Leisure Painter & The Artist January 2026

Discover practical demos and inspiring features to lift your winter painting inside the January 2026 issue of Leisure Painter & The Artist.

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Leisure Painter & The Artist January 2026

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A quick overview of the main features and contents.

Dive into a richly packed issue full of practical tuition and inspiration: step‑by‑step watercolour projects from Jo Allsopp's amaryllis with salt effects, Julie King's winter geese, and Mike Rollins' misty mountain stream. Learn techniques for expressive mark‑making with Julia Borodina’s “beyond the brush” toolbox , Paul Riley’s Huãniaohuà/Caochóng flower‑and‑creature studies and Catherine Beale’s first instalment on wondrous washes. Helen Carter offers advice on coloured‑pencil blending and Nina Squire demonstrates mark‑making in pastels. Plus enjoy interviews and features — James Payne on his new book Great Art Explained, an in‑depth conversation with contemporary painter Rebecca Holton, a Hidden Gems profile of wildlife artist Andrew Pledge — together with exhibition listings, art‑club news, product launches and competitions to keep you painting all winter. 

On sale from: 21st November 2025.

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