Composing landscapes

Richard Garvey-Williams reveals the secrets of composition, in a series of extracts from his book

I love to take a sketchbook with me when I’m out in the countryside. I can make detailed drawings, quick watercolour sketches, or add just a few brief marks with a pencil or pen to remind me of the sc

Gouache is a versatile, opaque medium providing great covering power and the ability to correct errors very easily. The range of colours is relatively small compared to other media, but gouache colour

From special pieces passed through the generations to collected items with an inherently sentimental or personal value, artwork can have a transformative effect in the home. Whether setting a scheme’s

Sometimes the sky in your painting can be quite plain and isn’t meant to be a major part of the subject matter. On other occasions, however, it may be the subject itself or create drama and contrast i

Awarded The Artist prize at the annual Royal Institute of Oil Painters’ (ROI) exhibition, self-taught Belgian artist, Valérie Pirlot works predominately in the great outdoors. Depicting the essence of