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This house has been our family’s home for 60 years, and it’s lovely to have that continuity. My mum was born here on the living room floor, and it used to belong to my late grandparents. It’s set over

Lauren was no art expert – but she knew what she liked

THIS VIEW – ACROSS BITELL LAKE IN WORCESTERSHIRE – had obvious painting potential, and though I had walked here before, the snow and the light gave me an immediate feeling of drama and structure. It’s

GEOFF ALLEN IS A WATERCOLOUR ARTIST and tutor from San Diego who specialises in painting en plein air. He started his artistic career as a scenic painter in Hollywood, but then began teaching drawing

“I HAD NO INTEREST IN STAYING STILL,” says Phoebe Stewart Carter of her early ambitions. Her father had worked with a wildlife conservation company in Washington D.C. for the first 12 years of her lif

I’m a monster!’ ‘No, you’re not.’ ‘I am actually evil. Look!’ With a sigh, Doug tore himself away from the big game on TV, and glanced at the piece of paper his wife Lisa had thrust at him. ‘You look