Tag Archives: bridge

Louis le Sueur artist

Posted on 05/04/2025 by ronald972

Today, I thought we might travel across the North Sea and visit an artist in France. #LouisLeSueur (1746-1803) was a painter print maker. I have not found a great deal of information on Louis Le Sueur, but the following two … Continue reading →

Posted in Etching | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

With the pricking of a pin

Posted on 05/03/2025 by ronald972

Today, I came across a drawing that I thought, at first, was a print, but after closer inspection, I found that this piece is actually something special. It was in a very cheap frame (I will put it in something … Continue reading →

Posted in Drawings and Sketches | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

A Trip to North Wales

Posted on 21/04/2024 by ronald972

A couple of weeks back, I acquired a watercolour painting. It is unsigned, without title and date. So, other than the image itself , there is no easy information available to me. I at first thought it might be a … Continue reading →

Posted in Watercolour paintings | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Ferdinand Jean Luigini artist

Posted on 09/01/2022 by ronald972

We visit a French Impressionist painter known for his many landscapes, marine views and city scenes. #FerdinandJeanLuigini (1870-1943) was born in Orleans, France. His father was a renowned composer of ballets and operas. His sister was a concert harpist and … Continue reading →

Posted in Aquatint, Etching | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

T H Victor artist

Posted on 22/08/2021 by ronald972

I thought today we might travel to two places. One which I have visited and the other not. Firstly, a trip to the south west of England to the small fishing village of Mousehole, Cornwall. Three miles from Penzance, this … Continue reading →

Posted in Watercolour paintings | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Eugene Louis Gabriel Isabey artist

Posted on 11/07/2021 by ronald972

‘Wäscher am Fluss’ watercolour by/after Eugene Isabey @ 1830’s Continue reading →

Posted in Watercolour paintings | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Wensley Mill, Yorkshire

Posted on 16/06/2021 by ronald972

My wife and I have decided that a short holiday up north would do us good. There are a number of places which I am tempted to visit on the way. I have a number of pieces of art which … Continue reading →

Posted in Oil Paintings | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Thomas Bush Hardy artist

Posted on 26/01/2020 by ronald972

We visit an artist known as a marine artist. #ThomasBushHardy (1842-1897) was born in Sheffiel, England. Amazingly, he was mostly self taught and even so he is regarded as one of the finest marine water-colourist. The watercolour in my collection … Continue reading →

Posted in Watercolour paintings | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Admiral Stoddart artist

Posted on 29/07/2018 by ronald972

A bit of a vague title today but hopefully I will have explained by the end of the chapter. In this case, the title might refer to #AdmiralPringleStoddart (1768-1848) or #AdmiralJamesStoddart (1813-1892) – father and son. Seafaring as well as … Continue reading →

Posted in Watercolour paintings | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Monochrome

Posted on 20/05/2018 by ronald972

Monochrome means ‘one colour’, so art created in monochrome uses only one colour. Most would think that using one colour would restrict the freedom of the artist but might it not also focus the intent of the artist and thereby … Continue reading →

Posted in Watercolour paintings | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment