Making landscapes great again

The tradition of great landscapes has its firm roots through artists like Constable and Turner. They transformed the landscape – Constable by enlivening them with human activity and Turner with his dr

Hedgerows once seemed a jumble to David Hockney, but a slow drive along a country lane helped him see with greater clarity and embrace ‘the infinite variety of Nature’. Martin Gayford considers the artist’s affinity for landscape

Objects and props, theatrical lighting and the hint of hidden narratives mark an evolution in Michael Alford’s approach to painting the female nude. With an abiding interest in depicting human figures

Objects and props, theatrical lighting and the hint of hidden narratives mark an evolution in Michael Alford’s approach to painting the female nude. With an abiding interest in depicting human figures

It’s a sunny summer afternoon in a verdant corner of the Essex countryside. A pretty pastoral landscape lies before us, with cattle sheltering in the shade of oak trees, rolling green fields, and a gr

John Piper was a modernist who rejected Modernism, a versatile artist who defied categories, but one who remained true to the spirit and detail of the places he painted