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Eric Tucker’s paintings tell stories of ordinary working-class people. Now it’s time to learn about the extrordinary man behind the brush, says his nephew Joe Tucker …

Colour provides an avenue into ‘worlds’, or spheres-of-being, other than that recognised by everyday perception”.1 So said the artist and occultist Ithell Colquhoun, summarising the colour-theory of t

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Our relationship with colour often evolves throughout our lives. In our younger years, we might gravitate towards trends or play it safe with neutrals. But as we enter our third act, many of us find t

SOMETIMES THE INSPIRATION FOR YOUR NEXT PAINTING can be right in front of you – literally. Trying to find the correct subject with great lighting and composition is quite an art: a lot of images won’t