Soviet metal-worker of the 1950s?No, Brenda Naylor.Exquisite portraits of dancers in bronze. See her work here; http://www.brendanaylor.co.uk/
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Two More Three Graces
I like the Clock by Falconet.
Sculpture Thick Ankles Again
David Backhouse, has done a very good job with the Animals At War Memorial in Park Lane. Unfortunately the horse shown in my photo illustrates very well the problem I have with ankles! 100 swallows and I had a discussion on the subject some time ago and I promised to show you these pictures. Rodin […]
Horse and Rider, William III of England
On entering St James Square Garden I took a photo of the Tourist information plaque to remind me who had been the sculptor of William III shown here. I was interested in the thickness of limbs which Swallows and I discussed some months ago. Unfortunately I seem to have lost that photo so I can […]
Darwin Big Idea
Today is the start of a new exhibition at the Natural History Museum; Darwin 200 I was sent this book for providing a picture of the sculpture of Thomas Hardy by Eric Kennington for the start of chapter 10. It was published to coincide with Darwin 200 events in Great Britain. Darwin was born in […]
Remember remember the fifth of November
Comments? In prep for 11-11-11-11 Went home in the dark! ET on the top of Hungerford Bridge. I went to see: Mark Coreth at the Sladmore Gallery, well worth a visit see: http://dorsetsculpture.blogspot.com/2008/10/mark-coreth.html The Titian in the National Gallery, which is subject to a campaign to “save it for the Nation”. (Subject for another post. […]
Some important sculpture to be seen
Rodin’s hand Another of Rodin’s hands, much more interesting, but can you get your thumb like that? one of his best I think. Rodin again, mmm…………..MINOTAURE, VERSION AUX CORNES DROITES! A nightmare? Renoir’s child’s head Rodin dance movement, bit extreme! Degas girl Another Degas girl, better pose, At least when there is an economic wave […]
Practise makes perfect
I am honoured; I have just discovered that I was “blog of the day” on LW Godsil’s blog for June 5th. Her jewellery is amazing, see here http://lwgodsilsjadisjewelry.blogspot.com/2008/06/practice.html She mentioned the proverb “practise makes perfect”; recently I heard on the wireless a discussion on music and the acquisition of real skill at playing an instrument; […]
Ola Cohn’s tax burden
I found this below quite by chance about a pupil of Henry Moore called Ola Cohn; depressing is it not! She was quite a pioneer for Australian sculpture too. I hope Chris will look kindly at her for his list of 20c sculptors. The winning of a scholarship allowed her another year but by October […]
Mark Coreth
An old soldier, younger than me and a sculptor too, has followed Hannibal’s example and marched an elephant over the Alps. Mark’s elephant was a bronze life size one though and far from being a Trojan horse it is now being admired for a very different reason in Rome. Mark is exhibiting some smaller things […]
