The secret of success

THOMAS W SCHALLER IS AN INTERNATIONALLY-ACCLAIMED WATERCOLOUR ARTIST based in New York. He is the winner of numerous awards, including from the Institute of Classical Art and Architecture, the America

DRAWING IS GENERALLY where your practical artistic journey begins. A pencil or pen and a sheet of paper is all you need to doodle away. Outlines clarify information, making it easy to access the infor

LUCIA LEYFIELD IS NOT AN ARTIST prone to grand statements. Her work speaks in subtle tones: sketchbook pages filled with weathered doorways, overheard conversations or fragments of wild gardens. A let

As far as boats are concerned, the choice of subject matter available is so vast. Here I will mainly deal with boats towards the smaller end of the spectrum; typically, small fishing boats and other c

I’VE BEEN QUITE CAPTIVATED BY URBAN LANDSCAPES LATELY. After completing a small series of paintings around Camden Lock in June – which I dubbed The Great Graffiti Search in my filmed walkthrough episo

A line in a sermon by John Donne so struck Stanley Spencer that he turned it into a painting. Now, a study for the picture is on offer at the British Art Fair