Glorious gouache

Watercolour painting requires planning. Most paintings are done in layers, working from lightest to darkest and using the white of the paper as a highlight. So how do you approach a media that is hard

I love oil paint, the painting method of it, the way it can be manipulated, blended, and removed, and the softness of edges that it yields. Unfortunately, I am one of those many people who don’t toler

This house has been our family’s home for 60 years, and it’s lovely to have that continuity. My mum was born here on the living room floor, and it used to belong to my late grandparents. It’s set over

Make your own homeware and trinkets (no kiln required!) with these lovely projects from ceramicist Lolita Olympia

In the process of updating her 18th-century home, this owner found herself unexpectedly drawn to bright patterns and lively colours, bringing warmth and joy into the hubbub of their cosy family space

I AM USUALLY DRAWN TO PORTRAITURE in my studio practice, but recently I wanted a subject that might push me in a different direction and challenge me. The answer came, unexpectedly, from something as