LS Lowry is arguably England’s greatest artist. He painted a subject area that no one had ever painted before, the aftermath of the Industrial Revolution, and became popular with the general public to

ROB POINTON IS NOT AN ARTIST who waits for inspiration to arrive. He goes out to meet it – on station platforms, street corners, rain-lashed pavements and ceremonial parade grounds – easel planted fir

D Mark Thompson appeared in Yorkshire Life as a young artist. In our anniversary year, we catch up with him as his new book is released

STEP back in time this at Blenheim Palace this spring and discover the fascinating life and works of Sir John Vanbrugh. An all-new exhibition, “Blueprints of Power” is being staged to tie mark the ter

With his vivid Grand Prix studies, James Stevens has become a true master of portraits, even when the star subject is limited to a pair of eyes peering out from a full-face helmet. Visitors to his sta

For artist Nellie Shepherd, the landscape outside her painstakingly renovated farmhouse is just as important as the colourful scene inside it