Arts

A Peaky Blinders superfan has splashed out £4,000 covering his entire back with a huge tattoo devoted to the hit BBC gangster series David Hatfield, 54, spent 64 hours under the needle to get the stunning body art which features all the main characters from the gritty crime drama. Peaky Blinders super fan David Hatfield, who has covered his back in tatoos of characters from the hit TV show, Birmingham, October 30, 2017. The council worker had his first tattoo...

With its jaws open wide, this Grizzly bear is just waiting for a leaping salmon to jump right in for a fish supper. Taken by British snapper Nick Dale, the picture was highly commended in the Wonders of Wildlife photographic competition. 1st prize zebras at dawn by Malcolm Blackburn. Nick, from London, who became a professional photographer in 2013, said: "The annual salmon migration is practically an all-you-can-eat buffet for bears in Alaska. "The journey upstream sometimes covers hundreds of...

Humans were creating astonishing cave paintings in the Caribbean thousands of years before the arrival of Christopher Columbus, reveals new research. The study sheds new light on etchings found on the walls of dozens of cave systems on Mona Island, off modern day Puerto Rico. It is the Caribbean region’s largest concentration of indigenous pre-Columbian rock art. Some of the paintings are in very narrow spaces deep in the caves - only accessible by crawling. Humans were creating astonishing cave...

An early John Constable painting incorrectly attributed to two other artists is set to sell for £3 million after emerging for the first time in decades. ‘Dedham Vale with the River Stour in Flood’ has been described as “without question one of the most exciting and important” Constable paintings to be rediscovered in half-a-century. The landscape, painted from the grounds of Old Hall, East Bergholt, Suffolk, shows a herd of cows grazing in front of the flooded countryside. But it...

A budding artist is creating masterpieces on the muddy surfaces of white VANS up and down the country. Ricky Minns, 42, who goes by the name of Ruddy Muddy, spruces up vans in need of a wash by drawing works of art with his fingers. His most recognisable designs are those of Prince Harry, Leonardo Di Vinci's Mona Lisa, Prime Minster Teresa May, and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. Ricky said: "My little one told me that I'd never be a...

London is full of wonderful, interesting and sometimes wacky museums. They hold some of the world's finest art and artefacts.  Even better is that most of them are free. Here's 10 of the Best Museums in London as chosen by The London Economic's Billy Ray. The Best Museums in London? We think so, but visit them all and decide for yourself! 10. National Maritime Museum By Sue Wallace at en.wikipedia This free to enter museum contains a trove of artefacts...

How To Solve A Problem Like Murder is set to appear for its grand finale at Paradise by Way of Kensal Green. Brought to you by UnCorked Theatre the show has been described as a "real life version of Cluedo, keeping you guessing until the end". Soaked in sin, each room has kept its secrets safe. The walls buzz with excitement, holding a new fate at every turn. But a crime as heinous as murder can only be buried for so long....

A never seen before double-sided sketch by a world famous artist has sold for almost double its estimated value at an international art auction. Alberto Giacometti's pencil sketches of a nude woman and various heads fetched £130,000 when they went under the hammer last week. They are titled "Têtes (recto); Nu debout (verso)" and are signed off with "Alberto Giacometti 1947", by the Swiss artist who died at 60 years of age in 1966. This never seen before double-sided sketch...

This fascinating image of a tiny insect living under a massive mushroom has won an amateur photographer a major photography award. Duncan McNaught, 54, picked up the Royal Society of Biology photography award after snapping the unusual picture. The image -- titled Welcome to My Humble Abode -- shows a tiny toadstool, no bigger than the size of a small teacup, with a small bug inside. Duncan, who lives in Glenlee, Dumfries and Galloway, ventures to the forests near his...