Boats provide the common theme connecting the paintings exhibited here. The boat motif has no fixed meaning in Chinese art, but boats are a common figure in painting, especially landscape painting.

Art has the power to transport us to places of serenity, nostalgia, and wonder. For artist P. S. Talokar and her partner, the canvas becomes a gateway to the peaceful shores where boats rest under ...

Paul Martin explores the tradition of narrow boat painting with Jane Marshall on the Shropshire Union Canal. She explains the themes and colours of narrow boat art and how to build up simple ...