March 2017 Portraits – Alison and Rembrandt!

It’s that time of year again, the art portraiture silly season! The Royal Society of Portrait Painters exhibition coming to the Mall Galleries, The BP National Portrait Awards judged ready for the annual show at the National Portrait Gallery, The Sky Arts “Portrait Artist of the Year”, another TV series Continue Reading

March 2016 blog John Piper, Kurt Jackson and Anselm Kiefer

I had another birthday earlier in the month and yet again one more year has flown by. Three presents from family and friends were books about artists whose work has captivated me for many years – John Piper, Kurt Jackson and, as I said earlier this year, Jonathan Yeo, the Continue Reading

October 2013 Blog

September was a good month for us, the highlight being a wonderful holiday in the South of France with beautiful weather. We visited an exhibition in Aix-en Provence about the many artists influenced by the South during their lifetime, including Cezanne, Matisse, Picasso, Renoir, Monet and Dali and this proved Continue Reading