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A Force Of Nature
ANNA MASON reveals the secrets of her delicate and dramatic watercolours to NATALIE MILNER
Things I've Learned: Sir John Standing
The British actor reflects on his sideline career in art. Interview: RACHAEL FUNNELL
Sarah Papworth
This West Midlands illustrator has just published a book called I Know An Artist – and she knows a few things about being one herself as well. Interview: RACHAEL FUNNELL
Lucy Marks
With an experimental approach to oil mediums and mark making, this vibrant artist wants to share her love of the landscape through paint, as AMANDA HODGES reveals
Annabel Gault
The landscape artist embarks on a new series in her Suffolk workspace. Words and photos: ANNE-KATRIN PURKISS
The Colour Of Memory
On the eve of PATRICK CULLEN’S 70th birthday, STEVE PILL joins the New English Art Club member during a studio clear out as he reflects on his work and the challenges that lie ahead.
Positive Painting
In this exclusive extract from her new book, JEAN HAINES shows how energising colours and positive thinking can boost confidence when painting.
Lines And Shapes
JAKE SPICER’S new series looks at the compositional lessons we can learn from the masters. He begins by exploring the graphic prints of the Grosvenor School.
Economy
In this new series, HASHIM AKIB sets out four different techniques for creating stylish, modern portraits. He begins by showing how to create a likeness with minimal strokes.
Building Blocks
Landscape artist TOM HUGHES heads to the Devon coast to show you how to build a painting one section at a time.
Matisse In The Studio
As a Royal Academy of Arts exhibition focuses on the artist’s process, Sally Hales explores his relationship with the objects he painted
The Man Behind The Mask
Natalie Milner visits the newly opened former studio of Australian painter Sidney Nolan to get a glimpse of the influenTial artist’s unique working methods
10 Minutes With... Jamie Routley
The Award-winning Young Portrait Painter Reveals How He Fell for Figurative Art.
3 Edges
In the third article of her series, Ann Witheridge explores one of the most overlooked elements of painting and drawing
4 Going Digital
In the Final Part of Her Series, Kate Osborne Explores How Combining Virtual and Real-world Painting Processes Can Inspire New Creative Directions in Your Art
Fresh Paint
Inspiring New Artworks, Straight Off the Easel.
America In Print
Post-War America Provided A Rich Artistic Landscape For Printmakers, And So Artists Began To Create Their Own Take On ‘The American Dream’. Alice Wright Looks At The Evolution Of The Medium In The Ever-changing USA.
Fresh Paint
Inspiring New Artworks, Straight Off the Easel.
Diana Armfield RA
The Royal Academician Opens Up About Her Creative Life and Her Studio, Which Is Opposite Her Husband Bernard Dunstan’s, in Their Kew Home.
Artists Of The Year 2017
Mixed-media Artist Anna Perlin Is the Winner of Our Ninth Annual Competition. She Talks to Sally Hales About Her Prize-winning Artwork and Her Hopes for the Future.
Illustrating A Classic
As a major exhibition examines the evolution of Winnie the Pooh’s success, AMANDA HODGES reveals the role artist EH SHEPARD played in the creation of the iconic children’s character.
Louise Giovanelli
The young painter shows us around her new studio at Paradise Works in Salford.
Bomberg
Shunned by the art establishment in his own lifetime, ROSALIND ORMISTON discovers how a retrospective is exploring this painter’s monumental talent.
How To Find Your Style
Internationally renowned painter ALVARO CASTAGNET discusses developing a personal approach to painting.
1. In The Beginning
In the first instalment of his six-part series, artist HASHIM AKIB introduces the basics of working with the medium.
Roger Law
The ceramicist, illustrator and creator of TV classic Spitting Image reveals the invaluable insights he’s picked up during his career.
Charlotte Verity
The Artist Reveals How She Paints the Natural Light of the Passing Seasons in Her Home Studio and Garden in Camberwell, London.
10 Minutes With...Daphne Todd
We Ask the First Female President of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters, Bp Portrait Award-winner and Tv Art Judge the Secrets to Her Painting Career.
An Odyssey In Illustration
A retrospective of work by Brian sanders sheds light on the golden era of commercial art - the 1960s. we chat to him about his fascinating career.
Still Life Secrets
From Being Kind to Your Brushes to Picking the Perfect Colour Palet Te, Artist James Gillick Answers Your Queries to Help You Get Great Results