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I visited France last year and was immediately fascinated by the architecture, mood and energy of the surroundings. The streets of Paris are alive with beautiful buildings, full of intricate details t

My father wasn’t an artist, but he did life drawing for fun. His pastels and drawings from friends were all over the house, and sometimes, I would go and draw from the figure as a young kid. Like most

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

AWARD-WINNING ARTIST, RICHARD CLAREMONT, is based in Australia. After graduating from Sydney College of Arts in the late 1980s, he started working as a postman to supplement his income. He set up tiny

The connection between nature and creativity comes in many forms. Here, artists, writers and musicians talk about the different ways in which they take inspiration from the outdoors - and share the places that fuel their imagination

IT’S NOT OFTEN YOU GET TO INTERVIEW A PAST EDITOR of this very magazine but James Hobbs – author, artist and former journalist – was just that. “I did a BA in Fine Art at Winchester School of Art and