Psalm 91 was the subject of a post from March 2020 when the Covid19 pandemic threatened us all. Much of the threat was based on fear, the fear for the future, the fear for our children’s future, simply the fear of the unknown. Four years on I recently removed the image from that post and…
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L.S.Lowry. Senhouse Street in Maryport.
L. S. Lowry was one of the greatest of British artists. I remember having a Lowry print on my wall as a student. His painting style has been criticised and mocked in a famous song of ‘matchstalk men & matchstalk cats and dogs’. However, I believe, his industrial landscapes and figurative works are unchallenged. Stand…
Two Cluniac Churches in Central France
Cathedrals – I am collecting new ones on this trip like a Scottish walker might bag Munros. Aachen, Cologne, Limburg, Vienna, Ljubljana amongst some of our visits but we have spent two days this week in the Central Region of France and have discovered two Romanesque Gems. Firstly there is the cathedral at Autun. Although…
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…
Velázquez – The Great Magician of Art
Sherborne Art Society is a vibrant forum with a varied season of fine art and art history talks. We had not attended a meeting for one reason or another but were attracted to last weeks talk. Douglas Skeggs was the guest speaker on the subject of Diego Velázquez. With my art history education based on…
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