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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

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

In the September issue of Leisure Painter and The Artist, I presented my top 10 tips for painting outdoors on location. This month, I share my tips for painting indoors. An indoor painting space is an

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

With Frieze about to hit London, attention turns to art. Rachel Loos has some advice…

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