Most of my presents and cards are home-made or sourced from small makers so here are a couple of companies I’ve found recently worth investigating if you’re in need of ideas. You can order online so don’t even have to venture out into the cold and wet if you don’t want to. Wyatt and Jack produce […]
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Olafur Eliasson at Tate Britain
I know, I know, I’ve already done a post on this but was dumbstruck when I saw the actual work so here are more photos, this time mine. The colours and experience were much more intense than I’d expected – real catch your breath stuff. The show is on till 25th January in the Clore […]
The nest of a Japanese pufferfish – BBC’s Life Story
I was amazed to see this when catching up on the wonderful BBC series Life Story and just had to put my TV on pause to record these images of the work the male Japanese pufferfish undertakes to attract a mate. The dark point right in the middle in the photo above is the fish. […]
Anselm Kiefer’s outdoor vitrines at the Royal Academy
Acres of text have been written about this show which I strongly recommend if you can get to see it. For this post however, I wanted to share some atmospheric shots of the external vitrines in the Royal Academy courtyard as I believe Anselm Kiefer would be happy to see them like this.
Abstract Geometry at Rook and Raven Gallery
A friend suggested we go along to Rook and Raven and I’m glad he did. It’s refreshing to see common themes explored by artists from different background disciplines displayed together, something I understand the gallery is keen to promote. Vanessa Jackson’s canvases require repeated viewing for their layers to be revealed. Vanessa Hodgkinson showed Printer […]
Artists at Wimbledon Art Studios
They may be at the other end of London to me but I have more of a connection with Wimbledon Art Studios than some more local studio groups, so here are a few images of work seen during their recent Open Studios. Paintings below by Henrietta Stuart, first met when we both exhibited at the […]