Kennington Road, also in your photograph. Paul was delighted
stayed in London, especially when he South London and still close to Vauxhall. He with the results of his chore in checking
traced the fact that Van Gogh had lived eventually left London and moved to Paris, old census forms. He and his wife
in his delivery area in the 1873 era. but returned to London in 1876 when he Christine are sadly no longer with us, but
His personal research established that became a teacher in a school at Ramsgate Gary, their son, is still a member and lives
Vincent lived somewhere near the River in Kent. in the same Camberwell area to this day.
Thames and that he used to walk along Although Vincent was prolific with notes The Post Office and BT Art Club will be
the river to his work at an art dealer's in and writings from that time, it still left holding its 115th annual art exhibition
The Strand. At that time nobody knew the question of where he actually lived in in the Salvation Army HQ Gallery, Queen
for certain where he had actually lived. London. This was the question that Paul Victoria Street, London, from August
Paul knew that Van Gogh was just 20 set out to solve, when there was a massive 2 to 12.
years old when he came to London and postal strike in 1972 that left postal workers Ron McGill, Surrey
Keeping art relevant
t Derek Stark
I finished this multi-media painting today
A Symbol of
(right). It's called A Symbol of Democracy.
Democracy
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helpful to me in the 16 works I have created to receive advice and encouragement painter over the years. Painting gives her
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Watercolour techniques and bird studies with Liz Chaderton
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We’ve teamed up with Liz Chaderton for a new series of live webinars, where Liz will
demonstrate a range of exciting watercolour techniques, whilst exploring textures and
detail on some of our favourite feathered friends!
Birds’ eye view Sketching garden birds Tawny owl head study
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Liz Chaderton creates paintings which help people see the world
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THE ART WORLD
NEWS, INFORMATION AND ONLINE EVENTS IN THE ART WORLD
compiled by Jane Stroud
A letter in
MIND
www.aletterinmind.org
Open for entries until

September 30
Now in its ninth year, the National
Brain Appeal’s art fundraiser A Letter
in Mind is inviting artists, patients and
supporters to get creative on an envelope
responding to the theme ‘A Sense of
Movement’. The artworks will be exhibited
at Gallery Different in Fitzrovia, London
as well as being available to buy online,
from November 3 to 6. All works will be
exhibited anonymously, priced identically
at £85. The identity of the artist is only
revealed at the end of the exhibition once
the artwork has sold.
In the past, A Letter in Mind has
attracted entries from many high-
profile artists and celebrities including
Tracey Emin, Sir Antony Gormley, Jo
Brand, Andrew Marr and Grayson Perry,
who writes: ‘Creating an artwork on an
envelope for The National Brain Appeal’s
A Letter in Mind exhibition is a simple and
wonderful way to show your support
for the NHS. The charity injects an air
of mystery and fun into the event, with
the artist behind each piece remaining
anonymous until their work is sold. It
is also accessible, with all pieces priced
identically at £85, and the money raised
going towards helping people with
neurological conditions and supporting
vital projects at The National Hospital for
Neurology and Neurosurgery.’
The deadline for entries is September
30. For more details and to register go to
www.aletterinmind.org
More information about The National
Brain Appeal can be found at
www.nationalbrainappeal.org
on Twitter @BrainAppeal and p Mark Entwisle Xavier, watercolour, 836in (20315cm). Mark donated
Instagram @brain_appeal his work to the 2021 A Letter in Mind exhibition
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The School of Outdoor Art
The School of Outdoor Art has recently grid art courses, which range from one p A student working en plein air at The
launched a series of new, sustainably to two days, accommodate small groups School of Outdoor Art. Photo Richard
minded plein-air art courses based in the of up to six people, welcoming both Squires
wilds of west Cornwall. Created by Sian beginners and more experienced artists.
Blunt, the school uses an innovative pod Each course is led by artists from across
studio, specially designed by Sian to allow the south west. Look out for Andrew
students to connect with nature in the Barroman’s Plein-Air Oil Painting Course on
elements, whilst still having the security September 16 and 17. For full details visit
of a studio to work from. These new off- www.schoolofoutdoorart.co.uk
WORLD RHINO DAY
p Karen Laurence-Rowe with
The Accuser, painted in 2018
Artist, Karen Laurence-Rowe has lived all her life in
Africa, and her conservation artworks have earned
her global recognition, with accolades including
Wildlife Artist of the Year in 2012, Artist for
Conservation Foundation, Medal of Excellence
in 2017, and the David Shepherd Personal
Choice Award in 2017. Karen regularly donates her
paintings to conservation causes and her artworks
have raised more than £100,000 for the protection
of endangered wildlife. To celebrate the 10th
anniversary of the wildlife charity Helping Rhinos,
for which Karen is global patron and art ambassador,
she has produced the painting One shown here
(left), which will be auctioned on September 22
(World Rhino Day) at the Royal Geographical
Society. Tickets for the event can be purchased at
www.helpingrhinos.org/globalgala2022
If you are interested in placing a bid on One, please
contact [email protected]
p Karen Laurence-Rowe One, oil, 40350in (101.53127cm)
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