Don’t limit yourself – find the joy!

On a quiet street in Northumberland, in a sun-drenched dining room that now serves as her art studio, Janette Carter leans over her latest collage, paper and paint coming together in layers of texture

SO MANY TALENTED ARTISTS were put off art at an early age, and Nisha Sehjpal is a prime example; she vividly remembers a high school teacher once telling her she had no business being anywhere near pa

OVER THE LAST 40 YEARS, ELLE HAS CELEBRATED CREATIVITY OF ALL KINDS. HERE, A RANGE OF TODAY’S LEADING ARTISTS, WRITERS, PHOTOGRAPHERS AND DIRECTORS SHARE THE RITUALS, ROUTINES AND REALITIES BEHIND THEIR GREATEST WORKS, FROM MIND-BLOWING EXCEL SHEETS TO THE MAGIC OF THE DARK ROOM

A PROFESSIONAL CAREER AS AN ART DIRECTOR helped Frank Walters set up a thriving watercolour brand several years ago. With his own YouTube channel, @frankwatercolour, he also teaches at Kew Art Studio,

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Growing up around her father’s studio in France, Beatrice Cloake was quite literally raised in a world of light and colour. Her father was a stained-glass maker who also painted and taught her from a