Sarah foat

My life in the cheese world stemmed from a geeky fascination with microbial life and how those living microbes can change a food product. I started painting through a fascination with soil microbiolog

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

I first met Soraya in 2005 at Art in Action, where she was demonstrating for an art materials company. Impressed by her experimental approach, communication skills and ability to inspire, I invited he

I first met Soraya in 2005 at Art in Action, where she was demonstrating for an art materials company. Impressed by her experimental approach, communication skills and ability to inspire, I invited he

THIS PORTRAIT BEGAN LIFE as a pile of old magazines: pages full of colour, text and typography just waiting to be reimagined. I’ve always loved how collage can transform the ordinary into something co

SOMETIMES MAKING LIFE SIMPLER FOR YOURSELF and avoiding overthinking a process gets you further. In painting terms, using flat colours does exactly that and it may even prove to hold the key to more c