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With a tantalising glimpse of sun and warmer weather on the horizon as I write, our August issue is all about gelling outside to paint. artist, Maria Rose is part of the UK's movement and is passionate about working in the elements, with colour at the top of her list of reasons why it's advantagous to paint from life rather than from a photograph. Maria encourages you to start building a list of your favourite painting locations and the optimum weather and light conditions in which to paint them, to ensure you have a ready list of inspiration whatever the time of year. Synonymous with oil painting is the method explored by Helen Tarr in the final article of her series on painting seasonal flowers in oils. For Helen, preparation is key and her tips on painting outdoors will save you time, energy and frustration.
