Art and Antiques

How to make a living off your garden: ‘I was literally putting down roots’

Making your living off your garden is a dream for many of us — but it needn't be a dream, as Anna Tyzack found when she spoke to some people who are already doing it.

In Focus: how technology can transform old art, producing replicas not to deceive, but to stimulate artistic thinking

Modern digital technology is transforming our understanding of the context and meaning of historic works of art. Emma Crichton-Miller investigates.

Three of Britain's finest sculpture parks, where you can enjoy the art — and then take it home with you

We take a look at three of Britain's most successful sculpture parks.

My Favourite Painting: Barb Jungr

The singer, songwriter and composer chooses Frank Bowling's haunting portrait of his son.

In Focus: The mesmerising automaton created by the man who made Chitty Chitty Bang Bang fly

The 'finest work' by Rowland Emett, the man who designed the machines for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, goes on display at Bonhams until early September.

Jason Goodwin: 'I was ashamed to think that, had Aivazovsky popped a frame around it, we might have found the whole effect absurd.'

Jason Goodwin takes a lovely trip to the seaside and witnesses a view so spectacularly vivid that it reminds him of paintings by the Armenian-Russian painter Ivan Aivazovsky.

My Favourite Painting: Michael Wainwright

For the first time in a decade, John McEwen takes a look at a Favourite Painting of which neither he nor its owner knows the history.

In Focus: The masterpiece painted in Cornwall by an iconic Finnish artist

Helen Schjerfbeck is a national icon in Finland but hasn't had a solo exhibition in Britain since the 19th century. The Royal Academy have now corrected that oversight; Lilias Wigan went along.

In Focus: The Hogarth masterpiece which shows that sometimes you need to 'listen' to a painting

A small exhibition at the Foundling Museum focuses on one painting — an image that inspires Huon Mallalieu to reflect on Hogarth’s enthusiastic orchestration of sound.

My Favourite Painting: Alison Mitchell

'I was struck by the bold, vibrant colours and swirling shapes. It conveyed a sense of purpose and positivity to me at a time when I was feeling a little lost.'

In Focus: Ruskin, Turner and the ‘prophetic warning of impending environmental catastrophe’

Simon Poë is blown away by ‘Ruskin, Turner & the Storm Cloud’ at the Abbott Hall Art Gallery in Kendal, an exhibition about climate change and mental health, plus the pleasures and pains that come with seeing clearly.

My Favourite Painting: Stephen Calloway

In Focus: Billy Childish's poignant, tender depiction of his wife, completely idiosyncratic and entirely compelling

Billy Childish's art is both outstanding yet often misunderstood — something that an exhibition in Margate's Carl Freedman Gallery looks to rectify. Lilias Wigan paid a visit.

My Favourite Painting: Alexzandra Hildred

In Focus: An exhibition capturing both the old and young selves of William Nicholson and James Pryde

Peyton Skipwith enjoys an exhibition that explores the reciprocal influences and artistic partnership, as well as the different temperaments, that shaped two remarkable careers.

Constance Spry pottery: From charity-shop staple to the peak of chic

Catriona Gray considers the legacy of one of Britain’s most innovative florists, whose vases have have become modern collectors’ items.

My Favourite Painting: Thea Musgrave

In Focus: Edvard Munch's Madonna — sanctity, fertility and mortality in a picture as startling as The Scream

Edvard Munch's fame rests on 'The Scream', but his other works are equally riveting. Lilias Wigan paid a visit to the British Museum's exhibition and took an in-depth look at one of the masterpieces on display.

In Focus: The Bald Eagle, America's symbol, 'torn apart, deranged and fragmented' by Lee Krasner

Lee Krasner's bold work is the subject of an exhibition at The Barbican. Lilias Wigan paid a visit, and focuses in one one of the artist's extraordinary collages.

What to look out for at Masterpiece, from speedboats and cabinets to paintings and books

Masterpiece takes place this week — June 27 to July 3 — and Huon Mallalieu can hardly wait. Here are some of the pieces he's most looking forward to seeing.