Monthly Archives: October 2014

Ladies of Printing

Posted on 17/10/2014 by ronald972

I am heading to Cambridge to see the exhibition #CarolineWatson (1760-1814) and Female Printmaking in Late Georgian England’.  She is regarded as ‘the first British professional woman engraver’.  Born in London  she studied under her father, James Watson, an Irish … Continue reading →

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Art from a Master

Posted on 17/10/2014 by ronald972

I have to thank a friend for introducing me to this piece of art and allowing me to hold it in my hands and study it.  There are moments, if like me you love art.  Like going to the Ashmolean … Continue reading →

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Art Angelic

Posted on 12/10/2014 by ronald972

A circuitous writing taking us from a drawing by Carriere to the LeBrun family and finally to an angel which I bought a while back.  As I said I bought a painting of an angel and when looking at images of … Continue reading →

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Expansive Art

Posted on 05/10/2014 by ronald972

I live in a part of the country which is quite flat  and I am also a hour from the coast.  Some people consider the fen landscape boring but when one stands out in the fields and looks over the … Continue reading →

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