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Category Archives: Drawings and Sketches
Thomas Faed artist
I recently purchased a drawing which I think is both artistically and historically important. The charcoal drawing is of a young woman sitting in a graveyard on the shore. The oil painting of this scene hangs in Manchester Art Gallery. … Continue reading
Posted in Drawings and Sketches
Tagged Acadia, charcoal, Evangeline, girl, graveyard, Nova Scotia, paper, shore, Thomas Faed, William Wadsworth Longfellow
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An Unexpected Pleasure
This past week saw me purchase a small artwork. I went to the local Saturday market at which there are several dealers of curios. One of them had a number of old prints and some watercolours. But a small black … Continue reading
Posted in Drawings and Sketches
Tagged boys, card game urn, drawing, graphite, paper, stool, table, vase, wicker basket
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The Thomas Viaduct or Latrobe’s Folly
Today, we look at a small pen and ink drawing which I came across this past week. It is a landscape in which the focus is a viaduct but amazingly this viaduct is not found here in England but in … Continue reading
Art walls
After six years of collecting, I have acquired a good number of artworks. This has come to mean that I have run out of wall space to display them. Over time, I have leant towards hanging originals rather than prints. … Continue reading
Posted in Drawings and Sketches, Etching, Mezzotint, Oil Paintings, Watercolour paintings
Tagged art walls, gallery walls, landscapes, picture walls, portraits, women
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Michele De Vito artist
I came across three small watercolours this week. They were not signed, but to be honest, it did not take that much research to identify the artist involved. My research led me to #MicheleDeVito. Her first name might also have … Continue reading
Posted in Drawings and Sketches, Watercolour paintings
Tagged clothing, dress, folk costume, gown, Italian, Michele De Vito, vest
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Lee Man Fong artist
A Chinese painter, today, who has become known for his portrayal of Indonesian life. #LeeManFong was born in Guangdong, China in 1913. At the age of 3, his family emigrated to Singapore. It was here where he gain his early … Continue reading
Posted in Drawings and Sketches, Watercolour paintings
Tagged Bailinese woman, basket, Lee Man Fong
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Xu Beihong painter
We visit a man who has become one of the great Chinese painters of the 20th century. #XuBeihong (1895-1953) is known mostly for his portrayals of horses and birds but he was at the forefront of Chinese artists which felt … Continue reading
Posted in Drawings and Sketches, Watercolour paintings
Tagged chinese, galloping horse, hoofs, ink, mane, wall scroll, Xu Beihong
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Battle of Anzio
In one month we will see the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Anzio, Italy. And today , I came across a drawing related to that event. The #BattleofAnzio was a part of the Italian Campaign and occurred between January … Continue reading
Posted in Drawings and Sketches
Tagged Battle of Anzio, Field Security Service, Italy, road, Sergeant K. Moss, trees, truck, villa, WWII
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