Tim Saunders

Facebook = sales for Warwickshire artist

Social networking is an important tool for a Warwickshire artist.

UK Travel Feature

There’s a rainforest in the United Kingdom...

Toyota Auris Hybrid Tourer road test

Hybrids are all very well but they’re generally smaller than traditional cars and therefore less user-friendly.

Art news: Success of British artist

Not many artists can claim to sell work to the British Royal family. Even fewer have sold more than one piece.

Art news: Wedding inspires artist

An artist's wedding has fuelled a new direction in her work.

New Forest travel feature

The most expensive of the national parks in the UK for property is the New Forest, according to This Is Money. The average house price in this part of the world hovers around the £465,000 mark.

Peugeot 2008 road test

Urban crossover. That’s what Peugeot calls its 2008; a five door estate that sits high off the road like a 4x4 but without the uneconomical permanent all wheel drive. However, it’s fitted with a grip control that features modes for mud, sand, snow and normal everyday driving making it more agile than a standard car (watch the video at testdrives.biz). This function provides much needed traction to the front wheels when required. It can also be cancelled at speeds of up to 30mph, giving the driver ultimate control.

Leading charity commissions artist to produce Christmas card

An artist has been commissioned to design a Christmas card for a leading UK charity.

This week's art news from Scotland

This January an exhibition celebrating the lives of musicians will be hosted alongside the largest annual winter music festival of its kind, in Scotland.

UK art news

A major UK hospitality business continues to support local artists.

Skoda Roomster Scout road test

Room is a necessity for families. You don’t appreciate this until you become a parent. Thankfully, Skoda realises this and its Roomster, which reminds me of a Pope mobile thanks to the styling at the rear, has bags of space (up to a cavernous 1,780 litres – quite something for a small MPV). Its seats have 20 configurations so that no matter what you’re transporting the optimum amount of room can be utilised. For instance, if bicycles are being carried then perhaps one of the rear seats might be removed but if rubbish is being taken to the tip then the whole lot can be taken out.

This Week's Art News

A historic building in the UK has inspired the work of two artists who are holding an exhibition this December.

Mazda CX-5 road test

Air conditioning is a standard luxury on most vehicles these days. But in my experience these systems can be a little slow in delivering a comfortable temperature.

Golf portraits

What better way to celebrate the winners of Golf’s British Open Championship at Muirfield than to produce portraits of them?

Art news: Walking inspires latest painting

Walking is imperative for producing the best landscape paintings, says Claire Wiltsher.

Citroen C1 Connexion road test

“Now, this is a snazzy little car,” says my wife Caroline as we sit in the Citroen C1 Connexion. I can see why she instantly warms to it because it is a very girlie car with its lipstick red wing mirrors and door handles and its striking black finish. No sooner have I started driving it and another model exactly the same passes me with a young lady driving it. Unashamed I carry on regardless of the lipstick red edged rev counter, speedometer and door trim…

Art news from the UK

Often garden sculptures are made from stone or resin. But Nicky Exell is setting the cat among the pigeons by producing them in unusual fused glass.

Art news from the UK

Truth and deceit. Two words that sum up the media landscape for still life artist Peter Kotka. They have also been the inspiration for his latest painting of the same name, which features in his forthcoming exhibition in Stratford, UK.

Women artists

Canada is home to many artists and a large proportion are women.

Art news: Say it with jewellery

Earlier this year former US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton received $500,000 of diamond and ruby jewellery from King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia. She also received $58,000 of jewellery from Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz from Brunei.