Paintersonline editor’s choice

AFTER WORKING AS A MENTAL HEALTH NURSE, Matty Burnham took up art during lockdown and is now a successful ink and watercolour illustrator. He is inspired by the local landscapes near his home in Leeds

AS AN ARTIST, IT’S DIFFICULT TO GET YOUR WORK OUT THERE. Competitions and open exhibitions are a great way to get involved and make new connections, and entering them is a key part of thinking outside

Sun-Kyong Clifford’s art is full of colour and joy, and she throws herself into each new project with boundless enthusiasm. This is despite the fact that, every time she starts a piece, she knows it w

If there’s one thing Sarah Eden knows how to do, it’s provide overlooked creatures with a moment in the spotlight. From quietly noble badgers to the much-maligned mouse, her oil paintings lift the eve

PAINTING NOSTALGIA Artist Polly Mabel Nicolaou creates ...

Awarded The Artist prize at the annual Royal Institute of Oil Painters’ (ROI) exhibition, self-taught Belgian artist, Valérie Pirlot works predominately in the great outdoors. Depicting the essence of