Artists & Illustrators

Artists & Illustrators is the UK’s best-selling magazine for artists and art lovers, providing advice and inspiration every month. Published for almost 25 years, each issue of Artists & Illustrators contains a colourful palette of profiles and features, together with valuable practical ideas, expert technical advice and useful product tests. Whether you favour oils or watercolours, portraits or landscapes, abstract art or botanical illustration, Artists & Illustrators brings a refreshing blend of creativity and advice every four weeks throughout the year.

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INTRODUCING

Artists & Illustrators

Sketchbook • TIPS • ADVICE • EXHIBITIONS • NEWS • REVIEWS

THE DIARY • Open calls, prizes and artist opportunities

Art unplugged • Explore off beat art realms and tune into these five podcasts, unravelling artistic tales, scandals and eccentricities in delightful ways.

Exhibitions • THE BEST ART SHOWS TO VISIT FROM JANUARY ONWARDS

WIN! £1,300 worth of art materials • Elevate your artistry and redefine your creative journey with GAMBLIN

We present… • An artist who captures life’s most intricate moments

Susan Simonini • This artist’s paintings bloom amidst the sentimental echoes of her intimate studio. Sara Mumtaz explores the captivating journey that sparks SUSAN SIMONINI’s creations

Kate Birch • Discover artist, author and playwright Kate Birch’s journey from kitchen table sketches to international acclaim

KATE’S TIPS ON BECOMING A FULL-TIME ARTIST

Hillary Scott • This month’s cover artist paints with the soul of a realist and the heart of an illustrator. Discover how she skilfully combines the elements of light and imagination, as explored by Ramsha Vistro

Paul Evans • During a career spanning 50 years, PAUL EVANS has painted thousands of stunning landscapes. He tells Sarah Edghill about his prolific work ethic and love of nature

Art house • With history, heritage and heaps of art, the UK’s stately homes have plenty of world class paintings and sculptures to explore. Here are some of the most exciting.

Art Life Old, new and alive. A dedication • Many galleries have impressive permanent collections, but no one keeps theirs as fresh and relevant as the team at The Hepworth Wakefield. Martha Alexander explores A Living Collection

THE WINNERS • This year, our major national art competition was a huge success and thousands of entries were whittled down to 50 paintings. Here are the winning artists – in their own words

Lucy Pass

Toby Michael

Ange Bell

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Portrait in oils • In this first of a five-part series, ADEBANJI ALADE shows you how he created this portrait in oil, using just four colours and the inside-out technique

Sea Clown • Swedish wildlife artist IRYNA KHORT stumbled on her passion for painting six years ago. Since then, she’s made a business from her art. Here, she paints a puffin – a bird close to her heart – in oil and acrylic

Coffee Club • TERENCE CLARKE shows you how he created this coffee pot and fruit in his favoured medium of acrylic, whilst constantly changing the picture

Vineyard visions • CARLA BOSCH shows you how she portrayed the essence of a South African wine region in acrylic, using impressionist techniques to evoke its distinct charm

You tell us

Picture this • In every issue, we ask an artist to tell us about a piece of work that is important to them. This month,...