Snow and ice has been the main protagonists of January’s weather. So I thought my painting of the month could be representative of the conditions. Few artists have utilised winter themes because of the limited palette and, simply, the difficulties in painting. Peter Bruegel the Elder famously painted Hunters in the Snow in 1565 representing both the…
Month: January 2023
Camille Pissarro, My January Painting of the Month
Snow and ice has been the main protagonists of January’s weather. So I thought my painting of the month could be representative of the conditions. Few artists have utilised winter themes because of the limited palette and, simply, the difficulties in painting. Peter Bruegel the Elder famously painted Hunters in the Snow in 1565 representing both the…
Henry Moore, Coal Mining and St Albans.
St Albans is not a city one would normally associate with coal mining or the sculptor, Henry Moore. However there is a superb exhibition currently at the St Albans Art Gallery focussing on Moore’s wartime sketches and drawings: Henry Moore – Drawing in the Dark. Henry Moore was primarily a sculptor and his works adorn…
European Stained Glass Window in Dorset
St Andrew’s in Trent is a truly sumptuous parish church on the Dorset and Somerset border not far from Yeovil. It is like a museum of fine art in a parish church and keeps drawing me back. There is a plethora of interesting furnishings from a superbly carved chancel screen (supposedly by the monks of…
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