You may have heard the name The Charterhouse before, even walked into Charterhouse Square, but visiting this place in the centre of London was a revelation to me. I was staggered to find this calm and peaceful haven between The Barbican and Smithfield Market. A friend of mine moved into the community recently and kindly […]
The Charterhouse in London. Post 1 of 2. The exterior.
Van Gogh: Poets & Lovers. National Gallery London. Post 2 of 2.
Much as I love colour (see my previous post) the key for me lies in drawing. In this post I look at some of the drawings in this landmark Van Gogh exhibition at The National Gallery. I mentioned the mark-making last week. See how this tree has a definite Art Nouveau feel about it. Look […]
Van Gogh: Poets & Lovers at The National Gallery London. Post 1 of 2.
Ah, everyone loves Van Gogh, one of the most covetable dead artists around. Except I don’t. Love all his work I mean. I’m sorry, but that’s just the way it is. Having said that I have grown to admire and appreciate his work over the decades. This blockbuster exhibition marks 200 years of the National […]
Mourning Marsyas: Marlene Dumas at Frith Street Gallery
I wouldn’t call myself a fangirl but I do make the effort to see anything by Marlene Dumas. Mourning Marsyas is an exhibition of her recent paintings at Frith Street Gallery. It’s worth learning about the story of Marsyas to appreciate the artist’s theme. The tone is of grief and loss which felt odd at […]
Strasbourg Cathedral
This blog is about things I find interesting: mostly exhibitions but also places. The cathedral of Notre Dame de Strasbourg is one such place. Sites of worship fascinate me as they are such repositories of positive energy; I can feel it as soon as I enter. At my first visit to the city I was […]
Serge Saunière & Jean-Pierre Bréchet at Galerie Akié Arichi Paris
I was very grateful that the gallerist Akié Arichi let me take these quick photos before the private view of this exhibition when I came across it on a recent trip to Paris. L’Ecriture et la Peinture is a pairing of two very different artists who both use ink, acrylic and paper. Serge Saunière‘s work […]