Welcome to spring

I want to pass on my expressive approach to painting still lifes from observation using mixed media. I find this way of working freeing and fun. When a painting is started with an attitude of freedom

DRAWING IS GENERALLY where your practical artistic journey begins. A pencil or pen and a sheet of paper is all you need to doodle away. Outlines clarify information, making it easy to access the infor

40 years ago, I was first introduced to the art of small scale painting by a friend who painted miniature portraits. With her encouragement and seeing the variety of work at The Royal Society of Minia

LUCIA LEYFIELD IS NOT AN ARTIST prone to grand statements. Her work speaks in subtle tones: sketchbook pages filled with weathered doorways, overheard conversations or fragments of wild gardens. A let

Peter Marriott discusses simple ways of capturing the look of the most romantic of seasons.

You will need Surface Watercolour paper 140lb, any size Watercolour French ultramarine Phthalo blue (green shade) Pyrrol scarlet Quinacridone rose New gamboge Hansa yellow light Brushes Rounds Nos 8 &