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WatercolourTHE ART OF
24th ISSUE
THE ART MAGAZINE FOR WATERCOLOURISTS
COVER STORIESSonia Privat
Rose Nygaard
Stephen Berry
POXON AND TIANYAThe state of watercolour worldwide
HOW TO: Improve your painting FAST with Janine Gallizia
NURIA MESEGUERMixed-media: Watercolour meets oil!
KOUROSH ASLANIModifying a subject to enhance a creative vision
ALVARO CASTAGNET: Limit your colour palette to gain strength and atmosphere
KIRIL BOZHKOVPortraits with an artistic touch
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No. 24
26 NURIA MESEGUER Figures
“Combining watercolour and oil helps me to maintain the feeling of infi nite mystery of the ocean.”
32 ALVARO CASTAGNET
Urban Landscapes “Light is an indispensable factor in inspiring me
to paint.”
38 ROSE NYGAARD
Abstract “Every one of my paintings is a challenge.
I like it that way.”
42 PORTFOLIO: KIRIL BOZHKOV
Portraits “If you love painting and painting loves you back,
it can give you so much.”
52 STEPHEN BERRY
Various subjects “The best paintings aren’t laboured!”
58 DAVID POXON
Still life and landscapes “If you love what you do you can eventually get quite
good at it, and somewhere down the road someone might pay you to do it.”
64 KOUROSH ASLANI
Landscapes “In my opinion, beauty stands out more
when paired with unpleasantness.“
68 ZHOU TIANYA
Portraits and figures “I like to paint people to express my ideas. But I try
not to limit myself to a particular style or subject.”
74 SPECIAL REPORT: SONIA PRIVAT,
CHIEN CHUNG-WEI, GEOFFREY WYNNE
Landscapes “There are no pieces of equipment more important
than another. All your basic materials are vital.”
94 YAEL MAIMON
Genre scenes “My artwork is grounded in realism yet it is
impressionistic in nature. It’s traditional yet contemporary.”
FEATURED ARTISTS
Sept.-Nov.2016Portfolio Kiril Bozhkov captures moments of complicity in his whimsy portraits
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Rose NygaardAn intuitive approach to composition.
Kourosh AslaniPainting the architectural jewels of Iran.
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74Special Report
Around the world with Sonia Privat, Chien Chung-Wei
and Geoffrey Wynne.
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Contents6 ZOOM ON…
The ECWS symposium in Avignon, France.
8 INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Watercolour events from all over the world.
12 WE WERE THERE
The 4th Biennial of Sainte-Féréole, France.
14 WATERCOLOUR SOCIETY
The Thessaloniki Biennial, Greece.
16 REVELATIONS
Discover our selection of noteworthy artists.
20 FLY ON THE WALL
22 MY LATEST PAINTING
8 artists previously featured in your
magazine present their latest works.
84 KNOW-HOW
Moving towards your painting ideal.
88 MY FAVOURITE PAINTING
Angus McEwan, ‘Tea Break’
90 READERS’ COMPETITION
The winner and runners-up.
98 CONTACT THE ARTISTS
IN THE NEWS
Nuria MeseguerPainting an underwater dreamworld in watercolours and oils.
David PoxonThe world of watercolour today as seen by an international artist.
Alvaro Castagnet
The joys and benefi ts of travelling.
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