Articles

10 years of transforming mental health hospitals with art

Tim A Shaw's reflections on the last ten years establishing and building Hospital Rooms: an organisation that transforms NHS mental health hospitals through site-specific contemporary art.

Through the eyes of Annalisa Shanks

Join Philadelphia-based oil painter Annalisa Shanks as she shares her journey into contemporary realist painting at Studio Incamminati.

Colour Story: Payne's Gray

Payne’s Gray is the colour artists reach for to create atmosphere: rainy days, overcast skies, subtle shadows and distant landscapes.

Ask the chemist: Oil Paint FAQs

We asked Winsor & Newton Colour Engineer, Johny some common (and uncommon) questions about oil paint.

Through the eyes of Chan Wai Lap

While Chan Wei Lap began swimming to take a break from his creative work, it became a source of inspiration for his long-running series of swimming pool artworks.

Isaac Andrew's Workshop

Join East London-based figurative oil painter Isaac Andrews as he demonstrates how to create a vibrant tulip painting using a limited palette of Winsor & Newton Artist Oil Colour.

Colour Story: Manganese Blue

Unlike older blues such as ultramarine or cobalt, manganese blue was a product of modern chemistry. Its distinctive tone set it apart from other pigments and gave artists a new...

Reimagining the Winsor & Newton archive with Antonia Figueiredo

We invited Antonia to reimagine notebooks from Winsor & Newton’s historic archive. First published between 1850 and 1890, these ‘shilling books’ offered guidance on various traditional art techniques. In her...

Jackie Liu, winner of the ‘26 International Art Prize

New York winner Jackie Liu is a disabled and autistic Chinese American artist whose intimately detailed oil-over-acrylic portraits of her chosen family capture fleeting, blissful moments. She describes her work...

Axel Jonsson, winner of the '26 International Art Prize

Paris winner Axel Jonsson is a Swedish figurative oil painter who is inspired by contemporary political events, history, mythology, literature, popular culture and self-experienced episodes and memories. Axel was selected...

Bliss Coulthard, winner of the '26 International Art Prize

London winner Bliss Coulthard is an East London-based watercolour artist whose layered, emotive paintings explore memory, femininity and the complexity of personal experience. Bliss was selected by judge Katy Wickremesinghe, Founder of...