From big shapes to small shapes

Most artists agree that portraiture is the most difficult genre to conquer when drawing or painting. Achieving a large percentage of a likeness can be dragged down by minor inaccuracies. The first and

Being able to draw provides the confidence and perception to create a convincing representation of a subject. The skill creeps up on you through practise and ingrains as a habit making the act so much

IF ART IS A REFLECTION OF ITS MAKER’S WORLD, then Magdalena Starzyńska’s is one of order, rhythm and silence, balancing structure with softness. Nature is her constant theme, not as a postcard-perfect

I’VE RELIED ON DRAWING FOR MOST OF MY CAREER, especially early on as an illustrator. It’s only been within the last decade or so that it hasn’t been the main driving force in my work. When you’ve disc

Leah Wood became a painter by way of opening for David Bowie and sashaying down the catwalks, but Nature now lights up her artistic imagination and underpins her efforts to campaign for the environment

I mused over this article, wondering how worthwhile it is when there are no steps showing the progress of the paintings. Then I remembered, especially with mixed media, the process is evident in the f