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What paints do you favour and why? I use mostly Golden Heavy Body or Fluid Acrylics. The colour is phenomenal and much stronger than other makes. Mixed media technique is another favourite: I can incl

This month, try your hand at monoprinting in Cornwall, dress an autumnal table with a beautiful layered look and try out the perfect seasonal scent for the home

On the fringes of Ilkley Moor, Joanna Thompson has furnished her Georgian farmhouse in a rich patchwork of textures and patterns to offset the wildness of the surrounding landscape

LUCIA LEYFIELD IS NOT AN ARTIST prone to grand statements. Her work speaks in subtle tones: sketchbook pages filled with weathered doorways, overheard conversations or fragments of wild gardens. A let

I want to pass on my expressive approach to painting still lifes from observation using mixed media. I find this way of working freeing and fun. When a painting is started with an attitude of freedom

It can be hard to keep tabs on whose drink is whose, so with this colourful set of holiday coasters in a variety of bright and bold colours there will be no more mistake on which one is your hot choco