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Birds of a feather knitted together by rural artist

A textile sculptor has knitted more than 100 Australian birds to scale in a project that weaves together nature, conservation and Indigenous culture.

AAP · Jan 3

Always mixing muddy colours? Here's the fix

Muddy colours aren’t a sign of weakness – they show you’ve been taught to ignore the one skill that matters most.

Creative Bloq · Jan 3

See how this digital artist depicted the evolution of art in a single image

Vorueg used his painterly style to link prehistoric painting to digital sketching.

Creative Bloq · Jan 3

Rama Duwaji Styles Classic Coats Back-to-Back for Mayor Zohran Mamdani's Inauguration Ceremonies

She stacked back-to-back classic coats into her looks.

Marie Claire · Jan 2

Elaine Short obituary

Other lives: Teacher, artist and Francophile whose tapestries featured in a 75th birthday exhibition

The Guardian - UK · Jan 1

Trump rings in 2026 at Mar-a-Lago with $2.75m auction of Jesus painting

President auctioned off freshly painted portrait and said his new year’s resolution was ‘peace on Earth’

The Guardian - US · Jan 1

Last letters from Denmark: Danes write to Devon artist as postal service ends

Closure of country’s 400-year-old service made headlines and prompted Gillian Taylor to appeal for final missives

The Guardian - UK · Jan 1

Forget Keanu: Ulster Scots translation of Beckett classic takes on spate of celebrity Godots

Tragicomedy will be performed outdoors in Northern Irish countryside as part of new festival celebrating Irish playwright

The Guardian - UK · Jan 1

Tacita Dean on witnessing Ceal Floyer’s final work of art: ‘She gave death the middle finger’

The Royal Academician celebrates an extraordinary moment as her friend, the artist Ceal Floyer, approached the end of her life last month

The Guardian - UK · Jan 1

What is 2026's wilderkind trend, and how can artists and designers use it?

The nature-inspired trend is already everywhere on Pinterest.

Creative Bloq · Jan 1