Salisbury was our stopping off point last week on our way to the coast. The last visit before further relaxation of lockdown measures. It was strange to see the medieval town so empty and the cathedral closed. Still the City looked great bathed in Spring sunshine, unlike the last few days. Salisbury Cathedral is unique…
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…
Piero della Francesca and the ‘art’ of Looking at Art.
Piero della Francesco will always stand out in my memory of studying the History of Art at Oxford University. In the first module of the first term of the Certificate course we listened to the wonderful Mary Acton explaining how to look at paintings. She used a number of themes to illustrate her lectures: composition, space,…
Piero della Francesca and the ‘art’ of Looking at Art.
Piero della Francesco will always stand out in my memory of studying the History of Art at Oxford University. In the first module of the first term of the Certificate course we listened to the wonderful Mary Acton explaining how to look at paintings. She used a number of themes to illustrate her lectures: composition, space,…
Barbara Hepworth: Art and Life. An important new retrospective in Wakefield opening in May.
Art in the U.K. is to soon to become accessible once more. As we approach an opening up of art galleries, museums and other centres again, I am starting to make my travel plans. Very near the top of the list, if not my first aspiration is to return to Wakefield to visit what could…
White Box Art Channel 