Until 9 January 2022 Dante Gabriel Rossetti is best-known for his mythological works of hauntingly beautiful, redheaded women, but his output also included more formal portraits. Familiar across all his paintings however is the depiction of those closest to him, whether it was a lover, a long-time muse or a fellow member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.
Don’t miss your last chance to see how the artist viewed the members of his inner circle [Mrs William Morris, above] via this enthralling exhibition. Holburne Museum, Bath. www.holburne.org
2 CELEBRATING JOAN EARDLEY
From 19 November Joan Eardley is said to have created an epic vision of the world from no more than two streets (her studio amid the Glaswegian tenements of Townhead) and a small fishing hamlet (Catterline, on the Kincardineshire coast).
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Still life IN 3 HOURS
Former BP Portrait Award runner-up FELICIA FORTE guides you through a simple, structured approach to painting alla prima that tackles dark, average and light colours in turn
Movement in composition
Through an analysis of three masterworks, landscape painter and noted author MITCHELL ALBALA shows how you can animate landscape composition with movement
Shane Berkery
The Irish-Japanese artist talks to REBECCA BRADBURY about the innovative concepts and original colour combinations he brings to his figurative oil paintings from his Dublin garden studio
The Working Artist
Something old, something new... Our columnist LAURA BOSWELL has expert advice for balancing fresh ideas with completing half-finished work
Washes AND GLAZES
Art Academy’s ROB PEPPER introduces an in-depth guide to incorporating various techniques into your next masterpiece. Artwork by STAN MILLER, CHRIS ROBINSON and MICHELE ILLING
Hands
LAURA SMITH continues her new four-part series, which encourages you to draw elements of old master paintings, and this month’s focus is on capturing hands
Vincent van Gogh
To celebrate The Courtauld’s forthcoming landmark display of the troubled Dutch master’s self-portraits, STEVE PILL looks at the stories behind 10 of the most dramatic works on display
BRING THE drama
Join international watercolour maestro ALVARO CASTAGNET in London’s West End to paint a dramatic street scene
Serena Rowe
The Scottish painter tells STEVE PILL why time is precious, why emotional responses to colour are useful, and how she finds focus every day with the help of her studio wall
Bill Jacklin
Chatting over Zoom as he recovers from appendicitis, the Royal Academician tells STEVE PILL about classic scrapes in New York and his recent experiments with illustration
