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I was born and grew up in Bristol, which wasn’t the polished art mecca it is now. The dock area was scattered with derelict remnants of industry. However, this presented an exciting playground for us

WORKING FROM HIS STUDIO IN THE LOFT, Kareem Baqai keeps a tidy space – “that’s the designer in me,” he laughs – and is surrounded with objects and mementos from his family’s travels plus images and bo

Michaelina Wautier is one of the most compelling rediscoveries in Baroque painting. Working in 17th-century Brussels, she tackled subjects usually reserved for men, producing still lifes, portraits an

Artist Elaine Murray, 55, from Lyme Regis, shares how creating memorial art has helped people reconnect with those they’ve lost

ROB POINTON IS NOT AN ARTIST who waits for inspiration to arrive. He goes out to meet it – on station platforms, street corners, rain-lashed pavements and ceremonial parade grounds – easel planted fir

During my recent visit to London, a sudden downpour completely transformed the energy of Piccadilly Circus. While others hurried for cover, I stood mesmerised by how the rain softened the city’s sharp