… and here’s hoping for a peaceful New Year. My December Painting of the Month takes me further back than Christmas and the Nativity to a time when a reluctant young hero accepted what was her duty without fully realising the significance. Oh for such faith and hope! It also takes me back to a…
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I am a student at University Oxford in Art History. I have an eclectic taste in Fine Art ranging from Medieval to post modern and enjoy painting, sculpture and architecture. I am now retired having had careers in Coal Mining, Water Supply and Construction.
Fra. Angelico, The Annunciation and Happy Christmas Everyone
… and here’s hoping for a peaceful New Year. My December Painting of the Month takes me further back than Christmas and the Nativity to a time when a reluctant young hero accepted what was her duty without fully realising the significance. Oh for such faith and hope! It also takes me back to a…
The Royal Crescent Bath – Building of the Month
Bath stone is a most sumptuous natural building material, mined in Somerset since Roman times. It has a beautiful sandy colour which maintains it’s hue over long periods. Most importantly, though, it is what is called a freestone, which means it can be sawn to any shape, unlike other stones that have distinct planes. The…
Bath – Work in Progress at The Holburne Museum .
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…
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….
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