Pastel expression and vibrancy

From Turner Prize nominees to self-taught beginners, artists treasure the exquisite hues and perfect consistency of pastels handmade in a Northumberland rectory

With drawings based on observation, produced en plein air, Christopher Aggs believes the close study of what is in front of him will always produce more interesting results than anything he could inve

With drawings based on observation, produced en plein air, Christopher Aggs believes the close study of what is in front of him will always produce more interesting results than anything he could inve

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

REFERENCE PHOTO My photograph was taken on the banks of the flooded Kennet River near Marlborough in Wiltshire. I admired the twisting floodwaters encroaching the banks and enveloping the associated w