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A La Poupee
An odd title. It is a type of print making which is not that popular due to the amount of time and effort required to produce just one print. #Alapoupee comes from the French and is translated ‘with a doll’. … Continue reading
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Chinese Porcelain
I certainly am not knowledgable enough in the area of Chinese porcelain and it is not something that I regularly collect but every once in a while I come across a piece that catches my eye. Such is the case … Continue reading
Posted in Ceramics/Pottery, Uncategorized
Tagged blue and white, Chinese porcelain, dragon, for dogs, horse
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Matteo Civitali and Charles Callahan Perkins
Today’s chapter concerns sculptor #MatteoCivitali (1436–1502) and etcher Charles Callahan Perkins. Civitali was a sculptor, architect, painter and engineer from Lucca. He was born in Lucca, Italy and much of his work can be seen there. He studied in Florence … Continue reading
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Sir Frank Short Engraver
Art is made up of many different fields – oils, watercolour, graphite, pastel, etching, mezzotint, etc – that at any one time one aspect will be in the fore while another has receded. Certainly, #SirFrankShort, revived the field of mezzotint … Continue reading
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Tagged Beckmann, church, city wall, gamekeepers house, hegereiterhaus, Jerusalem, mosque, Mount of Olives, Rothenburg, shore, St. Mary's Redcliffe
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William Blake revisited
#WilliamBlake illustrated Dante’s Divine Comedy around 1823. John Linnell (Blake’s patron and great supporter) and Samuel Palmer (a follower and student of Blake) record visiting Blake as he convalesced from a scalding accident in October of 1824. At that time Blake … Continue reading
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Venetian Art
Venice is one of those cities that sits high on the must see list of most people. It has romance, intrigue, history, gondolas and the amazing carnival. A favourite of many an artist also. When I saw this painting I … Continue reading
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Art by Design
It is not often that I acquire works by living artists but this man – one might say – is not an artist per se. He does not make a living as one imagines an artist to be for he … Continue reading
Posted in Modern prints, Uncategorized, Watercolour paintings
Tagged cow, graphic design, logo, Milton Glaser, New York, tag
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Art Recycled
For my work, I try to re-cycle and re-use as many materials I can. If I cannot, I give materials to my local recycling centre and they sell them on for quite reasonable prices. I have also bought a number … Continue reading
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Tagged book, Book of common Prayer, edward ryland, thomas baskett
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War Remembered through Art
With Remembrance Day having just gone by, I thought I might look at a few items I have collected with a connection to war. I could talk about and use images from The Graphic Illustrated Newspaper (September to December 1870 – … Continue reading
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