The Cotswold Life have done a promotional piece for Oxfordshire Artweeks and lo and behold a personal piece and two of my paintings. https://estherlafferty.wordpress.com/2019/04/18/art-into-the-woods/ You might note that Gordon Harris and Gordon Charles are one and the same person. Why, I Don’t know, but there you go!
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Loving Vincent
Loving Vincent did not win an Oscar or an Academy Award. Somewhat like Van Gogh himself overlooked in its lifetime. We watched this 2017 film last week and were greatly moved by it. The film was a joint U.K. Polish project directed by Dorota Kobiela and Hugh Welchman, and included in the line up is…
The Adoration of the Magi
I have updated my Painting of the Month to add a bit of Christmas spirit to the blog. My December / January painting for you to enjoy is the fifteenth century Italian altarpiece by Gentile da Fabriano; The Adoration of the Magi, which is in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. Select the “Painting of the…
World Record Hockney
David Hockney, celebrated British modern artist, painting has been sold at Christie’s in New York for just over $90m (£70m) – an auction record for a work by a living artist. Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) had been forecast to fetch $80m (£62m).
Gareth Thomas and other Welsh Artists at The Fosse Gallery in Stow
A new exhibition is opening at The Fosse Gallery in Stow on the Wold starting on Sunday 8th April with Gareth Thomas, Mike Jones, Wendy Murphy and others. Gareth Thomas, House near Chapel Curig (Oil on canvas, 16″ x 16″)