I have competed this write up some days after visiting the McLean Museum and Art Gallery in Greenock, Scotland. JD Ferguson is one of the four famous Scottish Colourists. I would have imagined the painting was completed at a single session. Perhaps the artist is ‘time stamping’ his creation into a specific day. This is… Continue reading Cassis by J.D. Ferguson
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Relates to specific examples of art referenced or sourced from specific art galleries.
Crème de Menthe by Francis Cadell
(Written while studying the painting in Greenock, Scotland in the McLean Museum and Art Gallery.) It is a large painting with a focus of interest all around. There is a little glass of green liquid in the foreground, almost within reach of the hand of the subject. So you are being told, yes, very soon… Continue reading Crème de Menthe by Francis Cadell
The Penny Wedding in Scotland
Every picture tells a story of some sort and ‘The Penny Wedding’ by Alexander Carse in the National Gallery of Scotland in Edinburgh records a old Scottish custom. At a wedding celebration guests would contribute to the function after the wedding ceremony with the passing round of a hat. Any surplus funds would be passed… Continue reading The Penny Wedding in Scotland
On the Trail of the Elgin Marbles
A Portrait The collection on display at the National Gallery of Scotland in Edinburgh, Scotland is like a treasure trove of things that were and which very likely are still with us. Take for example, what is referred to in the United Kingdom as the ‘Elgin Marbles’. For being constantly in the limelight of international… Continue reading On the Trail of the Elgin Marbles
Modern Art #1 Edinburgh
In the line of chasing up some family relations living in Edinburgh, there was time to call in at one of the sites of modern art in the city – Modern Art #1. Driving by car, I seemed to navigate with ease, perhaps emboldened by Google Maps to check progress. The gallery is essentially on… Continue reading Modern Art #1 Edinburgh
Goldmark: An Extraordinary Gallery
The Leicestershire Town of Uppingham is noted certainly for its famous private school but the Goldmark Gallery in the town certainly deserves more than a passing mention. One connection with school is that this was attended by the brother of Vera Brittain who would write Testament of Youth to immortalise her deep personal losses of… Continue reading Goldmark: An Extraordinary Gallery
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