The Resurrected Christ - Rembrandt For hundreds of years, artists were willingly painting with something that was slowly poisoning them. Not metaphorically. Not in a tortured “art is pain” kind of way. I mean actual, genuine, toxic paint. White lead paint—one of the most important materials in art history and essential for painting itself —contains lead, a heavy metal that builds up in the body over time. And the worst part? Artists had no idea just how dangerous it was. They weren’t just...

Creativity At Work In recent years, the conversation around wellbeing at work has shifted dramatically. Gone are the days when employee wellbeing meant just offering gym discounts or free fruit in the office. Today, businesses are recognising something far more powerful: creativity. Team building workshops aren't just making bridges out of spagetti, and chatting about strategy that no-one cares about. Companies now value the benefits of fully structured corporate team building art classes ....

Yes, AI helped me visualise this Let’s Talk About Time Pacing as an Artist One of the biggest confidence issues I’m seeing in beginner artists at the moment is this idea that if you can’t draw fast , you must not be very good. How long should it take me to draw? Somewhere along the way, the internet has convinced people that if you’re not producing a perfectly realistic portrait in 15 minutes, while filming it from three angles and making it look effortless, then you’ve somehow failed as an...