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Category Archives: Drawings and Sketches
William Etty artist
Not that long ago, I purchased a drawing. It is a portrait ofb a young lady done with black and red chalk and a touch of body colour white. The portrait itself is not signed but on the backing paper … Continue reading
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Tagged chalk, ear, eyes, hair, lady, lips, nose, portrait, William Etty
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Bessie Hevenor artist
I picked up a pastel portrait at a charity shop this past week. It is nicely drawn and coloured and created by artist #BessieAcker (neeHevenor). Not an artist which I had come across before and there is not too much … Continue reading
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Tagged army airforce, glasses, Glenn Miller, musician, pastel, portrait, uniform
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Schloss Oranienstein
#SchlossOranienstein is found at Diez on the Lahn. It is a castle or palace which was home to #WilliamV,PrinceofOrange for a number of years. The palace was built on the ruins of #DiersteinAbbey for the CV ountess Albertine Agnes of … Continue reading
Posted in Drawings and Sketches, Watercolour paintings
Tagged castle, cliff, forest, Germany, horse and cart, Oranienstein, palace, promontory, Schloss, travellers
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Charles Rennie Mackintosh – The Walberswick Florals
#CharlesRennieMackintosh (1868-1928) is world renowned as an artist and architect. His greatest architectural masterpiece was the Glasgow School of Art. After his success working for # Honeyman&Kepple, he attempted to set up a practice of his own. The failure of … Continue reading
Posted in Drawings and Sketches, Watercolour paintings
Tagged flowers, Rennie Mackintosh, still-life, vase
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Sir John Hayter portraitist
Today, we look at a piece I picked up some 5 years ago from a small furniture shop which sold the odd vintage item. I bought this portrait because she was very nicely done. An image done with pencil, crayon, … Continue reading
Posted in Drawings and Sketches, Watercolour paintings
Tagged Amy Robsart, Kenilworth, lady, pearls, portrait, Sir John Hayter, Waverly Novel
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Sir Thomas Lawrence artist
Today, I would like to revisit a piece from quite a while back. At that time I suggested that the two children posed might be of royal blood. In revisiting this picture, I would like to suggest an alternative identification … Continue reading
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Tagged Calmady sisters, chalk, children, girls, portrait, Sir Thomas Lawrence, sketch
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Frans Vervloet artist
This week I picked up a small watercolour by a Belgium painter. #FransVervloet (1795-1872) received his early training in Brussels along with his brother. His aptitude for painting was noticed and he received a scholarship to study in Rome. He … Continue reading
Posted in Drawings and Sketches, Watercolour paintings
Tagged boats, Dogana, gondola, Santa Maria Salute, Venice, water
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Gwalior Fortress, India
I was given a watercolour this past week by a friend. He and his wife are moving and down-sizing. This work was painted by a distant relative of his wife. The sketch/watercolour was done by #MrsGranvilleBrowne in 1872. Even though … Continue reading
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Tagged archways, fortress Gwalior, hill, India, reservoir, trees
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A Form of Flattery
study of an old man – St Jerome after Albrecht Dürer Continue reading
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Tagged Albrecht Dürer, beard, face, hand, portrait, skull cap, St. Jerome, study of an old man, wrinkles
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