Natural medium illuminates art

EMILY PONSONBY’S PAINTINGS STRIP AWAY everything but the essentials: skin, scars and the stories they carry. Using beeswax and oil, she sculpts figures that feel weathered and alive, sometimes faceles

A move to the countryside reignited a love of wildlife for artist Kate Kato, who creates exquisite, lifelike sculptures of the flora and fauna growing in her garden and beyond

I AM A COLOURIST PAINTER. With brushes and oil paints, I depict a world that’s more beautiful than it is in reality. My favourite painting subjects, where I can truly let loose with colour, are still

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This month, shop for the perfect armchair, learn embroidery online and bring the outside in with wallpaper, mirrors and lighting designs inspired by the British countryside