Editorial consultant, David Bellamy, kicks off the feature section of this issue with a theme that’s popular with many LP readers - how to simplify landscape painting, especially when working from photographs. The solutions are easy to follow and are aimed at helping you paint landscapes that are both fresh and interesting. As David says in his introduction to the subject: ‘In many cases simplifying a scene can be just a matter of reducing the number of tree trunks, sheep, boats, or whatever we are painting, while at other times the artist may ponder on whether he or she is permitted to leave out a prominent feature that might appear tasteless, in some iconic landscape. It is your painting, however, and whatever others may think, you can create it in…
