Painters online editor’s choice

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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

Artsy’s editor-in-chief and director of content Casey Lesser on the French artist who finds poetry in the everyday

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

“Alisa Shea (b.1974) works exclusively in watercolour. Based in Northport, New York Shea works from an easel in her kitchen! I spotted this online and couldn’t believe the incredible detail. Her work

Clutter-free grandeur How the artist changed her untidy ways to create a stately studio workspace