paintings

Meet artist Lisa Le Quelenec from Seaside Studios UK – a painter and printmaker who uses a combination of techniques to capture the essence of the ocean, seasonal reflections and the life of the shoreline.

Everybody who was anybody in late 16th Century Italy wanted their portrait painted by Lavinia Fontana, a talented artist who understood how her high-society sitters wanted to be seen, and was able to support herself, her husband and 11 children.

Have you ever heard of the female scientist who helped develop the polio vaccine? As part of her illustrated series, artist Trudi Murray introduces us the story of Japanese American Dr Ruby Hirose.

Meet Mani Parkes from Mani Annie Art Artist Mani Parkes takes pleasure in the small things. Her paintings capture a slower life, imbued with optimism, joy and simple pleasures, far…

Meet the Maker: Menagerie Artist Emma Gray from Menagerie lives and works in Brighton, where she creates extraordinary portraits of animals painted on wood – some of them stars of Instagram, some…