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IN-DEPTH: PAINTING WITH Inks

Keen to try a new medium? SUZY FASHT explores exciting ways to draw and paint with inks, including three exercises that show its true creative possibilities

6 mins |

Young AT HEART

Two of the best up-and-coming children’s book illustrators, ROBYN WILSON-OWEN and ALLISON COLPOYS , share the secrets behind their fairy-tale success stories with REBECCA BRADBURY

8 mins |

Josephine Hopper

Previously relegated to a sidenote in the biography of her famous husband Edward, the art of JOSEPHINE NIVISON is finally receiving its due as KATIE MCCABE discovers

MASTERCLASS: EXPLORING EXTREMES

Taking a leaf out of Matisse’s book, TERENCE CLARKE uses pure black and white pigments as part of his main colour scheme to create a vivid still life composition

HOW I PAINT: BERNADETT TIMKO

The young Hungarian artist’s latest paintings speak of a world on lockdown. She reveals the methods, inspirations, and techniques behind her award-winning works

7 mins |

Fresh Paint

Inspiring new artworks, straight off the easel

2020 VISION

This year’s three BP Portrait Award finalists share the stories and techniques behind their winning artworks and their thoughts on the role of a portrait painter in 2020

TEMPLES OF TYRANNY

Archaeologist Neil Faulkner argues that the Greek temples of Sicily are monuments to both civilisation and barbarism.

SARCOPHAGUS REVEALED UNDER THE ROMAN FORUM

A team of archaeologists and architects announced the ‘extraordinary’ discovery of a 2,600-year-old shrine directly beneath the Roman Forum – and they have suggested that it might be associated with the cult of Romulus, Rome’s legendary founder and the first king of the city.

VISIONS OF EGYPT

Three Victorian artists – Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Edward Poynter, and Edwin Long – helped to shape our image of the distant past. Stephanie Moser describes how their passion for archaeology and love of domestic objects produced a wealth of detailed, descriptive paintings.

MONUMENTAL MEXICO

The Olmecs are best known as the creators of Mexico’s first civilisation, and for making some of the country’s most extraordinary works of art. Claudia Zehrt surveys a major new exhibition that aims to bring their history and culture to a European audience, and includes many fascinating pieces that have never left Mexico before.

Eugène Boban (1834-1908)

In the mid 19th century, new national museums were opening across Europe.

ANCIENT LUXURY GOODS

A new study has shed light on the trade and production of decorated ostrich eggs across the Mediterranean region and in the Middle East during the Bronze Age and Iron Age.

FROM THE ARCHIVE - STONEHENGE PICNIC, 1860S

Relaxing in the shade of Stonehenge’s towering trilithons, these Victorian picnickers are dwarfed by the Neolithic monument in whose circuit they sit.

1 min |

150 YEARS OF THE MET

On 13 April 1870, New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art was founded. Celebrating this anniversary, a new exhibition explores how America’s largest art museum came into being, and looks at the changes it has gone through in its 150-year history. The curator Andrea Bayer tells Lucia Marchini some of its stories.

Glories Of The Met

There are many outstanding examples of ancient art in the Met’s collections. We take a look at a few highlights – both from the exhibition Making the Met and elsewhere in the museum – that open a window on to the institution’s past.

4 mins |

Fresh Paint

Inspiring new artworks, straight off the easel

The Working Artist

Our columnist LAURA BOSWELL on being realistic with your creativity during the crisis

Wild BEAUTY

After winning the Artists & Illustrators Award at the Pastel Society’s 2020 show, MARGARET LARLHAM tells REBECCA BRADBURY about her arresting pastels and artistic rituals

7 mins |

PAINT AT HOME

Make the most of your enforced stay indoors with our 15-page technique special focused on lockdown subjects, from mirror self-portraits to drawing from windows

INTERIOR SCENES

Working in his studio, ROGER DELLAR tackles a complex scene in pastels, showing you how to develop a found composition and balance multiple light sources in one picture

6 mins |

Choose the right… PAINT MEDIUM

Aa paint medium is a great way to add variety to the surface of oils, watercolours or acrylics. Find the right one for you with our guide below

3 mins |

7 STEPS TO ABSTRACTION

Do you struggle to loosen up your drawing skills and create meaningful abstract paintings? CHRIS GILVAN-CARTWRIGHT reveals his seven practical steps to success

6 mins |