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WatercolourTHE ART OF

34th ISSUE

THE ART MAGA ZINE FOR WATERCOLOURISTS

And also: Alvaro Castagnet, Dean Mitchell, Wendy Artin, Ong Kim Seng…

TATIANA SHUNDEEVA

Creating nostalgic designs with spring fl orals

Win an article in the next issue!

READERS’ CONTEST

Technical advice:l How to make your

own watercoloursl Ryan Fox explains

the art of batik

ANGUS MCEWANAnalysis of an award-winning masterpiece

Pasqualino FracassoColour and shape

Valentina Verlato

“Every painting establishes its own internal rules”

A. MATSUBAYASHIMasteringthe delicate huesof skin tone

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68 OLGA LITVINENKOAlready well-known for her watercolours of urban scenes, the Russian artist is also an outstanding portrait painter.

74 FROM THEN TO NOWA new feature in which an artist explains how his work has evolved over the past ten years. Eugen Gorean inaugurates this new series.

78 TATIANA SHUNDEEVAIt is in the luxuriance of cascading blossoms that the Russian artist found her passion for watercolour.

84 LIU XIDEHis portraits are both full of life and expressive.

90 LÁSZLÓ POMOTHYLearning from books and workshops with various artists, he has forged his very own style that he questions with each watercolour.

94 TECHNICAL GUIDE– How to make your own watercolours, by Anna Belhalfaoui.– How to store your framed paintings, by David Stickel

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Contents

6 IN THE SPOTLIGHT Angus McEwan’s ‘Shroud of Qingdao’.

8 ZOOM ON…The first 100 years of the NWS.

10 WHAT’S ONWatercolour events from all over the world.

14 READERS’ COMPETITION More laureates & more advice!

20 WINNER OF OUR READERS’ CONTESTDenny Bond

24 FLY ON THE WALL The latest news on the social networks.

26 REVELATIONSIsabelle Dal-Pos, Bev Jozwiak, Eric Sweet, Maryse Louis.

30 ARTIST CHALLENGEThree artists (Lok Kerk-Hwang, David Poxon and Peter Jablokow), one subject: still life.

36 ATSUSHI MATSUBAYASHIHis sensitive nudes are the result of his observation of light

and a keen eye.

40 RYAN FOXHow to use a batik-like technique with wax resist.

44 VALENTINA VERLATOThe Italian artist tells us all about the interplay between drawing,

colour, and values.

50 PORTFOLIO: 10 GREAT MASTERSAs our magazine is nearing its ten-year anniversary, our

selection of great masters present their works from ten years

ago and their most recent endeavours.

60 PASQUALINO FRACASSOMeet a painter of atmospheres, who works with light

and geometry.

66 OUR BOOK SELECTIONEssential books to find inspiration and improve your practice.

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