The news items of the refurbishment of 78 Derngate in Northampton had been noted when they appeared around 2003 though there appeared no undue haste to travel the modest distance of 60 miles to view the attraction. The opening of restored 78 Derngate had been, however, a major event within the world of enthusiasts of… Continue reading 78 Derngate – The Charles Rennie Mackintosh House in Northampton
Category: Art
Items relating to general themes in art – lives of artists, specific galleries, materials and technologies used historically and currently, specific histories of items of art and trends in art.
Still Life Revisited with Samuel Peploe
It was the still life paintings of Samuel Peploe on display in the Kelvingrove Art Gallery in Glasgow that promoted an inspiration about their composition. The works were part of the permanent exhibition of Scottish Colourists. The view of Samuel Peploe was that each painting of still life promoted some sort of challenge to convey… Continue reading Still Life Revisited with Samuel Peploe
House For An Art Lover
It is often said that visiting a building that carries the hallmark of the Scottish designer Charles Rennie Mackintosh is an experience of refreshment and renewal. This was certainly the case for the House For An Art Lover situated in Glasgow’s South Side in Bellahouston Park. Mackintosh submitted his designs in response to a competition… Continue reading House For An Art Lover
The Spiral Collection
Introduction Software packages that process data invariably require effective tools to display outcomes. While the priority of such packages is often to produce the charts and figures of academic research papers, there is some scope for artistic expression – if you can find it. A basic output mode of packages such as MATLAB is to… Continue reading The Spiral Collection
At the Sign of Valentine Fine Art
All conversations are valuable but perhaps conversations involving art are more significant. Conversations among art experts may be intricate and contain the discussion of fine detail known to both parties. Conversations between a gallery owner and an individual with a passing knowledge of a particular art topic are likely to be of an unmatched nature… Continue reading At the Sign of Valentine Fine Art
Monticelli – the Marmite Artist
It is in human nature to assimilate beliefs, prejudices, vices, virtues and techniques of painting pictures. Even the briefest of biographical notes of the major painters of the modern era describe how artists influenced each other and adopted/borrowed the skills of their associates. The painting by the French artist Adolphe Monticelli (1824-1886) in the Burrell… Continue reading Monticelli – the Marmite Artist
A Last Work of Eric Gill
In Coventry The city of Coventry has a preoccupation with looking into the past and also anticipating and planning for the future. It is today the ‘City of Peace and Reconciliation’. A link with the past has in recent years been removed from the city in the form of one of the last sculptures of… Continue reading A Last Work of Eric Gill
Art in Science
An Observation Exhibitions based on new technologies are always of interest. Those based on emerging optical technologies even more so in terms of the possibilities they unlock. At a Photonex exhibition in Coventry in October 2019 there was an enthralling exhibit that could be described as a ‘cube of light’ which at a guess comprised… Continue reading Art in Science
Light Show in the Green Woods
Sun, Leaf and Branch The leafy lines around Broadway Tower in the Cotswolds in England are rich in visual treasures but the display of light filtering through the canopy of trees in high summer is certainly intriguing. Of course such a display is no more than the out workings of the laws of physical optics… Continue reading Light Show in the Green Woods
Sudeley Castle – Festival of Light
The Location An earlier visit to Cheltenham that year had given details of an illumination show – ‘Festival of Light’ – around the time of Christmas at Sudeley Castle in Winchcombe in the Cotswolds in England. In due course we drove down near the closing day of the spectacle in time for an early evening… Continue reading Sudeley Castle – Festival of Light