Tag: slow art

Pencil drawing asks for patience, focus, and a steady hand. In this feature, we look closely at five contemporary pencil artists who use graphite and coloured pencil to create work that rewards slow looking. From quiet portrait studies to carefully observed figures and animals, these artists show how much can be achieved with restraint, discipline, and long-term dedication to a single medium.

Watercolour has a gentle way of slowing us down. It asks us to look a little closer and let small moments guide the brush. In this article, we meet five women who each have their own relationship with the medium—whether they’re sketching gardens, carrying paint on the road, teaching beginners, or building a lifelong practice. Their styles differ, but they’re all connected by the simple act of noticing the world and returning to the page with care.

London based painter Niah McGiff speaks about how her work explores the space where the digital and the natural overlap. She shares how slowing down through painting helps her make sense of a fast moving world and how ideas of identity and connection continue to shape her thinking. The interview offers a thoughtful look into how she uses an ancient medium to ask questions about modern life.