Sean Keating at The National Gallery in Dublin

Art has a significant role to play in pricking the conscience of society. In a recent visit to The National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin we saw this provocative painting by Sean Keating. It is my painting of the month for July. An Allegory was painted in 1924 when Keating was at the height of his career…

Happy Christmas to one and all

Wishing you all a very Happy Christmas and best wishes. Thank you for following and supporting the White Box Art Channel in the last year.

Claudette Johnson and my December Painting of the Month

The Turner Prize is a very good barometer of the strengths and feelings of the art world as it stands in the current environment. The debates over the years have been as much to do with the medium of art as well as the content. As art has moved away from its traditional forms into…

Psalm 91 in art (more)

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…

Psalm 91 in art

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…