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Expansive Art
I live in a part of the country which is quite flat and I am also a hour from the coast. Some people consider the fen landscape boring but when one stands out in the fields and looks over the … Continue reading
Posted in Watercolour paintings
Tagged Blythburgh, church, fen, jib, lighthouse, main sail, pilot cutter, river, sailing, sails, sea
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Art Known and Unknown
Often as I collect pieces of art, they may say or not by whom they are by. It is then that my search begins for the artist who created the pieces that have intrigued me. I have numerous pieces which … Continue reading
Posted in Etching
Tagged altar, Ariadne, Bacchus, black Labrador, candles, church, confessional, cross, hunting dog, monks, penitents, pheasant, priest, reeds, retriever, river, satyr, sunset
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Art of George Fall
In an earlier chapter, I talked about an artist by the name of #GeorgeFall. The piece I talked about was unsigned and I speculated that it might have been by George Fall (1848 – 1925). Today, I came across three … Continue reading
Posted in Watercolour paintings
Tagged church, fence, graveyard, school, St Peter's Church, Swale, tower
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Art of JMW Turner Or Not?
Recently, I went to the #AshmoleanMuseum in Oxford with a friend taking with us a watercolour painting. I did so as an an amateur art lover to compare it with the Turner painting which the Ashmolean holds. So here I … Continue reading
Posted in Watercolour paintings
Tagged baggage, church, coach, crowd, horses, JMW Turner, nave, St. Julians, Tours, transept, travellers
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Art of Charity
All of today’s art in this chapter has been purchased through charity shops. This does mean that at times I acquire it at a very affordable price, but I never haggle at these shops since their profits go toward which … Continue reading
Posted in Modern prints, Needlework, Watercolour paintings
Tagged bridge, cathedral, Christ, church, communion, copse, high altar, Hong Ngoc, penitent, river, riverbank, spire, St Mary's Cathedral, Vietnam
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Art as Historical Perspective
Here is a lithograph which I picked up recently. No signature, no date, no identifying marks at all. So, why talk about this picture. Well. It could be up to 200 years old since lithography was developed in 1796 or … Continue reading
Posted in Lithographs, Modern prints
Tagged Amsterdam, boat, church, clock tower, drawbridge, fortress, keep, mint, motte and bailey, Munttoren, olive tree, Rokin canal, towers
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Art in Landscape
Recently, my wife and I visited Northern Ireland for a holiday. We rented a small cottage on a farm where they stable horses, give riding lessons and teach show jumping. The setting was I lovely. Looking out of the French … Continue reading
Posted in Oil Paintings
Tagged boats, church, fields, Ireland, road mountain, rocks, ships, shore, stream, trees
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Oil and Water
Today, I came across two very different pictures. One an oil and the other a watercolour. Both lovely and yet very different in style. The oil painting is by Belgian artist Christian Frederick Beck 1876 – 1954. Beck is better known for … Continue reading
Posted in Oil Paintings, Watercolour paintings
Tagged alter, angels, apartment blocks, arches, church, cityscape, pews, pulpit, shops, trees
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