Tag Archives: children

JMW Turner engravings

Posted on 19/01/2019 by ronald972

This past week, I came across two engravings after #JMWTurner. That is not too extraordinary for I have other etchings after Turner but these are notable for both bear the Turner Studio blind stamp.Both line engravings are ‘first state’. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Etching | Tagged children, coach, Ely, Ely Cathedral, India paper, Japan paper, rain, Stamford, storm, umbrella | Leave a comment

LS Lowry artist

Posted on 15/04/2018 by ronald972

I added a somewhat unique piece to my collection this week. A lithograph by #LSLowry. Over the time I have been collecting art, I have come across a number of prints by Lowry but up till now they have been … Continue reading →

Posted in Lithographs | Tagged children, crowd, esplanade, lithograph, LS Lowry, Punch and Judy, School Prints, seaside | Leave a comment

Stipple Engraving

Posted on 25/03/2018 by ronald972

I have been blogging in regards to art for over 5 years and I have done a great amount of research and looked at a huge amount of art over that time. This does not make me an expert but … Continue reading →

Posted in Etching | Tagged children, playing, seesaw | Leave a comment

Robert Scott engraver

Posted on 14/01/2018 by ronald972

Today, a friend from Church gave me an old bible. It was the second volume out of a set. Covers intact but some water damage had occurred to the pages. Printed in 1815 (New Testament) and 1817 for the minor … Continue reading →

Posted in Etching | Tagged apostles, children, Christ, Daniel, dream interpretation, etching, Holy Bible, king, lions, paper, Robert Scott | Leave a comment

Pedro Lobos Art

Posted on 10/06/2015 by ronald972

I came across two woodcuts this past week. They originate from an artist previously unknown to me and from a country which I have no other art works from. Neither have I visited this country. Even the continent in which … Continue reading →

Posted in Lino/woodcuts, Modern prints | Tagged children, Chile, dance, dress, Pedro Lobos | Leave a comment

Art by PW Tompkins

Posted on 02/06/2015 by ronald972

#PeltroWilliamTompkins (1759-1840) was an English engraver. The son of a landscape painter with a brother who also specialised as a draughtsman and aquatint engraver of course he followed into the family tradition. Tompkins studied under the great #FrancescoBartolozzi working in … Continue reading →

Posted in Etching | Tagged cage, chickens, chicks, children, copse, dress, farm yard, girls, seeds | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in Watercolour paintings | Tagged children, cottage, cradle, eating, family, farm house, knitting, Reading, toddlers | Leave a comment

Art of the Dot

Posted on 03/02/2013 by ronald972

I beg your indulgence as I return to a topic which I have talked about earlier. The artistry and beauty of the stipple engraving. Perhaps some might call what is portrayed in this picture dated, idealistic or naive and in … Continue reading →

Posted in Etching | Tagged children, copse, cottage, dancing, flock, penny whistle, road, Robert Burns, sheep, shepherd, spinning wheel, sunbeam, twilight | Leave a comment

Art of Youth

Posted on 18/11/2012 by ronald972

The portrayal of children in art can be and often is quite idealized. The first artwork pictured here is such a work. When I first saw it from a distance, I thought it to be fairly impressionistic in style and … Continue reading →

Posted in Needlework, Watercolour paintings | Tagged baby, children, dress, gate, girl, lark bunting, needlework, path, rabbits, shawl, stairs, yard | Leave a comment