Tools of expression

As with all artists, there is a need to create in us all. How we do that often depends on the materials and equipment that we choose. I have been painting and drawing for over 40 years, which has give

Using a painting to envisage a room–or record it for posterity–provides an exciting alternative to digital technology, says Arabella Youens

Welcome to the final part of my series of three articles about composition. I hope you managed to try out the pencil sketching method of composition that I showed in last month’s article and found it

I’VE RELIED ON DRAWING FOR MOST OF MY CAREER, especially early on as an illustrator. It’s only been within the last decade or so that it hasn’t been the main driving force in my work. When you’ve disc

REFERENCE PHOTO My photograph was taken on the banks of the flooded Kennet River near Marlborough in Wiltshire. I admired the twisting floodwaters encroaching the banks and enveloping the associated w

For over 30 years, I have lived in Walberswick – a tiny village on the east coast – in view of Southwold and its working harbour. I have walked, jogged (my kids usually call this shuffling) and sat an