There is so much to celebrate…
…about being part of the thriving art world and the September issue of Artists & Illustrators showcases many of them, whether we are introducing you to professional artists and their paintings or giving advice on how to improve your own artwork. As he turns 50, Adebanji Alade, The One Show’s Artist in Residence, shares with us five significant paintings of his career to date. We also catch up with Tom Croft, the artist behind the Portraits for the NHS Heroes movement. He talks about his love of painting portraits whilst showing us his rather unusual paint palette; I don’t think you will have seen one like it! We also speak to two very different, yet equally talented, artists about their art practise. Rory Hancock works with oils to create his realist artwork…