Shared drawing with paint & ink features in my new header. Bill Woodrow and Richard Deacon have been working in collaboration since the 1990s, mainly in sculpture. Their methodology is either to work in the same studio on a sculpture or drawing or exchange versions allowing the work to evolve. I Can’t Stand The Rain is…
Category: Gallery Visits
Sutton Hoo and an Anglo Saxon Ship Burial
Sutton Hoo, on the east coast of Suffolk high above the River Deben estuary must be one of the most important and fascinating archaeological sites in Britain. Our visit was one of the highlights of our East Anglian adventure. The site is mainly one of archaeological interest rather than art history as the gold, silver…
Impressionist Masters and a day out at The Fitzwilliam in Cambridge
The Fitzwilliam Museum and Art Gallery is not a regular haunt for me as Cambridge never seems an easy place to either get to or park. However we went there last week on our trip to East Anglia and were well rewarded. The Museum with its magnificent classical front, is set out mainly on two…
Samson Kambalu and The New Liberia at Modern Art Oxford
Modern Art Oxford is one of those locations that thrive on celebrating freedom in whatever form it comes. So it is appropriate that it is my first public gallery visit since lockdown and vaccination. I have treated my self to the works of Samson Kambalu and his new solo exhibition, New Liberia. The works are…
My first Gallery visit after Lockdown; Seren Bell at The Fosse Gallery in Stow.
The Fosse Gallery re-opened its doors on April 12th and I cannot believe it has taken me two weeks to get round to visiting-shame! How appropriate though to have Seren Bell showing her New Works for Spring. Seren’s work shows a real understanding of nature and her works get stronger every time she exhibits. There…