Category Archives: Watercolour paintings

Hubert John Williams artist

Posted on 03/03/2026 by ronald972

We are hitting the road this week to travel south to a village called #Poynings and back in time to 1940, Eastertime also. Which would have been late March then. Poynings lies within the South Downs National Park. Here, we … Continue reading →

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Roman Ivanovich Liapin artist

Posted on 14/02/2026 by ronald972

We look at an artist, #RomanIvanovichLiapin, who was born in Leningrad (St. Petersburg) in 1966. His talent was recognised early on, and he went on to study at the Mukhina Leningrad Higher School of Art and Indistry and the Academy … Continue reading →

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Three Trees

Posted on 09/02/2026 by ronald972

Often, an artist, while painting a landscape, will focus on a single item. Today, we look at three pieces, in which the focal point is a tree(s). Two mediums, varying styles, and all unknown artists. The first is an impressionistic … Continue reading →

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Leopold Rivers artist

Posted on 26/12/2025 by ronald972

We look at a Victorian artist in this chapter. #LeopoldRivers (1852-1905) was a watercolour painter who studied under his father, #WilliamJosephRivers, who was also a well-known artist.  Leopold was born in London and lived in London all his life. His … Continue reading →

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William Daniell artist

Posted on 19/12/2025 by ronald972

Recently, I came across a small watercolour sketch framed under glass with a label on the back. The image looked like a temple, but dating it was optimistic since the sketch was not signed or dated, and the paper looked … Continue reading →

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Tower of the Scipios

Posted on 12/12/2025 by ronald972

I thought we would travel to Spain and the city of Tarragona to visit a Unesco World Heritage Site. The city, originally named Tarraco, was built by the Romans on the road ‘Via Augusta’ that ran from the Pyrenees to … Continue reading →

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Cornelius Pearson artist

Posted on 16/10/2025 by ronald972

Today, we look at a small watercolour from my collection. It was painted in 1846 by #CorneliusPearson and shows The Chapel at Haddon Hall. Pearson was a landscape and topographical painter who also dabbled in engraving. He was born in … Continue reading →

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Carl von Dombrowski artist

Posted on 19/09/2025 by ronald972

Today, we look at a German artist who specialised in animal and hunting scenes. #CarlvonDombrowski (1872-1951) studied at the art Institutes in both Vienna and Munich. Many of his works were produced as woodcuts for Die Gartenlaube (The Garden Arbor … Continue reading →

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Philippe-Jacques de Loutherbourg artist

Posted on 31/08/2025 by ronald972

I acquired a watercolour recently, which might be the study for an oil painting by artist #Philippe-JacqueLoutherbourg (1740-1812). This watercolour is the same size (465mm x 640mm) as the aquatint, which was created in 1787 by #MarieCatherinePrestel (1747-1794). Loutherbourg was … Continue reading →

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Harold Williamson artist

Posted on 29/07/2025 by ronald972

I truly enjoy finding a new artist and can introduce people to that artist. I came across a watercolour by painter #HaroldWilliamson (1878-1972) a while back. When I first saw it, I loved its beautiful sombre mood. Williamson was a … Continue reading →

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