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After early profligate years in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, Francis Grant traded sporting scenes for portraits and climbed the ladder to become president of the Royal Academy. A forthcoming exhibition at Dickinson does justice to his drawing

Now in its 17th year, Wildlife Artist of the Year, organised by David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation, has grown into one of the world’s leading art competitions, bringing together creativity, passion an

Kingdom Sunday 6.20pm BBC One

THIS ARTIST IS A PROFESSIONAL working from her London studio in a mix of oils, charcoals and pastels. In addition to portrait painting, she teaches privately and holds weekly classes, while she has ex

From a milliner inspired by topiary to a model-turned-ecological gardener and a couple who swapped jobs in telecommunications for growing vegetables, Sir David Beckham’s rural heroes tell Julie Harding why craft and the countryside are key

Founded by the late wildlife artist, David Sheperd, the Wildlife Artist of the Year competition showcases work by artists around the world with proceeds from the sales helping to support the David She