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The hardest part of returning to painting is not always the painting itself. Sometimes it is getting back into the quiet routine around it: clearing the table, choosing the subject, mixing the first wash, and trusting that your hand still remembers what to do. After a break, that first session can feel oddly loaded. You want the work to feel fresh, but you also want to prove to yourself that the rhythm has not gone completely missing. That was very much the mood behind my lat

For many football supporters, the 92 is a journey measured in train tickets, turnstiles, floodlights and away ends. It means watching a live association football match at the home stadium of every club in the top four professional tiers of English football My route was different. I completed the 92 with paintbrushes, sketching, composition and colour. Instead of ticking off each ground by attending a match there, I painted a “going to the match” stadium scene for every one

Some football grounds feel alive before anyone has even kicked a ball. You hear the turnstiles click, smell the onions from a burger van, squeeze through a narrow concourse, then climb steps that generations of fans have climbed before. The view might be awkward. The seat might have less legroom than a bus shelter. The toilets might be best described as character building. Still, plenty of fans would not swap it. That is the heart of the traditional V's modern stadiums debate

Choosing art for a wall should feel exciting, not restrictive. The print may be perfect, but if the size does not suit the space, or the framing choice does not fit the room, the decision becomes harder than it needs to be. That is why the expanded collection at andrewrobinsonart is such a useful step forward. The range now gives collectors, supporters, and gift buyers more choice across print sizes, formats, mounts, and framed options, with prices starting from just £11.

The Queen Elizabeth II Stadium, home to Enfield Town F.C., stands out as a unique piece of architectural history. This is my gouache & watercolour painting of it.