VickyArtsAndCraftsV’s work is rooted in colour, curiosity, and a lifelong love of materials. Moving fluidly between painting, textiles, and mixed media, her practice is shaped as much by time spent in nature as by decades of teaching artists of all ages. In this interview, she reflects on instinctive colour, public art, learning through making, and why creativity should always remain joyful.

Quiet moments, shifting skies and paint allowed to move. Helen Jayne Woodcock reflects on how landscapes find their rhythm — and when to let them go.

In Sue Bent’s work, everyday objects quietly come alive. Jugs, fruit, and garden flowers are rendered in expressive colour and fluid ink, capturing moments of calm, memory, and domestic comfort. Working from her garden studio, Sue allows chance and intuition to guide her process, creating still lifes that feel both familiar and gently surprising.

Rani Rai’s paintings feel less like depictions of places and more like moments suspended in time. Built through layers of colour, texture, erasure, and instinct, her work explores memory, atmosphere, and the quiet shifts that happen just before change.

Ross Easterby’s work feels suspended between centuries. Drawing from the rebellious spirit of turn-of-the-20th-century masters while resisting nostalgia, his paintings explore beauty, confidence, and human presence in an age of distraction.

What would happen if a painted bird hopped off the canvas and started talking? For artist Carolyn Bonthrone, the answer reveals far more than a punchline. From cyclists flying downhill to figures frozen in joyful suspension, Bonthrone shares why the leap matters more than the landing, how humour became her quiet superpower, and why her characters often live out the bravery she’s still working towards.