Category Archives: Watercolour paintings

Caroline Crossland and Asun Balzola

Posted on 28/03/2016 by ronald972

One could be forgiven if recognition of the names in the title were to elude oneself.  You might have had a better chance if you were a young child, for both #CarolineCrossland and #AsunBalzola are children’s book illustrators.  I came … Continue reading →

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St. Mary’s Church, Sompting

Posted on 17/02/2016 by ronald972

The watercolour of today’s chapter was acquired at the same time as last weeks topic.  It once again is unsigned and undated but I estimate this painting and the last to be roughly the same age .  The church at Sompting, … Continue reading →

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Anne of Cleves

Posted on 16/02/2016 by ronald972

#AnneofCleves (1515 – 1557) was the fourth wife of King Henry VIII and was the luckiest of the eight. The union was urged by Henry’s chief minister Thomas Cromwell as a politically astute alliance.  The consummation of the marriage was … Continue reading →

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John Knapp Fisher

Posted on 05/02/2016 by ronald972

Born in London, #JohnKnappFisher spent much of his youth in the Kentish countryside.  His father was professor of Architecture at the Royal College of Art.  John spent a great deal of time painting and drawing alongside is father.  Studies in … Continue reading →

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Edith E. Strutton

Posted on 06/01/2016 by ronald972

I am always pleased when I find pieces which have been created by female artists for I know that in years past those artists might possibly not have received the deserved credit or accolades for their work.  So to slightly tip … Continue reading →

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Claus Hoie

Posted on 01/01/2016 by ronald972

#ClausHoie (1911-2007) was born in Stavanger, Norway and emigrated to the United States with his family when he was 12 years old.  Coming from a family of seafarers, the sea was also in Claus’s blood and he went to sea … Continue reading →

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From a Poet Priest to an Adulteress Muse

Posted on 07/11/2015 by ronald972

Two people who in different ways either created or caused to be created beautiful art.  We visit with #GeorgeHerbert and with #JaneBurdenMorris. George Herbert was born into an artistic and wealthy Welsh family.  Herbert received a fine education culminating at Cambridge. … Continue reading →

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The Brumby

Posted on 24/10/2015 by ronald972

This story travels 100 years into the future from last weeks watercolour and is about a book which connects not only this country but one down under.  ‘The Brumby’ is the title of a book written by #MaryElwynPatchett.  A brumby … Continue reading →

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Bayard’s Cove

Posted on 18/10/2015 by ronald972

This chapter is about a picture which I talked about two weeks ago in a post called ‘Art Unsigned’.  I have continued to research the watercolour and have found new facts and some interesting proofs which arise in regards to … Continue reading →

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Still-life

Posted on 11/10/2015 by ronald972

Still-life art is the presentation of inanimate objects and it is amazing how beautiful those simple objects can be. Two finely executed watercolours by an unknown artist.  I believe that they might have been painted for #FrancisOrpenMorris and his work … Continue reading →

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