The A 5 Art show
I want to share a project I am involved in. Every two years we have a resident art show – including paintings and other art work they have produced. The items are sold and all the proceeds go to support … Continued
Picasso comes to London
Last weekend we went to see the Picasso Portraits exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in London. Nick and I love Picasso, believing him to be the greatest artist of the 20th Century. We have seen his work in Spain … Continued
Jean Michel Basquiat Exhibition
I may have mentioned how I am entranced by the art work of Jean-Michel Basquiat. We recently went to Spain to see a major exhibition, Now is the Time. Jean Michel died prematurely, sadly under the influence of drugs. He … Continued
Barbara Hepworth exhibition and What Artists Wear
There is still time to see a marvellous exhibition of Barbara Hepworth’s work at the Tate Britain. Arguably one of Britain’s greatest artists many of her amazing, large, modernist sculptures can be seen in London and across the UK. Winged … Continued
A gift for the Principal of the Mary Ward Centre
My opposites project came to an end. I made four lino prints based on the words on posters I came across at the Mary Ward Centre. I used machine embroidery to create colour on the design. I added a little hand … Continued
Old Mr Turner
I love Turner – England’s foremost painter. I love the colour and the light in his painting – Turner’s amazing, superb ability to capture the environment, especially the sky and the sea. We are especially fortunate in London that many … Continued
A commissioned post – Culture Vulture for 24 housing
Jon Land is the Editor of www.24housing.co.uk – one of the must-reads in the Housing industry – and he has asked me to write about my “passions outside housing” for the Culture Vulture spot. Here are some of the standard questions: what was the … Continued
Matisse printing experiments
After the marvellous Matisse exhibition I was keen to do something interesting. Here is one of the post cards I bought, showing Matisse using cut outs of sea-weed or coral type structures along with blue pomegranates, the mermaid and the … Continued
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