| TSARITSA | Empress disguised as artist (8) |
| PROPOSED | Golf coach worked as artist's model, it's suggested (8) |
| EASYCOME | Eyes plastered with gooey mascara as artist hides nonchalant attitude (4,4,4,2) |
| PAINTERS | As artists they prevent the progress of any craft (8) |
| PICASSO | Cop is as befuddled as artist who admired 11 |
| DRAWINONESHORNS | Curtail activities as artist will depict one as a demon? (4,2,4,5) |
| MATISSE | Model is in same trouble as artist! (7) |
| RASPED | Uttered harsh statements as artist put foot down (6) |
| GEMINATES | Doubles as artist in abstract stage |
| DEGAS | Son became older, returning as artist (5) |
| SKYMARSHALS | They keep guard up as artist completes "Blue Planet" |
| TIEPOLO | Draw fellow-Venetian as artist |
| BOTTICELLI | Bachelor's outrageous frigidity, badly brought up as artist |
| PORTFOLIOCAREER | Series of jobs as artist? |
| PRIMITIVE | As artist Rousseau was excellent, retaining appeal, I see |
| NORA | Woman who hasn't been recognised as artist? |
| RUBENS | As artist, live amid works |
| ELGRECO | I'd left Coleridge struggling as artist |
| RARING | Very eager, as artist, to join band |
| RESIDENCY | Leader abandoning high office for temporary post as artist |
