Pat Douthwaite: The painter of distinctive portraits and uncompromising images was a true original, but her personal life was turbulent and often self-destructive. 1934 -...

Art collides with family dynamics and interpersonal relationships in this selection of inspiring, beautifully illustrated books Words Catherine Coyle The Motherhood of Art by Marissa Huber & Heather...

Let your home do the talking with these trendy additions    

Favourite buildings and design heroes were all on the table, and more 

Enlisting the right team overhauled this 300-year-old home for a 21st-century family

The 16th-century Kilmartin Castle in Argyll has been restored by this enterprising couple, who have filled it with treasures from their world travels and turned it into a boutique B&B

Painting Edinburgh’s Georgian splendour is far from an exercise in rose-tinted nostalgia for watercolour artist Hugh Buchanan

The wildlife and nature of rural Aberdeenshire provide ideal inspiration for this Scottish painter

A splendid new studio complex in Edinburgh adds to the capital’s growing portfolio of cool and creative artist spaces

A clever blend of all the good things in life can be found at this colourful and stylish home from home in Perthshire