Of constable and clouds

If you get the opportunity to visit The National Gallery in London, you will be treated to a feast for the eyes, with hundreds of wonderful paintings on display from across the centuries. One of the m

With high summer beckoning, John Lewis-Stempel reflects on the incomparable richness of pond life and the rewards of pausing to peer into the murky depths on a warm June afternoon

Claude Monet and Camille Pissarro spent time in London, but it took James McNeill Whistler to act as artistic bridge with Britain and the ‘sweetened’ Impressionism of Jules Bastien-Lepage to inspire most homegrown painters, says Caroline Bugler

PAINTING NOSTALGIA Artist Polly Mabel Nicolaou creates ...

AFTER WORKING AS A MENTAL HEALTH NURSE, Matty Burnham took up art during lockdown and is now a successful ink and watercolour illustrator. He is inspired by the local landscapes near his home in Leeds

Sometimes the sky in your painting can be quite plain and isn’t meant to be a major part of the subject matter. On other occasions, however, it may be the subject itself or create drama and contrast i