Drawing the crowds to a UK museum, the mini masterpieces carved from graphite

The pencil artist who gets straight to the point: Drawing the crowds to a UK museum, the mini masterpieces carved from graphite… and they’re smaller than a fingernail By Beth Hale for the Daily Mail Published: 22:16 BST, 20 June 2021 | Updated: 22:17 BST, 20 June 2021 Of all the tools at an artist’s … Read more

Suspect arrested over theft of Van Gogh and Frans Hals paintings but masterpieces are still missing

Suspect is arrested over theft of Van Gogh and Frans Hals paintings at two Dutch museums – but masterpieces worth combined £13million are still missing The Parsonage Garden at Neunen In Spring 1884 by van Gogh was stolen in March last year while the Two Laughing Boys by Frans Hals was stolen in August Dutch … Read more

The mini-Monet whose masterpieces made an astonishing £50,000 – with all the money going to charity 

The mini-Monet aged just 10 whose masterpieces have made an astonishing £50,000 – with all the money going to charity Daisy Watts drew a picture four years ago to cheer up two of her grandparents Daisy, now ten, has now gone on to make £50,000 from her floral landscapes  She uses tester pots from B&Q … Read more

From Great Expectations to The Great Gatsby, lose yourself in these masterpieces… 

Maybe you’ve never had the time, or perhaps studying some of them at school put you off, but there has never been a better chance to tackle the classics by the world’s greatest authors.  With memorable characters, meaty themes and, most important of all, beautiful writing, there are plenty of reasons why these books have … Read more