The sad fact is that there are few people who have not been affected by cancer, friends or family. Last week-end I went to help my elder daughter in a fund raising event in Cambridgeshire. “Relay For Life” we walked round and round all day and night in relays! as well as lots of fun […]
Hands, Hands, Hands
My continued focus on hands and feet brought out a comment from a daughter, the one with a Degree in History of Art, that most artists have found hands difficult. We then moved on to her pet subject of Rubens who was good at hands! We inevitably moved on to Caravaggio and searching through Giorgio […]
Carl Eldh Sculptor from Sweden
I have just found another sculptor of note from the Northern reaches of Europe. It is so satisfying to finding a new Sculptor. It matters not that the rest of the world know all about him and I am as usual late on the scene! I am indebted to these two websites for the following […]
Will there be a sign of life in the Palace soon?
Well it is 6th September and the sleeping beauty (or beggar Queen as she likes to be known) is still asleep in her Palace. Now the lady in Florence is up but still in the bath. The bath water there looks a bit green. I prefer the peaty brown bath water on the Isle of […]
A Not forgotten 20c Australian Artist – Sculptor
I have upset an Aussi friend, so this puts the record straight. He follows the Australian character to the letter. Do visit his website. Helen Mirren launched her film career from one of his books when it was made into a film. Some of the pictures of his old haunt look a little bit close […]
Mackennal in New South Wales
In case you missed the pdf of Mackennal here is an example of what it contains. Particularly good work here, shows especially well what a rock can contain! Find it here or visit and send us some even better pictures please! http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/
Australia
When I first visited Chris’ Millers Figure Sculpture site more than a year ago, I noticed that there was no mention of Australia and New Zealand which worried me. I spent some time trying to find some examples to offer him but failed to fine anything suitable on the internet and so had to accept […]
Good Luck
Pink for a Southern Belle – Susangelique
The Ashmolean Museum in Oxford
At Easter I visited Oxford and inevitably spent much of my time here at the Ashmolean Museum Here are some of my pictures from one of the oldest Museums in Europe. Roman if I remember correctly The enticement to go up stairs Was well rewarded! Drury Ford Degas Fedi
Slavery
I came across Power’s “Greek Slave”, above, through a search for “Parian Ware” a medium in which I have recently completed a commission. (see http://iath.virginia.edu/utc/sentimnt/grslvhp.html for a brief history) Slavery and the history of slavery are not subjects I know a lot about, but it is a subject that crops up quite often in “browsing” […]
