Wishing everyone a happy, prosperous and peaceful New Year for 2024. I have changed my header image for this evocative digital image by Robbie Shade of the place to be for Hogmanay – Edinburgh. It is pouring down with rain where we are on the Dorset coast as it has been for most of 2023….
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…
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…
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