Tag Archives: river

Art of Maps II

Posted on 29/12/2014 by ronald972

The maps in my collection cover many areas and times and recently I picked up an atlas. The art of map-making was at it’s most beautiful in the 16th and 17th centuries. Prior to that maps were on the the … Continue reading →

Posted in Modern prints | Tagged abbey, Chester, map, Paris, perspective view, Reading, river, ruins | Leave a comment

Expansive Art

Posted on 05/10/2014 by ronald972

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 | Leave a comment

Art of Postcards

Posted on 17/06/2014 by ronald972

Postcards are not something which I deliberately search for when looking at art to expand my collection but the other day I did add some postcards to my collection. I chose these 26 postcards since they were from 1907 and … Continue reading →

Posted in Modern prints, Watercolour paintings | Tagged bridge, Canterbury, inn, Lord Mayor's Show, oilette, postcards, Richatrd Tuck, river, St Albans, The Weavers | Leave a comment

Art Known and Unknown

Posted on 12/05/2014 by ronald972

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 | Leave a comment

Art of Bridges

Posted on 20/04/2014 by ronald972

Man has built things to assist his development from his beginning. #Bridges and their development through time epitomise the changes in design and materials available to man’s ingenuity. So two very different bridges ancient and modern from two different parts … Continue reading →

Posted in Watercolour paintings | Tagged arched bridge, bridge, city skyline, copse, Francis Scott Key Bridge, Georgetown University, mountain, river, waterfall | Leave a comment

Art of T. Leslie Hawkes

Posted on 06/04/2014 by ronald972

I love going into galleries and museums wherever I go. Galleries filled with local artists’ creations can inspire as well as inform about the area that is around. #TLeslieHawkes was a well-known Lake District watercolour artist who was inspired by … Continue reading →

Posted in Etching, Watercolour paintings | Tagged bridge, camel, castle ruin, daffodils, desert, Duddon, Eleazar, farmer, fisherman, horses, Lake District, palm tree, plough, Rachel, river, well | Leave a comment

Art of Winter

Posted on 21/09/2013 by ronald972

After receiving a message from my daughter in Laos complaining that she is cold even though the temperature is 24 degrees. I decided that this might be a fine topic to blog about. To begin, a few words from a … Continue reading →

Posted in Lithographs | Tagged crow, gate moor, highland, horses, ice, mane, river, sheep, shepherd, snow drifts, stone fence, wind | 3 Comments

Art of Bovril

Posted on 15/09/2013 by ronald972

Just the mention of #Bovril likely makes one think of beef extract – but Bovril licensed the reproduction of thirty-nine paintings between 1901 and 1914 from the leading print publisher #CWFaulkner. Twelve of these were after works by Elsley and six were after … Continue reading →

Posted in Modern prints | Tagged Alfred de Breanski, Bovril, cattle, CW Faulkner, Devon, forest, river, trees, Welsh valley | 2 Comments

Art Inspired

Posted on 17/03/2013 by ronald972

One does not now what truly inspires an artist to memorialise a scene but we, the viewers, should be moved or enticed into joining with the artist in seeing his motivation. Being individuals we will each see from our own perspective and thus find … Continue reading →

Posted in Oil Paintings, Uncategorized | Tagged canal, chapel, hedge rows, horse and cart, pasture, pond, river, trees | Leave a comment

An Artists Eye

Posted on 15/12/2012 by ronald972

It continues to cause me wonder as to how an artist sees. I live in a beautiful part of the country (to some a little flat). I have seen beautiful things. But how does one move from seeing to actually … Continue reading →

Posted in Oil Paintings | Tagged chimneys, Dartmeet, Dartmoor, forest, hill, house, intersection, river, river bank, row houses, street | Leave a comment