Susannah bleasby

DECADES MAY HAVE PASSED, but Norfolk still has a claim on David Riches. Wooden sailing boats on the Broads, sunlight on the water, the quiet countryside – they still appear in his work. “If I see a tr

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

Cat Croxford found her voice as a painter in the trees. A self-taught artist, she starts every canvas with black, and from that darkness emerge luminous treescapes built with broken brushstrokes. “The

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

AFTER SCHOOL, CAROLINE POOL could have easily applied to her local college to further her art education. Yet, being the last of four children who were all supremely academic, negotiating with her fath