Searching for a likeness

THIS ARTIST IS A PROFESSIONAL working from her London studio in a mix of oils, charcoals and pastels. In addition to portrait painting, she teaches privately and holds weekly classes, while she has ex

Every painting’s varying subject matter and scale offers us distinct opportunities and challenges. Before I start any project, I like to consider what I want to convey, what opportunities and challeng

My life in the cheese world stemmed from a geeky fascination with microbial life and how those living microbes can change a food product. I started painting through a fascination with soil microbiolog

From rustic barns to Riviera villas, Pablo Picasso’s studios were engines of invention. Picasso: From the Studio at the National Gallery of Ireland, in partnership with Musée national Picasso-Paris, t

DECADES MAY HAVE PASSED, but Norfolk still has a claim on David Riches. Wooden sailing boats on the Broads, sunlight on the water, the quiet countryside – they still appear in his work. “If I see a tr

Last month I wrote about the need for a holiday having experienced a series of firsts which have taken me to the edge of my comfort zone and in many cases beyond. At the time of writing, I’m just a fe