Presented with a plain white wall, it can feel a little daunting to paint on that first splash of colour. But once you get past that anxiety, you can create something seriously magical – especially if ...

Abstract painting can be a way to explore ideas without focusing on exactly how something looks. Abstract paintings use bright colours and detailed patterns, or can be monochromatic and simple. They ...

In this video I turn my pink buzzcut into a living canvas and paint abstract waves all over my head. Using bright blue and ...

Patrick Heron, one of Britain’s most prominent abstract artists, told me he lost his job as art critic at The New Statesman for writing too much about “space”. It may have bored the readers rigid, but ...

Staring into the soothing lines of an image that you can't quite describe is one of the joys of looking at abstract art. It turns out that it's also one of the style's major benefits. New research ...