Category Archives: Watercolour paintings

Art Unsigned

Posted on 03/10/2015 by ronald972

I often come across pieces that are not signed but are still of good artistic value.  Today a chapter of few words but of an artistic worth of which the paintings may speak for themselves.  They all come from the … Continue reading →

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Frederick Varley Art

Posted on 25/07/2015 by ronald972

I picked up a couple of pieces this week which were created because an artist found a niche in the market and needed money.  This allowed him to survive and eventually move to Canada where he continued and expanded his … Continue reading →

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Naive Art

Posted on 19/07/2015 by ronald972

I come across pieces of naive art as I continue to build my collection.  #NaiveArt has a child-like quality but is not childish in any way.  Often one considers that the creators of this type of art are untrained but that … Continue reading →

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Australia Art

Posted on 10/05/2015 by ronald972

We go further afield than two weeks back – close to half way around the world.  To the land down under – Australia – and two of it’s artists.  #LionelLindsay (1874 – 1961) and #NevilleCayley (1853 – 1903). Two artists … Continue reading →

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Travel via Art

Posted on 26/04/2015 by ronald972

Through the art I collect, I am able to travel the width and breadth of this country.  Art is able to take me to places I have been, to places I have not and at times to places that have … Continue reading →

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Art Familial

Posted on 29/03/2015 by ronald972

Today, we go and have family pictures taken.  And we take it for granted the ease at which these images are then produced and reproduced.  But years past the painting of ones family or a personal portrait was not such an … Continue reading →

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Art of Real Life

Posted on 08/03/2015 by ronald972

In most ways an artist’s creation is an interpretation of life as they see it or as they interpret it.  And we as viewers or possibly voyeurs are provided an opportunity to see life through another’s eyes.  Is it that we who … Continue reading →

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Art of St Paul’s Cathedral

Posted on 11/01/2015 by ronald972

When visiting #London, one of the sites to see is #St.Paul’sCathedral. I have been a number of times and this chapter is about some of the artworks which I have in regards to St. Paul’s.  Most are from regular points … Continue reading →

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Art of Egypt

Posted on 23/11/2014 by ronald972

I find pieces of art which span the globe in their origin.  These pieces are not always done by artist who are native to or even reside in those distant lands.  More often they are by artists who have travelled … Continue reading →

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