Category Archives: Drawings and Sketches

Art of Architecture

Posted on 24/03/2013 by ronald972

This week, I added an antique print to my collection.  It comes from a publication called ‘The Building News’.  It was printed and published on November 27th, 1868. One does not usually think of architectural drawings as art now-a-days, but … Continue reading →

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Art of Towers

Posted on 10/03/2013 by ronald972

As I travel visiting the beautiful sites of this country, one is always drawn to the great historical and religious buildings which one finds all across this nation.  #York is one of those beautiful cities.  Filled with history both sacred … Continue reading →

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Art In Variety

Posted on 02/03/2013 by ronald972

Three different types of art today, a linocut, an aquatint, and a pen and ink drawing, all from modern artists.  Very different techniques and yet they produce beauty in their own ways. A linocut by James Kerr entitled ‘The Cockerel’. … Continue reading →

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Art of Line and Colour

Posted on 10/02/2013 by ronald972

I, at times, wonder what draws me to a piece of art but this week I know full well that it is the sublime skill with pen and ink.  Two pieces by artist Peter Nuttall in my collection are the … Continue reading →

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Art of Queen’s

Posted on 23/01/2013 by ronald972

While considering what to blog about this week, I found myself going through my collection and discovering a couple of prints which might be of interest to some.  These prints are not tremendously old but they are local in perspective. … Continue reading →

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Art of bygone times

Posted on 04/11/2012 by ronald972

I have added three item to my wall this week, two prints and one charcoal sketch.  When I say bygone in the title to this chapter, you might consider that one of the three items isn’t really that old.  I … Continue reading →

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Art on Sale

Posted on 07/10/2012 by ronald972

A local charity had a sale these last few days.  They had a sale on picture frames.  I don’t usually buy frames unless they are something very special, I am more concerned with what they hold and display.  I purchased … Continue reading →

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Art of Neighbourhood

Posted on 16/09/2012 by ronald972

Down the road a number of mile lies a city called Cambridge. It is well known world wide for the Colleges of the University of Cambridge. The most famous is of course Kings’ College with its’ chapel. I have in … Continue reading →

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Art in Myth and Reality

Posted on 08/07/2012 by ronald972

I begin this weeks blog with a piece of work by the Swiss-born artist, Angelica Kauffman, who had a profound career as a neo-classical painter and who was a founding member of the Royal Academy of Arts in 1768. The … Continue reading →

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Discovering Art

Posted on 28/05/2012 by ronald972

I find it amazing what one can do with just a pencil or pen. Here are three original works. The portrait of an unknown lady in a bonnet, I believe to be quite old. It is unsigned and undated but … Continue reading →

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