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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
Posted in Uncategorized
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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Art Inspired
One does not now what truly inspires an artist to memorialise a scene but we, the viewers, should be moved or enticed into joining with the artist in seeing his motivation. Being individuals we will each see from our own perspective and thus find … Continue reading
Posted in Oil Paintings, Uncategorized
Tagged canal, chapel, hedge rows, horse and cart, pasture, pond, river, trees
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