Significant London Art Galleries are those that are well known – but are not as big or as significant as the major/national art museums and galleries which I covered in the last post This is a summary of the art exhibitions this Autumn / Winter in the Courtauld Gallery Dulwich […]
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MAKING A MARK: Dear Facebook
Yesterday I wrote about about the RSW Open Call for Entries – and then posted it to Facebook. Later I took a look at it to see if there had been any comments – but the post had received very few visitors and I couldn’t work out why. Today I […]
MAKING A MARK: The $1.5 billion art collection
If you’ve ever want to see what an art collection worth $1.5 billion looks like, you can review images on the Christies website of the collection of the late Paul Allen – the co-founder of Microsoft. It’s a truly amazing collection and well worth drooling over. I’ve seen a number […]
Making Work-Life Balance Real | Brigitte Richard | Episode 786
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Brigitte Richard | Episode 786 Brigitte Richard was born and raised in Nürnberg, Germany and has been a potter for 38 years. There Brigitte completed a three year pottery apprenticeship and worked in a ceramic studio for several years. Brigitte is now a […]
Making Matters. A Vocabulary for Collective Arts – We Make Money Not Art
Making Matters. A Vocabulary for Collective Arts, edited by Janneke Wesseling and Florian Cramer. Published by Valiz*. Making Matters formulates the importance for artists of working as collectives, especially if they hope to address meaningfully crushing ecological and social problems. Joining a collective often means allying with other disciplines, multiplying […]
MAKING A MARK: Art Society Exhibitions (December 2022 – March 23)
Here’s a list of the upcoming Art Society Exhibitions at the two main venues in London over the winter months – the Mall Galleries and the Bankside Gallery. Click the title of the exhibition to find out more about each exhibition DECEMBER Royal Institute of Oil Painters | Annual Exhibition […]
MAKING A MARK: PAOTY Commission
I thought the programme about “Painting Sir Lenny Henry” – the £10,000 National Portrait Gallery Commission of Sir Lenny Henry, painted by the winner of Portrait Artist of the Year 2022 – was one of the best commission episodes ever in the history of the programme This is a review […]
MAKING A MARK: Portrait Artist of the Year
Do you think you know who is going to win Portrait Artist of the Year this year? Can you work out – in advance of the Semi-Final on Wednesday 23rd November – who will make the Final? Why not have a go after reviewing this year’s semi finalists – SEE […]
Red paint color is coming back – paint experts give their top tips on making it work
Purple paint – you’ve got most likely generally read about it as the shade to avoid. Frequently considered as too intense, way too stimulating, and just too bright for most rooms, purple is a controversial shade in inside design and style. And still, we’re looking at it appear back in […]