Artists & Illustrators

There’s plenty of inspiration and advice in the May issue of Artists & Illustrators. Our contributing artists include this month’s cover star, Canadian landscape artist Brigitte Granton who tells us how outdoor art shows helped propel her career. Lucy Marks shows you how to create a moody landscape piece en plein air while James Bland shares his guidance on becoming a full-time artist. Elsewhere in the issue, Annie Morris tells us how she uses various mixed media, comprising oil sticks, highlighters and stitching to create her energetic pieces, with watercolour and pigment as firm favourites. You, too, can experiment with watercolour by following Philip Huckin’s step-by-step guide on creating a beautiful Welsh bay. With Spring just around the corner, Sky Portrait Artist semi-finalist Fatima Pantoja enthuses with a bright, floral…

JAMES BLAND A visual artist and writer originally from Grimsby, James exhibits in leading galleries in the UK and USA. He’s a member of the NEAC and Contemporary British Portrait Painters (CBPP). His work straddles memory, storytelling, abstraction and evocations of space and light. BRIGITTE GRANTON Brigitte Granton is a Canadian landscape painter. Her oil paintings reflect her passion for the natural world and focus on the interaction of light and colour. She has won numerous awards, is represented by several galleries and her paintings can be found in collections throughout the world. PHILIP HUCKIN Philip Huckin was born in 1952, Oxford and spent 33 years teaching Art and Design. In 2010, he moved to Wales where landscape became the focus of his work, inspired by the names and deep…

Would you like to get your hands on artwork previously featured on the cover of Artists & Illustrators? Art for Charity Collective (ACC) is collaborating with The Print Space, making numerous artists’ works now available as prints. Several artists are participating; some of whom have been featured in this magazine, including Lucy Kent and Christabel Blackburn. Each work is exclusively available on ACC’s new website at a much lower price, 10% of which goes to charity. artforcharitycollective.com…

To mark its 25th anniversary, the Estorick Collection presents an exhibition of works by the major 20th-century artist Giorgio Morandi (1890-1964). For the first time, the entire Morandi collection from Italy’s Magnani-Rocca Foundation will be shown together in the UK. Featuring 50 works spanning the artist’s career, it includes oil paintings, watercolours, drawings and prints. The Estorick’s own collection of works by Morandi will also be on display at the museum. Giorgio Morandi: Masterpieces from the Magnani-Rocca Foundation runs until 28 May 2023. estorickcollection.com…

Where do you gather inspiration for your art? Let Cornish artist Kitty Hillier show you how to look at your everyday surroundings afresh and create experimental and abstract compositions in collage and paint. Learn fresh ideas and approaches to liven up your practice and be more intuitive. Join her in the amazing studios at St Ives School of Painting and be inspired by the Cornish coast. Can’t escape to St Ives? Watch her online courses on demand and enjoy a little bit of St Ives magic in your studio. From 17 to 19 April 2023. schoolofpainting.co.uk…

29 MARCH Submit your works for the Wildlife Artist of the Year 2023. It’s open to UK and international artists aged 15 years and over Prize funds total £13,000 and it costs £25 to enter. davidshepherd.org 30 MARCH Enter your artworks for a chance to win £2,000 and exhibit at The D Contemporary Gallery in Mayfair, London. Entries cost £10 per work. hampsteadartsociety.uk 31 MARCH Create an artwork on the topic of Reuse, Recycle or Repurpose for entry in the Reminiscence Art & Design Competition with $50,000 worth of prizes. reminiscencecompetition.com 31 MARCH Enter the Ruth Borchard Self-Portrait Prize by this date and you could win £10,000. It’s open to UK and International artists of all ages. £35-45 to enter. ruthborchard.org.uk…