Hiya, I’m Annabel and the art editor of this section. Although I’m an English literature and philosophy third year here at UEA, I’ve always had a love for art and strived to pick up a paint brush, or even a crochet hook as of late! Way back in A-Level Art, I was tasked with the coursework of writing an extended article. It was at this moment that I found a true passion for writing as I set out to research and write up my article, which I proudly named The Anthropology of Art. However, I would have to give some credit also to one of my favourite authors, Anne Rice, whose own descriptions and use of artwork in her books further inspired me to look into the world of art. Throughout art GCSE and A level, I came to fall in love with artists such as Waterhouse and Sorolla but also the classics; Botticelli and Rembrandt have always been   centre stage to me for the dreamy and transcendent quality they give to the everyday life they capture. However, through this exploration I was introduced to some contemporary artists that can’t be forgotten. Maggi Hambling’s eccentricity and the Jean-Michel Basquiat’s freedom that drew me to them and inspired me to create my own mad doodles as a form of escape. It’s easy to say that art and the creation of art is something I couldn’t live without, and I hope through this section you too might be inspired to pick up a paintbrush.