This is in tribute to my e friends in The States who seem to be having some trouble with snowy weather. Now Mountshang finds his portraits snow capped giving them an appearance of Marge Simpson. Marly has to dig herself out like The Mole in “The Wind In The Willows” and Blue Genes has hoofed […]
Archive | Sculpture
E Roscoe Mullins
I have never really liked statues of old men in town centres. Aesthetically they do not appeal and as they tend to be the only sculpture in most towns in England I have without thinking become disinterested. We lived for a short time near Paris when I was about 13, sculpture there was rather more […]
Decanters
Now while we are on wine, I love decanters and this one especially. I hope Blue genes’ shrinks to not now attempt an analysis!
Norwich 2005
At the 400th anniversary of Sir Thomas Browne’s birth, I took these pictures which included my Niece looking at a memorial to a very ancient aunt in St. Thomas Mancroft, and a long shot of my Grandfather’s painting “Wist ye not”. (I will post a better image of it up on www.artituk.com in due course.) […]
Topuddle Martyr
Offended here by the smelly socks the late Mr Lovelace, of Tolpuddle Martyr fame, was created by the sculptor Thompson Dagnall from Lancashire (north of the Thames!). Good looking chap, wonder what he would have thought?
Religious Icons
As with so many religious icons this image of motherhood caused much of a “stir” in Merry England when it was erected in Bladon Valley Briantspuddle. Marly’s connection with “the washing of feet” in Cassatt’s painting here on Chris Miller’s blog was a connection I had not made before.http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/cassatt/toilette.jpg As the father of four children […]
Sculpture and a few gems from Dorchester Dorset
I took these pictures of a few of Dorchester’s “attractions”. John White’s connection with Massachusetts may be of interest. Sculptor, John Doubleday also did a Sherlock Holmes!Here is William Barnes and a sample of his Dorset dialect! The “fountain group” is a “contemporary figure sculpture” and is in the new Poundbury development. (A huge new […]
Horse and Rider
I am looking for information on this sculptor C. Siegel as this work interests me. When I have the time I want to combine my two subjects, figures and animals. I have always been inspired by the horse, man’s best friend who has helped him create our present civilisation. From hunting, ploughing fields, transport and […]
Gerald Laing
Chris Miller has brought my notice to Gerald Laing. “What a player” his Cv, interviews and reflections are definately worth reading and shouting about. http://www.geraldlaing.com/Gerald%20Laing%20Home%20Page.html
10p for some Tulips
Supermarket “nearly out of date stock”, has brightened us all up.
