The return of spring

As the season turns, there’s no need to stick to fiery hues – choose cool, calm colours instead

Summer seems the most ideal and inspirational season to paint in. However many artists in Northern Europe prefer not to tackle landscape painting at this time because the land is too solid with vegeta

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

The vibrancy in Cathy Pearce’s work comes from the high percentage of pigment in her pastels. Her expressive and wild pastel painting Bright and Early was winner of The Artist award in the recent Past

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

It’s here again: that most exciting time of year, when gardeners grapple with their willpower and try not to get too carried away as they place their spring bulb order. There are so many reasons why p