Natalia bagniewska london-based illustrator and designer

LUCIA LEYFIELD IS NOT AN ARTIST prone to grand statements. Her work speaks in subtle tones: sketchbook pages filled with weathered doorways, overheard conversations or fragments of wild gardens. A let

WITH more than a hint of nerves, I slide into an empty seat in the auditorium for my first university lecture. I look down the aisle hoping to see a friendly face, but there is no-one I recognise, whi

Entering the decorative artist Natasha Mann’s five-bedroom Edwardian home is like stepping into a jewellery box – full of vibrant colours and exquisite patterns. Natasha, who lives here with her husba

I knew at a very young age I was an artist. It was a calling for me. I was also fortunate to have a mentor in my teenage years; he was an accomplished artist and professor of art at a local college. H

There are many reasons that an artist’s ambitions can be thwarted, including the decision to become a teacher. Later this month, an exhibition will shine a light on talent obscured by a career in the classroom

We discover the secret recipe behind the illustrator’s unique style and how she uses her sketchbook as a medium to test out new tools