As well as ensuring your entrance area is practical, the perfect lighting will be warm, mood-enhancing and occasionally make you go ‘wow’

KNOWING WHEN AND WHERE THE SUN ENTERS YOUR HOME IS KEY TO MOOD-BOOSTING DECOR, SAY THE EXPERTS

Put simply, tone helps the viewer decode what is in a painting by delineating shapes and describing surfaces by the amount of light reflected from them. A variety of tone can be interesting and create

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Displaying personal possessions and objets is an art form – and also key to achieving a room with plenty of panache

You will learn Painting winter light effectively Applying texture using tools Balancing variety with clarity The painting Morning Light at Marple Locks was born from one of those early winter mornings