Château D’Oiron is one of our latest in a long line of sumptuous discoveries in France. The joy of driving around rural France is that a treasure is always just around the corner. Driving from Poitiers to one of our favourite towns, Chinon, yesterday we followed the by-ways, thus discovering this gorgeous building. D’Oiron was…
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A Couple of Trips to Exeter, the Cathedral, the University and the Art Gallery.
Exeter is not a city I have visited often but we have been twice this year. Our first trip in January concentrated on the centre and the cathedral, which is a really good visit. The cathedral, originally Norman, was created in around 1400 in later gothic style. The Norman transept towers are fine examples standing…
A Day out with the Art & Architecture in Bristol
A grey February day to visit Bristol but plenty of colour to see. I will elaborate in more detail in future posts but first a quick whistle stop tour. Our first port of call was the Arnolfini Gallery on the Quayside. This renowned centre for contemporary art has been in existence for over 60 years…
A Visit Last Summer to King’s College Cambridge.
Cambridge was one of the many places we visited last summer and as we are in virtual lockdown at the moment I am returning in my writing to the city. There are many iconic buildings in Cambridge but probably head and shoulders above the rest is King’s College Chapel. Be it on one of those…
Peter Paul Rubens and my Painting of the Month for November – A Carmelite Prior.
What is good art? Since I have been studying art I have often been asked this question and of course there is no real answer. But many years ago a critic gave me a clue. He said for art to touch the inner self it should be strong in three characteristics; namely technique, originality and…
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