Some of my earliest and fondest memories are of drawing. I constantly drew monsters, video game characters and comic book heroes. I kept this up through my late teens until it dawned on me that art wa

Taking up painting later in life is a common thing and perhaps more so today. As well as taking up a passion that did not materialise in our working and having-a-family life, more of us are keen to ta

What a year this has been. I can’t quite believe I’m sat typing an article which will attempt to summarise the last 12 months of becoming a self-employed artist. The time has flown by – the years do t

Taking up painting later in life is a common thing and perhaps more so today. As well as taking up a passion that did not materialise in our working and having-a-family life, more of us are keen to ta

We often feel we don’t have the time and headspace to be original or inventive, but art historian and author Katy Hessel says everyone can bring more creativity to their everyday. Here, she tells us how

What a year this has been. I can’t quite believe I’m sat typing an article which will attempt to summarise the last 12 months of becoming a self-employed artist. The time has flown by – the years do t