Articles

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...

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...

Combining the power of red and the optimism of yellow, orange has long been associated with creativity, vitality and transformation.

We invited Eleanor 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...

Turquoise might bring to mind tropical seas and open skies, but the colour also carries mystical associations from ancient cultures around the world.

The Art Mail campaign brings thousands of individual postcards together into one shared gallery. Follow the 5 steps below to create your own artwork and become part of a growing global collection.

Tim A Shaw A little while ago, I was visiting a mental health hospital in the South West of England. In the corridors of the hospital headquarters, I saw several...

Soft and quietly dramatic, rose madder is a colour with a story as rich as its rosy hue. Once prized by ancient civilisations and later favoured by artists for its...

Art Mail is Winsor & Newton’s biggest ever campaign and a global celebration of watercolour. We wanted to launch with a film that not only inspires artists to take part...