The Holburne Museum in Bath is currently exhibiting a fascinating artwork in its entrance Hall. The series of panels connects other paintings and is a collaboration with the National Portrait Gallery in London. Consisting of seven rectangular panels of stencilled portraits, it is also a celebration of women. According to the Gallery notes the images…
Month: October 2023
Cézanne’s Forest Floor – My October Painting of the Month
Fake or Fortune, the very popular arts documentary produced by the BBC, and fronted by Phillip Mould and Fiona Bruce, is always a must watch. The programme has successfully revealed the murky world of art in a highly receptive way, flitting as it does between the search for provenance and the detail of forensic study….
Dark Side of the Moon – Pink Floyd
It is brilliant that so many people are finding and enjoying this page. Do browse the site and find other interesting posts on fine and contemporary art – thanks. Fifty years ago this month I went up to The University of Nottingham to study Mining Engineering. This week I returned and met some of my…
Toledo Railway Station – Building of the Month
Toledo is a city about an hour south of Madrid. It has a wonderful cultural heritage and was declared a UNESCO site in 1986 for its extensive array of monuments. We visited the city and were rewarded with trips to its magnificent cathedral and El Greco’s fourteenth century house. Todays post – my first in a…
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