… and here’s hoping for a peaceful New Year. My December Painting of the Month takes me further back than Christmas and the Nativity to a time when a reluctant young hero accepted what was her duty without fully realising the significance. Oh for such faith and hope! It also takes me back to a…
Fra. Angelico, The Annunciation and Happy Christmas Everyone
… and here’s hoping for a peaceful New Year. My December Painting of the Month takes me further back than Christmas and the Nativity to a time when a reluctant young hero accepted what was her duty without fully realising the significance. Oh for such faith and hope! It also takes me back to a…
The Royal Crescent Bath – Building of the Month
Bath stone is a most sumptuous natural building material, mined in Somerset since Roman times. It has a beautiful sandy colour which maintains it’s hue over long periods. Most importantly, though, it is what is called a freestone, which means it can be sawn to any shape, unlike other stones that have distinct planes. The…
Bath – Work in Progress at The Holburne Museum .
The Holburne Museum in Bath is currently exhibiting a fascinating artwork in its entrance Hall. The series of panels connects other paintings and is a collaboration with the National Portrait Gallery in London. Consisting of seven rectangular panels of stencilled portraits, it is also a celebration of women. According to the Gallery notes the images…
Cézanne’s Forest Floor – My October Painting of the Month
Fake or Fortune, the very popular arts documentary produced by the BBC, and fronted by Phillip Mould and Fiona Bruce, is always a must watch. The programme has successfully revealed the murky world of art in a highly receptive way, flitting as it does between the search for provenance and the detail of forensic study….
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