Step-by-step studio

Every painting’s varying subject matter and scale offers us distinct opportunities and challenges. Before I start any project, I like to consider what I want to convey, what opportunities and challeng

I STRUGGLED INTO MY LAYERS, picked up my light sketching kit and off I went up into the hills behind where I live. I wasn’t the first to arrive; halfway up the hill I could already hear the cries of e

Old buildings tumbling into decay have always fascinated me as a painting subject, and adding that time-worn, tatty appearance can infuse your work with an extra dimension that will increase its appea

Twenty years in the making, Elizabeth Nast’s style has evolved from an interest in urban scenes, people, history, psychogeography and humour. Like William Hogarth, she strives to record and capture th

Twenty years in the making, Elizabeth Nast’s style has evolved from an interest in urban scenes, people, history, psychogeography and humour. Like William Hogarth, she strives to record and capture th

From rustic barns to Riviera villas, Pablo Picasso’s studios were engines of invention. Picasso: From the Studio at the National Gallery of Ireland, in partnership with Musée national Picasso-Paris, t