You know when you’ve taught yourself how to do something but are sure there are ways to improve? Well, that’s how I felt about stretching canvas. I knew the basics but had plenty of questions about various aspects so attended this workshop at Russell & Chapple with Andrew and master stretcher Toby. It turned into […]
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Francie Hester at the Susan Eley Gallery New York
I was delighted that my first sale at The Other Art Fair in Brooklyn recently was to the gallerist Susan Eley who bought a small study as a gift for one of her artists Francie Hester currently exhibiting there. After the show I visited her gallery; these images give you some indication of the work. […]
Les Colombes by Michael Pendry in New York
This installation, currently on at the Episcopal Church of Heavenly Rest, right next to the Guggenheim in New York, gives the viewer time to pause and reflect. You walk straight in from the street into a dark and quiet space. Sit, or walk around to appreciate the sculpture – the choice is yours. Michael Pendry’s […]
The newly restored Pitzhanger Manor
The country house of Sir John Soane, Pitzhanger Manor has recently reopened after an extensive restoration by Julian Harrap architects and Jestico + Whiles so I leapt at the offer to visit. Originally built by Soane’s former boss, George Dance, the house was in the country yet only 8 miles from London so within walking […]
Anish Kapoor at Pitzhanger Manor gallery
Pitzhanger is not only a museum, it is also, in keeping with Soane’s vision, a fully functioning gallery which reopened with an exhibition by Anish Kapoor whose highly polished and razor-thin metal sculptures create an orgy of optical illusion. The exhibition is such a tribute to the collaboration between science and art. Very clever. This […]
Empathy Hole by Florence Peake at Bosse & Baum, London
The work of Florence Peake at Bosse and Baum, a gallery in Peckham visited recently, surprised me as I hadn’t realised that it was a continuation and development of her earlier 2015 performance piece The Keeners at Space studios . Alexandra Warder and Lana Churchill, co-founders of Bosse and Baum encouraged the artist to exhibit […]