Winged wisps caught in motion

Julie Oldfield harnesses flame and forces of nature to create works of art on copper canvases ablaze with storm clouds and sunlight

This month, celebrate the change in season with countryside-inspired homeware designs, learn the art of still-life oil painting and decorate with classic stripes

Babies grin gummily, seemingly submerged deep inside inky pools of turquoise. Women lie back in washes of magenta or violet. Then the focus changes as if the lens of a camera has been switched and the

30-minute birder Amanda Tuke sees the benefits of being distracted by birds at home, and on the coast

Curlews were commonplace when vet Alf Wight -the fictional James Herriot - was driving through the Yorkshire Dales. Today they are a threatened species and All Creatures Great and Small actor Samuel West is adding to the call to ensure their survival

Helen Wilde, the embroidery artist behind Ovo Bloom, shares how growing up on the Yorkshire coast and an enduring obsession with the sea have shaped her richly layered, globally celebrated art