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Author Archives: ronald972
Ukrainian Art with a story
Today’s focus is on an oil painting not so much for its own sake but for the hands that it went through before coming into mine. It was given to #JeremyMarshall. A man who worked in international banking or many … Continue reading
Posted in Oil Paintings
Tagged canvas, daffodils, Kravchuk, Marshall, oil painting, roses, seeds table, Ukraine, urn, wren, Yushchenko
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Henry Alken artist
Today a visit with an English artist who was known for his sporting and coaching scenes. #HenryThomasAlken (1785-1851) was a painter and engraver. In fact, we could talk about a number of the Alken family who were artists. His father … Continue reading
Posted in Drawings and Sketches, Watercolour paintings
Tagged drawing, fence, field, graphite, Henry Alken, horse, hounds, hunting, saddle, steeple
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William Lionel Wylie artist
Today, we look at British artist #WilliamLionelWylie (1851-1931). He was a painter of maritime scenes and considered the ‘most distinguished marine artist of his day’. His works are held in the many of the major galleries and museums in this … Continue reading
Posted in Etching
Tagged coast, engraving, Fort Blockhouse, maritime, paper, sail boats, shore, The Solent, WL Wylie
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John Everett Millais artist
We look at another artist who contributed to the publications ‘Good Words’ which we considered in the previous chapter. #JohnEverettMillais (1829-1896) was a regular contributor to the artworks for the magazine over a number of years. His commission to produce … Continue reading
Posted in Lino/woodcuts
Tagged Dalzeil Brothers, John Everett Millais, parables, woodcut
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Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones artist
In my small collection of old books are five volumes of ‘Good Words’ spanning 1862 to 1866. These were produced by the Dalziel Brothers, who ran a commercial wood-engraving company (they were considered to be the best in London at … Continue reading
Posted in Lino/woodcuts, Photographs
Tagged Edward Burne-Jones, Emery Walker, garden, Jane Burden Morris
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Ladies of Painting
Today, I would like to consider two artists. The first #EdithGranger-Taylor (1887-1958) and the second #MurielWyman. The two paintings in my collection might be considered somewhat out of the ordinary for Grainger-Taylor. As you will see they are both oils … Continue reading
Posted in Oil Paintings
Tagged bay window, chair, fruit bowl, lamp, Norton St Philips, Old George Inn
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Laurie & Whittle Publishers II
We continue our views of #vued’optique published by #Laurie&WhittlePublishers. We look at 6 different city prospects. We start in France and of course with Paris.We see a scene of the river Seine as it divides to bypass the Ile de … Continue reading
Posted in Etching
Tagged Amsterdam, Bombay, City, Laurie & Whittle, Naples, Oporto, Paris, river, Versailles, vue d'optique
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Laurie & Whittle Publishers
I have a number of old maps in my collection and they usually appear as singles or pairs when I come across them. But a couple of years back I came across a bunch of them. Some 33 maps or … Continue reading
Posted in Etching
Tagged engraving, Hampton Court, Kensington Palace, Laurie & Whittle, paper, Royal Exchange, Windsor Castle
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The Art of Portraiture II
I have a number of other portraits in my collection, a few of we will visit in this chapter. I do not know the identity of the two gentlemen pictured or the artists that painted them while there appears a … Continue reading
Posted in Watercolour paintings
Tagged gentleman, gouache, ivory, miniature, portrait, watercolour
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