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…
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Irish Road Bowling at GOMA, Waterford
The Gallery of Modern Art at Waterford sprung me a surprise on my visit this week. Every now and again something appears in my travels around the world of art which is completely new and unexpected. In this case it was a multi-disciplinary work by the Dublin artist James L. Hayes on the subject of…
The Spirit of Water at Salisbury Cathedral
Salisbury Cathedral has been the subject of a few posts on this site over the years including the works of John Constable and John Mallord William Turner. On the occasion of my most recent visit the subject was not paintings but flowers though. An unusual subject for me. In a very ambitious project the cathedral…
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…
David Simon Contemporary at Castle Cary
Castle Cary is probably only known by travellers to Glastonbury and Somerset and then only for its railway station. I visited the town a couple of days ago to research a new history project about King Charles II. I failed to find any of the buildings I was looking for, being long ago demolished but…
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