Deborra-lee Furness teams up with an artist to auction off a painting for charity – as her proud husband Hugh Jackman announces the partnership By Alisha Buaya For Daily Mail Australia Published: 20:07 GMT, 24 November 2020 | Updated: 20:09 GMT, 24 November 2020 Actress and director Deborra-lee Furness established the non-profit organisation Hopeland, which … Read more
Native Californians gathered in a cave — underneath a painting of a hallucinogenic plant — to get high some five centuries ago, a study has concluded. Researchers from the UK and the US found that a spiral artform daubed on a wall of a cave south of Bakersfield resembled the intoxicating flower known as ‘sacred datura’. … Read more
A rare painting by Winston Churchill featuring the British World War II leader’s favourite brand of whisky fetched nearly £1 million at auction in London yesterday. The 1930s oil painting, of a bottle of Johnny Walker’s Black label whisky and a bottle of brandy with a jug and glasses, sparked a bidding battle before it … Read more
The enslaved African princess who was Queen Victoria’s goddaughter: New painting of Sarah Forbes Bonetta goes on display at late monarch’s home on the Isle of Wight Portrait of Sarah Forbes Bonetta is displayed at Osborne House on Isle of Wight Sarah was an orphaned princess who became goddaughter to Queen Victoria She took the … Read more
Hidden marks beneath the Mona Lisa reveals Leonardo da Vinci ‘traced’ the outline of the iconic painting from an earlier sketch By Ian Randall For Mailonline Published: 12:23 BST, 2 October 2020 | Updated: 12:23 BST, 2 October 2020 We may never know the secret behind the Mona Lisa’s inscrutable smile — but Leonardo da … Read more
Historians urge Warwick Castle owners to put back 17th century painting of ‘black servant’ after it was removed amid fears it would be linked to the slave trade Historians Aaron Manning and Adam Busiakiewicz want the portrait put back Nick Blofeld, divisional director of Warwick Castle, said it was removed after a review The 17th … Read more
Learn about birds, bees… and pottery: Britain’s best residential staycation training courses, with many taught amid stunning scenery Songwriters can perfect their art on a five-night course in the Scottish Highlands The Field Studies Council offers three-day courses in natural history from £180 Painters can brush up their skills at the Norfolk Painting School near … Read more
For all its frustrations and difficulties, lockdown had some silver linings. Simply being able to avoid crammed commutes was the biggest for many, while for others it was the opportunity to try new hobbies: watercolour painting, gardening or learning a language, perhaps. Now restrictions have eased, we can take these skills on holiday — or … Read more
Finger of suspicion is pointed at the world’s most expensive painting – because the hands are ‘too childish’ to have been painted by Leonardo da Vinci Salvator Mundi sold the painting for $450 million (£342 million) back in 2017 But art expert Jacques Franck believes it was created by two of artist’s assistants He argues … Read more
Heidi Klum, 47, strips down to a bikini while painting her latest portrait… after revealing coconut oil is the secret to her youthful looks By Jason Chester and Heidi Parker for MailOnline Published: 09:54 BST, 30 July 2020 | Updated: 09:55 BST, 30 July 2020 Heidi Klum let her creative juices flow on Wednesday afternoon … Read more